The thing with remote control is, if the connection is done well, that essentialy does the same. As with software you can mimic most things. Its more about how open the standard is (as you showed how the scripting works, im glad to see that one is at least an open standard).
And if the strokes cant be truly in sync with the video, then even slight delays barely matter.
But on that same note, its the reason i never went for the tremblr BTR. I dont see value on sync if its simply not going to be actual sync. I cannot test if the sync is better, but to me it just doesnt bring value.
On that note though, i also have a tremblr with trembl-me-not kit, and that gives full control through usage of for example initface. But i wouldnt consider this a fair comparison either, as the tmn does make the device significantly more expensive. Is it flawless, probably not, but as i already said, a slight sync delay isnt realy a problem. This is only the case when it would be combined with the edge-o-matic, and as there its cable connected this obviously is already handled instantly.
(and i wouldnt be surprised if the vacuglide through for example initface can also be used here - but again, even if it could, i rather used the tmn because of reputation reasons)
And i wasnt aware of there being a v2, as i already wasnt impressed by the v1, i stopped caring. But most of the newly added features are something i will still consider trivial. As long as the connection with the device is fast, sync isnt hard to perform. People already managed to do this on the non btr tremblr by mimicing the remote (sure, it was somewhat buggy, but that was a very low effort attempt to begin with).
But at least in the end, it can motivate other companies to follow. which is a positive influence on the market. What i might see as niche and trivial might be a reason why they prefer your device.
I am aware that the vacuglide by most standards isnt a bad device. And if you did read more carefully, you could have noticed i never said its a bad purchase, as it simply isnt - its just that i refuse to go for it because of the history of the company.
And as i have a tremblr i wouldnt bother going for the vacuglide anyway, there is no point owning 2 very similar devices. But i do know that compared to many alternatives it is the better device, i wont argue on that. It is better than a v2k or lovebotz milker, which for a very long time were the only competition for a tremblr.
But the problem is, if as company you already wasted your trust, its going to be a hassle to rebuild that trust. And thats a bias thats going to stick. 1 good device is not going to resolve that. For some without the bias it might be good, and while i will tell them the negative history, i also will still tell them that the reputation of the vacuglide itself is good, and let them decide if they want to go for it.
In the end, its up to them to decide, and if many seem to be happy, then you simply made a good device. No point to argue here, sales and people advertising it as good option do just tell this over time.
2% is a flawed percentage here. As half of the online features arent the device itself, but just site implementations. We also dont say the handy has 200 online features because 200 websites support it.
I would more or less say the tremblr has 20% of the features, and thats stretching it already in your favor.
- remote control through bluetooth. While not full online, if it can connect through initface, it effectively is fully online with very wide support.
- An app. or better said: a very standardized way to connect (a good feature that is definitely worth to use as marketing). This is what you use to connect it to sites. I would be willing to say that this on its own is worth multiple points in how useful it is. But its still just 1 feature.
If i would be strict, it should have been 50% of its online features: connectivity to websites. But as i said, i do see it being a heavy weight feature, so saying that its on its own 80% is fine. But 98% is just excessive.
But there is an offline feature that i actualy do see as a nice addition:
- Automated variety patterns. Its not much, but its something, and probably one that could be updated to do more through online.
Just because 1 feature can be used at 10 places doesnt mean its 10 features, its just 1 feature.
These devices are that expensive that a lot of times doms are the ones who buy it, and half of these features are just not useful to them. They want full control, and a basic remote does achieve that already.
And again, this is what i mean with ugly advertising. Just throwing numbers that are that excessively false without even giving the example directly as a list. Videos are known to repeat things a lot, as making a video sound longer, makes it sound like it has more. A plain text list is easily poked through, which again, as it wasnt done is to me an indication of false numbers being thrown.
I wont be saying those features are bad at all, they are definitely useful (and as the tremblr doesnt have any a significant improvement), but at least be honest in the advertising about it…
Dont say x% more feature than its competition with a very high number, when the competiion doesnt have the feature anyway, Just say that the feature on its own is what makes its unique and the better device, and dont even try to compare. If the feature is good, its going to be the USP. There is then no need to compare it.
Its these things that just makes me avoid your devices. Its the marketing type i hate.
(and yes, even with the handy2 there were a lot of marketing things i didnt like, but at least with the handy1 they had built a good reputation)
