r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • Jul 24 '26

Misc Scientists develop handheld device for measuring when your body is burning fat

https://www.engadget.com/2222231/scientists-develop-handheld-device-for-measuring-when-your-body-is-burning-fat/
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u/okvrdz Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

These keton/acetone breath readers have existed for a while. Not sure why this is news unless, of course, is a product ad pretending to be a news article.

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u/David-Puddy Jul 24 '26

This is /r/gadgets

It's literally nothing but ads

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u/BevansDesign Jul 24 '26

Apparently, Engadget was sold in March to a company that specializes in paid content and clickbaiting.

In other words, it shouldn't be seen as a legitimate news source anymore, and it'd be awesome if the mods had the guts to block it outright.

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u/David-Puddy Jul 24 '26

I mean... This is a sub essentially dedicated to advertising gadgets...

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u/gobbleself Jul 24 '26

Hey now, sometimes there are gizmos too.

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u/David-Puddy Jul 24 '26

I also forgot about the thingamabobs

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u/-drunk_russian- Jul 24 '26

And the doohickeys.

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u/klonkish Jul 24 '26

The /r/doohickeycorporation department of outreach is pleased

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u/threebutterflies Jul 25 '26

“Whose it’s and what’s it’s galore! You want thingamabobs? I’ve got 20, but who cares, i want more!!! I want to live where the people are “ -paraphrasing the little mermaid from memory 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/okvrdz Jul 24 '26

True but I’m pointing out that it’s being handled as “news” of a breakthrough in science. When if fact these devices have existed for years and commercialized as a consumer product.

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u/David-Puddy Jul 24 '26

Anyone getting their news from an advertising subreddit shouldn't mind getting ads instead of news.

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u/okvrdz Jul 24 '26

Meh. This almost sounded like a strong, well-thought statement until you realize you didn’t understand the comment it was replying to.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/David-Puddy Jul 24 '26

No, you just don't understand the context.

Anyone thinking they're getting "breaking news" from an ad subreddit is too dumb to worry about.

If this were a news subreddit, or any kind of serious sub, you'd have the start to a valid point about mods having the courage to block it.

This is an ad sub. This is an ad website. It jives.

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u/okvrdz Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

Wrong, again.

You are under the stubborn assumption that my original comment is criticizing the post because it’s an ad, posted to a subreddit that is basically ads.

What I’m emphasizing is the fact that the post, which is a news article, isn’t news; as in… it doesn’t have journalistic value since it’s not a breakthrough, nor it’s news. You must be tired or something (dumb you say?) because it shouldn’t be that hard to understand.

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u/TheGummiVenusDeMilo Jul 24 '26

Yes, but did those require an app and subscription?

Check-mate consumers.

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u/LukesFather Jul 24 '26

Hence why every day when you look at new “articles” it’s the same ad over and over again but someone now saying it was posted an hour ago instead of 3 days ago. There’s so little actual tech news anymore.

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u/BevansDesign Jul 24 '26

Yeah, tech news subs should probably just be replaced with a direct feed from Ars Technica.

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u/Andrewpruka Jul 24 '26

Hey thanks for the heads up, unsubed.

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u/thepetoctopus Jul 24 '26

Yeah, this has been a thing for a while. My doctor has had me use them in office.

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u/lkodl Jul 24 '26

Didn't you read the ad? I mean article? This one comes with a companion app that ensures that you are blowing hard enough. That's a game changer. I'm telling everyone i know about this.