ISSUE 048 · SATURDAY, OCT 16, 2021
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Wolfgang SteinmetzOn the record
Filed Oct 3, 2021
3 / 5

Half decent, half annoying

A friend swore by this model, I'd call it a 6 out of 10 on a good day. The app is garbage tbh, hardware is okay enough to keep around.

Julia ReinhardtOn the record
Filed Oct 2, 2021
4 / 5

Better than expected

day one and i'm hooked, this thing just works out of the box.

Theresa SchäferOn the record
Filed Oct 1, 2021
5 / 5

Actually good

Just works.

Angelika SchmitzOn the record
Filed Sep 30, 2021
5 / 5

Punches above its price

Nothing to complain about and that's rare for me as a buyer. The $89 refurb is honestly the best money i've spent on tech this year.

Käthe ScholzOn the record
Filed Sep 29, 2021
4 / 5

Wow.

Imi grabbed one for her mum and now her whole family has one.

Jakob FrankeOn the record
Filed Sep 28, 2021
4 / 5

tbh impressed

tbh the $149 version is all most people actually need. Rin walked me through setup and it took maybe five minutes total.

Daniel HeinrichOn the record
Filed Sep 27, 2021
5 / 5

Underrated honestly

Harper got the same model and we compared notes, both of us love it.

Amélie LeroyOn the record
Filed Sep 26, 2021
5 / 5

Zero regrets

Sam at the shop was patient and let me ask every dumb question i had. Chef's kiss.

Hannah ZimmerliOn the record
Filed Sep 25, 2021
5 / 5

Keeps going

The app pairs on first try every single time which is weirdly satisfying. tbh the $149 version is all most people actually need.

Lilly GärtnerOn the record
Filed Sep 24, 2021
5 / 5

Hooked already

Recieved it a day early which never happens with my address. Fits perfect. Nico helped me pick between two models and the cheaper one won easily.

Christina SchröderOn the record
Filed Sep 23, 2021
3 / 5

Good hardware, awful app

Felt cheap in hand but works fine so I'm keeping it for now at least. Returned it, got a replacement, that one works, so I'm fine with it I guess.

Helene MaierOn the record
Filed Sep 22, 2021
4 / 5

Setup was easy

ugh i can't believe i waited this long to upgrade honestly. Works like it should.

Luis VogelOn the record
Filed Sep 21, 2021
2 / 5

Big regret

ugh, so disappointed. I was warned and didn't listen, now I'm out hundreds and a weekend.

Michael KrausOn the record
Filed Sep 20, 2021
4 / 5

Fine.

10/10, no notes.

Hannes ZieglerOn the record
Filed Sep 19, 2021
4 / 5

Legit.

havent used my old one since i got this and that says enough.

Werner PetersenOn the record
Filed Sep 18, 2021
4 / 5

Picked it up again today

Nico helped me pick between two models and the cheaper one won easily.

Clara Marti
Filed Sep 17, 2021
1 / 5

Scam.

The firmware push bricked my unit and now it won't even boot, idk what to do.

Sophia Meyer
Filed Sep 16, 2021
1 / 5

Buyer beware

After the firmware push the battery drains in four hours flat. havent been able to use it since day one, charger port is loose and wiggles.

Heike Hofmann
Filed Sep 15, 2021
2 / 5

Return window games

fr the quality control is nonexistent, mine was DOA straight out the box.

Maximilian HuberOn the record
Filed Sep 14, 2021
5 / 5

Chef's kiss

Picked up a second one for the office so i can stop sharing mine. The app pairs on first try every single time which is weirdly satisfying.

Tim WinklerOn the record
Filed Sep 13, 2021
3 / 5

Half decent, half annoying

the app crashes day one and support took three days to answer, works after a firmware push though Setup was a pain but it does work now, two weeks in with no fresh issues. The firmware push broke someone else's unit, mine survived, mixed bag I'd say.

Benedikt JägerOn the record
Filed Sep 12, 2021
4 / 5

Actually good

Still ticking two weeks in and the charge barely budges overnight. Harper got the same model and we compared notes, both of us love it. Sam at the shop was patient and let me ask every dumb question i had.

Dieter Busch
Filed Sep 11, 2021
4 / 5

Punches above its price

Rin walked me through setup and it took maybe five minutes total.

Sarah LechnerOn the record
Filed Sep 10, 2021
4 / 5

Wow.

I definately didn't expect it to still feel new after a month of hard use. Imi grabbed one for her mum and now her whole family has one. day one and i'm hooked, this thing just works out of the box.

Nora SchindlerOn the record
Filed Sep 9, 2021
3 / 5

Not bad for the price

A month later and it finally pairs first try, before that it was a coin flip. Fine, I guess. Not mad, not thrilled either way.

