Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
by mulmen on Thursday April 27, 2023 @07:34AM
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> The problem is that you don't realise any of this until it's too late and your only option is to rip the stove top out and replace it with another brand.
Honestly it is unreasonable to think something so ridiculously overcomplicated would ever work.
Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
by pintxo on Thursday April 27, 2023 @07:38AM
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I found it not that bad. Was considering to get a third one (after moving the 2nd time), but didn’t as the previous two tops failed right after being out of warranty.
Key for me was to learn that to activate the knob, you needed to make sure to touch both metallic rings on the knob at once.
I overall preferred the UX over a pure touch based interface. We stored the knob by attaching it to the hood (the knob contains a magnet), so it was always at the same location.
Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
by mgraupner on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:33AM
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I like their solution, much better than just touch and still easy to clean. Very fast to go from 0 to max and back. No problem in activating them, you're 'probably holding it wrong'. ;)
I don't know how one can loose/have to find them, mine is always on the stove, I only take if off while cleaning and put it back on afterwards, which is a thing of milliseconds, thanks to the magnetic attachment.
Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
by bjarneh on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:44AM
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Never heard of it; but after seeing a video demo; yikes! That idea looks dreadful. Even the little coin flip that's done with it after they're "finished" using it, makes it seem quite easy to misplace. Two bad ideas poorly stuck together with magnets :-)
The problem is that you don't realise any of this until it's too late and your only option is to rip the stove top out and replace it with another brand.