Xthings is the second laziest, most unimaginitive name for a company I have ever heard.
this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2026
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What about X?
I did say Xthings is the second laziest name I ever heard.
Ah, indeed. Must've read over it
So nobody on the design team asked themselves...
Guys hang on..it charges your phone. So it's ok!
So future, what’s up?
Future: oh nothing, …
Why would governments, or any other organization, want to buy an entire pole assembly? If it was just an IoT device that could easily be implemented into existing infrastructure, I'd consider it a lot more compelling. Seems like just another "Smart City" startup, selling a dystopian sales-pitch; because that seems to sell these days... :)
The humble sawzall:
Well that's just scary.