Andrea KochOn the record
Filed Sep 8, 2021
1 / 5

Support ghosts you

A rep from support promised a replacement, that was weeks ago and I'm still waiting.

Lina KrauseOn the record
Filed Sep 7, 2021
3 / 5

Fine after a firmware push

The firmware push broke someone else's unit, mine survived, mixed bag I'd say. 10/10 build, 4/10 on the software side. Make of that what you will.

Oskar MöllerOn the record
Filed Sep 6, 2021
5 / 5

Keeps going

Alot of hype online but this one actually lives up to it which is rare. After a firmware push the one quirk i had just vanished completely. No regrets.

Johannes Albrecht
Filed Sep 5, 2021
5 / 5

Hooked already

After a firmware push the one quirk i had just vanished completely. 10/10, no notes.

Henrik BrandtOn the record
Filed Sep 4, 2021
5 / 5

Love this thing

day one and i'm hooked, this thing just works out of the box.

Feng ZhangsunOn the record
Filed Sep 3, 2021
5 / 5

Setup was easy

Just works. ugh i can't believe i waited this long to upgrade honestly.

En LiangOn the record
Filed Sep 2, 2021
4 / 5

Day one convert

Nothing to complain about and that's rare for me as a buyer. The $89 refurb is honestly the best money i've spent on tech this year.

Yuki OyamaOn the record
Filed Aug 31, 2021
5 / 5

Fine.

Imi grabbed one for her mum and now her whole family has one. Recieved it a day early which never happens with my address.

Saki KinoshitaOn the record
Filed Aug 30, 2021
2 / 5

Nope.

I dont know what happened after a firmware push but half the buttons stopped working. The firmware push bricked my unit and now it won't even boot, idk what to do. The kit arrived with a cracked lens and support wants me to pay return shipping.

Kenta EndoOn the record
Filed Aug 29, 2021
5 / 5

Picked it up again today

Harper got the same model and we compared notes, both of us love it. Sam at the shop was patient and let me ask every dumb question i had.

Chika MoritaOn the record
Filed Aug 28, 2021
4 / 5

Nailed it

Sam at the shop was patient and let me ask every dumb question i had.

Ryo HaraOn the record
Filed Aug 27, 2021
4 / 5

Finally, a win

The app pairs on first try every single time which is weirdly satisfying. tbh the $149 version is all most people actually need.

Noriko Miura
Filed Aug 26, 2021
2 / 5

Buyer beware

I was warned and didn't listen, now I'm out hundreds and a weekend.

Soo-hyun Lim
Filed Aug 25, 2021
2 / 5

Return window games

Shipping took three weeks and the device arrived without the proper adapter. Not worth it, got burned on this one.

Seo-jun SeomunOn the record
Filed Aug 24, 2021
5 / 5

Better than expected

ugh i can't believe i waited this long to upgrade honestly.

Minoru HaradaOn the record
Filed Aug 23, 2021
5 / 5

Actually good

Battery life at £229 feels like something that should cost twice as much. day one and i'm hooked, this thing just works out of the box. Harper got the same model and we compared notes, both of us love it.

Joon-young KooOn the record
Filed Aug 22, 2021
3 / 5

Fine.

The app is garbage tbh, hardware is okay enough to keep around.

Young-mi MokOn the record
Filed Aug 21, 2021
3 / 5

Could be worse

Boxed well. Setup, not so much. Took me an hour. dont know why people hate it, mine's been okay two weeks in and counting Decent for a £540 trade-in if you can tolerate the janky pairing process every single time.

Rory RogersOn the record
Filed Aug 20, 2021
5 / 5

tbh impressed

Nico helped me pick between two models and the cheaper one won easily. Battery life at £229 feels like something that should cost twice as much.

Hiroki Inoue
Filed Aug 19, 2021
4 / 5

Underrated honestly

Works like it should.

Mariko Kawaguchi
Filed Aug 18, 2021
3 / 5

Does the job mostly

Support ghosted me for a week then suddenly refunded, so, win? ugh.

Tatsuya NoguchiOn the record
Filed Aug 17, 2021
5 / 5

Keeps going

Fits perfect. I definately didn't expect it to still feel new after a month of hard use.

Chiaki Abe
Filed Aug 16, 2021
5 / 5

Hooked already

Picked up a second one for the office so i can stop sharing mine. The app pairs on first try every single time which is weirdly satisfying.

Alexander AllenOn the record
Filed Aug 15, 2021
5 / 5

Love this thing

Chef's kiss.

Imogen Morgan
Filed Aug 14, 2021
2 / 5

Ugh.

Yikes big time.