Let's talk about Vital Bracelet Arena's data export thing quickly. When you launch the app now, it will first check whether you're currently signed in, and if you are, it will request an export from the server. Because Bandai is terrible at designing APIs, you could request the data of any user as long as you have their user ID and know how to construct the API request. So I could retrieve the data export for any user.

Let's take a look at a China-exclusive #Digimon toy: Digimon Memory Walk. This is a pedometer that can link with a WeChat mini program. It became available towards the end of January 2024, and MSRP is ¥99 CNY (~$14 USD), but retails at ¥79 CNY (~$11 USD) in some shops.

Today let's look at how the Vital Bracelet handles tracking miles. #バイタルブレス

As a primer, current VBs use STMicroelectronics' LIS2DH12 accelerometer set to 50Hz on low-power mode* at +/-4g, with resolution of 32mg per digit. Because VB's built in accelerometer capture mode is broken and I can't be bothered to try to fix it, I've captured some sample data using my Pixel 3 and converted it into the range the VB's accelerometer would have provided.

Today's item: Great Value Wiz Full Colour A19 WiFi bulb Hmm... Commodity ESP-8266 board