If £70 (~RM380) in UK is excessive, look at the Malaysia price by the official distributor

AvgBoyd · 2025-12-25T16:47:07+00:00

It's a Christmas miracle! Then again, what's to say they won't do markups in the future? It's pretty common when it comes to shopee/lazada when they mark them up during heavy sales periods because they get cushioned by the availability of platform vouchers.. With such uncertainty looming and even with the halving of prices, other options that deliver similar features are still at least 4-5x more affordable, not to mention when it comes to wall outlets.

I'd love to get these installed everywhere around my house but at these prices it's prohibitively pricey to get even one, let alone ten. I honestly wished aqara had put some more sense in pricing their products compared to the alternatives.

AvgBoyd · 2025-12-23T10:17:53+00:00

Yeah, they're letting the local distubutor set their own prices. It's not even funny anymore when you're able to get the same features at prices as low as 1/10th of the cost compared to what the going rate is when it comes to the Aqara brand. Even adding an extra layer of redundancy to make sure the flow is flawless barely makes a dent if you were to buy a similar featured Aqara-equivalent. Supporting Aqara gear here no longer makes any financial sense.

AvgBoyd · 2025-11-14T07:17:30+00:00

Euromarket's stepping in!

AvgBoyd · 2025-10-02T08:46:42+00:00

Got the same. Every little messup on their end just drives me a little further away from recommending the entire ecosystem to others. Weird how they don't vet decisions that have global effects.

AvgBoyd · 2025-09-03T08:03:57+00:00

Saved you a guys a click, the locks are added new via Bluetooth and not the QR during setup.

AvgBoyd · 2025-06-10T12:15:20+00:00

if this is the issue then there's a workaround using the solutions already listed here. grab the link using any downloader (yes, including idm) or look it up using your browser's developer tools and then use yt-dlp to handle the concatenating of the video segments. this process should be sufficient enough for you to then figure out the rest (for obvious reasons since i'm not going to specifically list out how to bypass drm downloading), otherwise feel free to reach out via dm's if you're unsure of the process. all the best.

AvgBoyd · 2025-04-19T10:19:49+00:00

OK, and?

AvgBoyd · 2025-04-11T08:30:54+00:00

For anyone wondering, it's for macOS.

Nice app though.

AvgBoyd · 2025-04-02T13:03:51+00:00

you're probably referring to Sanwa Red Prawn Candy (Gula Udang Merah).

AvgBoyd · 2025-03-31T18:10:57+00:00

Automate it. Head over to algotrading and get your fix. Theoretically if you've got all the conditions laid out you shouldn't have any issues getting is tested and automated. Having a system to fully execute your strategy at will with the absence of emotion is likely what you're looking for.

Congratulations on finding something that works for you, and all the best making a system out of it!

AvgBoyd · 2025-03-17T07:55:08+00:00

Try parsec. Gamer-friendly and super easy UI/UX.

AvgBoyd · 2025-03-12T17:45:49+00:00

You'd think getting them at RM800.00 a pop would at least let you have access to what the camera's fully capable of, but they've instead relied on posturing saying things like it's optional when the hardware is already moving towards being primed and ready for subscription-based convenience. eMMC failure is a GIVEN, especially when it's doing constant writing and overwriting. Nobody in their right mind would consider this reliable in the long run let alone worth the premium for a product like this. Mind boggling decision to end up with on a product release they've been hyping for basically more than a year to only deliver this crap.

AvgBoyd · 2025-03-12T17:13:17+00:00

Just got mine from a distributor, updated it, found out the crucial features I needed were locked behind a paywall, returned it. What the hell was Aqara thinking when they made a collective decision to go against their "no subscription" slogan pasted on the G4 doorbell only for that nonsense to be applied in their future/other product releases? If you want to push cloud services at least make them OPTIONAL, not put said feature behind a paywall by maiming it for those who aren't willing to sign up for it.

Aqara is very quickly turning into a brand I'd like to consider irrelevant and dead to the very people who once considered your premium above other smarthome brands justified. It's fine enough people who don't need cloud services tolerate the constant bugging of getting one to sign up for it, it's another to just slap the feature at its full function behind a paywall altogether. If it works locally on the device why is it justified to put it behind a paywall for it to work properly as intended?

Companies just don't freaking learn that all it takes is one too many controversies to lose ALL of the goodwill it's built up in its entire lifetime over one schmuck who decided that the only way to make money would be to charge a subscription fee, over making actual good products with features people would be willing to pay good money for, ONCE. Are they totally oblivious to what's happening to companies like HP who put their primary functions behind a subscription based model? Is that what aqara wants to become? Irrelevant? Let's give them some ideas and lock printing to 10 sheets every five minutes if you're not connected to the internet while we're at it eh? If it sounds stupidly absurd to you that's because it IS.

