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0 pointsFireInsight2y ago0 comments

From > rabbit OS operates apps on our secured cloud, so you don’t have to. Log into the apps you’d like rabbit to use on your system through the rabbit hole to relay control. You only need to do this once per app.

it seems that this device doesn't run anything locally, everything is in the cloud.

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vnjxk2y ago· 5 in thread

It would be far easier to do the same things with an app and ask for a fraction of the price

whywhywhywhy2y ago

People keep saying this but having to go through the Apple lock screen for every interaction would mean it never even gets used at all.

Not sure if the Rabbit device is the answer but I definitely see why people are trying.

kevinsundar2y ago

I have the "two back tap" accessibility feature setup to start chat gpt voice. It works great. I just two back tap and look at the phone and its ready to start listening.

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bronco210162y ago

And then immediately be squashed by the Apple App Store.

The answer is absolutely to do these types of products on the devices we already own. There is only one thing stopping this type of innovation and experimentation.

Manouchehri2y ago

I know it's not a popular choice, but wouldn't a PWA on iOS work fine for Rabbit's use-case?

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geraldhh2y ago

probably done with an app for a multiplication of the revenue

com2kid2y ago· 1 in thread

> it seems that this device doesn't run anything locally, everything is in the cloud.

For apps w/o a web interface, presumably they have an Android emulator running somewhere and they controlling it with their LAM and feeding the results back to end users. They can even feed sensor data from the Rabbit phone (e.g. GPS) to the emulator.

It is a brilliant solution to the problems they are facing, but their cost model must be extreme. "No subscription required" means I am wondering what their "pay as you go" pricing will be!

niutech2y ago

You will pay with your data. Read their privacy policy. They can track you, collect your private data, they have access to your accounts. As long as it's closed source and cannot be self-hosted, it's a big no-no.

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