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[โ€“] theparadox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was quite interested about a year ago, but seeing that they are now branching out to like 5 other "shift" products concerns me.

  • SHIFTsound Speaker, Headphones, earbuds
  • SHIFTbook laptop
  • SHIFTscreen monitor
  • SHIFTbike
  • Other SHIFT accessories
[โ€“] Limerance@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Many of these are likely just rebranded products, not their own development.

[โ€“] theparadox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Several of the products are actively being "crowd funded"...

Granted I didn't read the fine print, but that gives me the impression that they are more involved.

I suppose they could just be preorders and gauging interest to determine how many to order with their branding. It still makes me feel a bit unsure.

[โ€“] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Not really helping the good feels