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15 January 2025
- 20:3720:37, 15 January 2025 diff hist +1,104 N Sonos Created page with "Sonos is a maufacturer of audio devices. == "Recycle mode" == In 2019, Sonos rendered formerly perfectly working devices into paperweights by disabling them altogether, just because those devices were no longer receiving software updates. Customers were offered a 30 percent discount on a new Sonos device if they accepted Sonos to intentionally remotely brick their existing device. Once a device is in Sonos "Recycle Mode", it can no longer be used [1], [2]. Sonos later..."
- 20:2220:22, 15 January 2025 diff hist +2,126 N Dyson Created page with "Dyson is a manufacturer of (expensive) vacuum cleaners. == Battery packs lacking cell balancing, featuring self-bricking firmware == Dyson battery packs contain a Battery Management System (BMS) with a chip that would be capable of balancing the individual cells. However, the manufacturer has decided to leave away a few inexpensive but essential resistors, resulting in no balancing to take effect. As a result, the battery pack wears out much quicker than necessary. A..."
