My new smart scale called me a liar in front of my friend

I bought this fancy scale that connects to an app and tracks body fat. Last week, my buddy Mike was over and asked to try it. He stepped on, it beeped, and his phone showed all the numbers. Then it was my turn. I stepped on, and the app voice, loud enough for Mike to hear, said 'User detected. Previous weight entry appears inaccurate.' Mike just looked at me and said, 'So you've been cheating, huh?' I had to admit I might have rounded down a few pounds in the app settings once. We laughed about it for a solid ten minutes. Has your gadget ever ratted you out like that?

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matthew7034d ago

Oh man, that's a good one. I read a story where a guy's smart watch buzzed with a "seemingly high stress" alert during a tense family dinner right after he claimed he was totally calm. His wife just raised an eyebrow at him. These devices have no filter, they just report the data. It's like they're programmed to expose our little white lies at the worst possible moment. Your scale calling you out in front of a friend is a classic example of that brutal honesty.

simono904d ago

My old car had a voice that would announce "door ajar" in this deadpan robot tone every single time. It did it once while I was trying to sneak back in at 3 AM after a party in college, and the whole house heard it. Felt like a public shaming from a machine.