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Single-use e-cigarettes contain batteries that last hundreds of cycles despite being discarded (techxplore.com)
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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That reminds me of this monstrosity https://www.walmart.com/ip/Neutrogena-Light-Therapy-Acne-Treatment-Face-Mask-1-ct/168984043

You have to buy new "activators" every 30 uses as a way of increasing profits... You know rather than just letting users replace the batteries.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This seems easy to hack. Just dig into it and hook it up to a wall wort with the applicable resistor, then sell the monstrosity on eBay for 2x the cost.

[–] sarmale@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can imagine the company suing

[–] Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I can imagine them fucking off.