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Received email to buy a 9mm smart gun $1499.

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May 24, 2023, 11:32 AM
sig2392
Received email to buy a 9mm smart gun $1499.
They claim the first batch is sold out at $1899.

Now $1499.

https://smartgun.com

We all know how electronics never failRoll Eyes

Biometric Engine uses integrated fingerprint and 3D facial recognition systems to verify your identity in any situation. Instantly unlock your firearm just by picking it up - no codes, buttons, or gadgets required.

Who thinks some states will mandate this?
May 24, 2023, 11:48 AM
YooperSigs
I looked at their website. One of the videos shows the happy family trooping out the door, leaving smarty gun behind.
Translation: You cant go out with it.
Because its too huge to carry?
And of course, who needs a gun outside your home?
Roll Eyes
Would I consider a "smart gun"? Sure, if it actually works. And actually works in a pouring rain or at 15 below zero (its the Yoop) and with gloves on.


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May 24, 2023, 12:27 PM
Pale Horse
Uh, no thanks. It uses facial recognition too? I can’t tell you how many times my iPhone has had a problem recognizing my face, especially in the dark in bed.

I’ll stick to my super dangerous Beretta.




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May 24, 2023, 12:27 PM
mike28w
I'll let someone else be the beta testers (for 5-10 years) and then I'll look at it. I'm amazed that someone would trust the safety of their family to untested tech.....
May 24, 2023, 01:09 PM
TomV
quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Would I consider a "smart gun"? Sure, if it actually works.....


But it "has been tested by Experts". Roll Eyes
May 24, 2023, 01:12 PM
Dakor
I'm calling bullshit regarding their claim that the first batch sold out. If so at $1899, then why lower the price to $1499?

There's NO WAY their private investors would let them do that, unless sales were stagnant and the sales & marketing push took a significant effort - probably in libtard areas. Meaning that the sales & marketing budget was going to have to be even higher as they branched out and wanted equivalent sales figures... unless they dropped the price.

I'm looking forward to BioFire not being around in 2 years time.
May 24, 2023, 01:13 PM
JoseyWales2
quote:
Originally posted by sig2392:
They claim the first batch is sold out at $1899.

Now $1499.


Something doesn't smell right to me. If you owned a company and allegedly sold out of your product at $1899 a piece, why would you then lower the price for the next batch? Wouldn't you raise the price instead because the demand is so high?
I suspect they didn't sell out and thus had to lower the price in an attempt to create more demand.
[Edit: Ah, Dakor beat me to it.]


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May 24, 2023, 01:37 PM
Aglifter
It could be a good idea for limited roles. (Prison/Asylum guards come to mind/other places where unauthorized use is a bigger issue than immediate response.)
May 24, 2023, 01:52 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Do they have a 320 series that goes off by itself?
May 24, 2023, 02:09 PM
PASig
I got my smart gun right here




May 24, 2023, 02:19 PM
darthfuster
IME everything labeled as smart is actually dumb. How long before government agents can lock the user our remotely?



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May 24, 2023, 02:27 PM
Dakor
quote:
Originally posted by Aglifter:
It could be a good idea for limited roles. (Prison/Asylum guards come to mind/other places where unauthorized use is a bigger issue than immediate response.)

A limited use item in a very limited market. Not the kind of scaleability private venture investors are shooting for.
May 24, 2023, 04:42 PM
mark60
I'm gonna hold tight with my stupid guns.
May 24, 2023, 07:40 PM
dsiets
I can't get over leaving a firearm out in the open like in the promotion. Openly displayed on your bookshelf does you no good for yourself even if someone else can't use it. They can still take it.

If a car or credit card or whatever can get hacked, seems irresponsible and it can still be stolen from the property and maybe hi-jacked like a kia.
May 24, 2023, 10:44 PM
Puckpilot78
Someone explain this review from the website: “If it weren't for the fact that it's got sensors and screens and lights on it you wouldn't know that this isn't just a regular mechanical pistol and I think that to me that's that's a sign that they've done their job right.”
— Ian McCollum

So it doesn't look anything like a "regular" gun, but you can't tell it's not a regular gun? Derp!



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May 24, 2023, 10:48 PM
Balzé Halzé
Haha, kiss my ass.


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May 24, 2023, 11:28 PM
VBVAGUY
Rendered useless by an EMP. God Bless Smile


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May 24, 2023, 11:41 PM
Prefontaine
No thanks. Mechanical > Electronic



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May 24, 2023, 11:44 PM
18Z50
Hard pass. Bankrupt within 24 months
May 25, 2023, 06:25 AM
SPWAMike0317
quote:
Originally posted by sig2392:

Who thinks some states will mandate this?


New Jersey for the win, then modified.

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