Bought a "smart" umbrella off a Kickstarter that claimed it could predict rain within 15 minutes

Paid $65 for that thing and it never once alerted me before a storm, plus the app crashed every time I tried to sync it, has anyone else gotten burned by a dumb weather gadget?

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sagey694d ago

Got burned by a similar Kickstarter umbrella last year that was supposed to tell me UV levels along with rain. Thing straight up told me it was sunny when it was pouring outside, battery died after two weeks. What actually worked was just using the regular Weather app on my phone with a cheap collapse umbrella I got for like $12 at Target. Sometimes the simple stuff just works better lol.

margaretf403d ago

The moment I saw "smart umbrella" I knew it was gonna be a scam. $65 for something that can't even do its one job is just throwing money away. Honestly kickstarter gadgets are mostly vaporware or garbage. The app crashing is the cherry on top of a bad idea. People need to stop chasing "smart" versions of things that already work fine.