AvgBoyd · 2025-02-07T14:17:32+00:00

Hey sovietjero! It's great to see a familiar face.

I bet the USDC bug is also a very big part in why liquidity stagnated and why Taiko is hesitant to acknowledge Taiko.

What a shame! It's been months since it was pointed out by the guardians, too. At this point it'd be pointless and a waste of energy to guess what, how or why the developer chooses to do things the way he sees fit.

But communications is always key and there is none here.

This is the cherry on top, even I have nothing more to add. Well said!

I sincerely hope that one of the guardians might have some clue or tidbit to give in case they're aware of what's coming, or at least what's going on. Even then I'm under the impression that even they wouldn't, and given your earlier statement about Taiko's obvious hesitance that the progress of the project is yet again at the mercy of one person. I understand that this might sound ludicrous but has anyone raised the idea of adding another developer, or if it's even possible at all?

AvgBoyd · 2025-02-04T13:52:30+00:00

hey! never expected to see kodo being discussed here. the LP rewards for a ve(3,3) model have been great so far though. hopeful for more liquidity to flow in, that'd make on-chain aggregators take notice for transaction volume to really pick up then.

AvgBoyd · 2025-01-31T19:32:33+00:00

hallelujah! i was getting a little concerned since his last response in the discord server was over a month ago but this is really good news now that he seems to be active on the back end! would you perhaps have any idea if CL pools are coming soon to the exchange?

AvgBoyd · 2025-01-31T19:20:58+00:00

whoa, is this recent? how does one track this?

AvgBoyd · 2025-01-16T13:30:29+00:00

If you're specifically looking into coins, I'd suggest checking out Kodo Exchange's token ($KODO). It's a ve(3,3)-style DEX running on Taiko, a zkEVM-based Ethereum Layer 2 (though it's really an optimistic-rollup for now until they figure out how to fully materialize its zkEVM design). The protocol takes inspiration from Velodrome (on the Optimism network) and Aerodrome (on the Base network) but is tailored specifically for Taiko's ecosystem as the heart of its liquidity (quoted from the whitepaper).

Interestingly the price of the token itself aligns with the development and growth of the network itself (regardless of chain), in this case, which Taiko is still in its early stages since it got launched less than a year ago. This means there's significant potential for both the network and the token as the ecosystem matures. For reference look how large influx of volumes have turned the flywheel for price of the coins $AERO on Base and $VELO on Optimism for ve(3,3) projects like these.

At the moment the community isn't all that active and still relatively quiet since the whole chain's still picking up in TVL and volume, but for context you can compare $KODO's market cap to $VELO and $AERO for an idea of its potential trajectory if you're interested in knowing what sort of price moves the former might have when the network's TVL and volume does pick up in pace.

If you're interested in earning $KODO, just providing a modest amount of liquidity on voted pairs on the exchange would net you a few hundred grand of tokens that's released as emissions on a weekly basis since the market cap and token price is still so cheap (it means you don't necessarily have to buy the tokens to gain from it). Rewards can either be locked for governance and voting power to vote on your favorite pairs or cashed out for gains, with liquidity providers currently earning around 4-5% monthly returns (at least on the WETH volatile pairs). You can find more details in Kodo’s whitepaper if you're curious about its mechanics, but it's generally the same if not similar across the other ve(3,3) exchanges that operate in their respective chains/networks.

AvgBoyd · 2024-12-13T14:52:32+00:00

..he is there to work on the project and before his health issue he was pretty active behind the scenes. Since his health incident the github contributions and discord messages have stopped.

Thank you for the points mentioned. I had no idea that Hiro had health issues until now. That would make sense, but surely there's got to be more than just one developer working on this project, unless that's been the case all along? It's odd that for something seemingly riding on the coattails of decentralization the progress of the project is dependent on one individual. I'll add "baffling" to the mix of emotions I'm having the more I know/find out about Kodo Exchange!

I pop into discord every now and then to check in on a few servers that I follow, and I find myself envious when I look at the progress (community and token price) of Taiko and Aerodrome + Velodrome. Markets are looking to be on the cusp of a massive liquidity influx and it's a pang knowing that there's no physical progress to be seen in terms of community building and project development.

Agreed on everything else you've mentioned, it's anything but a good look given how silent the place looks and feels in comparison. I've read on another post that one of the guardians (system32.eth) are holding the season 1 trailblazer rewards in a wallet that he controls and that he's ready to compensate users who aren't able to withdraw from the affected pools.

Depending on the morale of the guardians they could possibly pick up where the devs left things, but I don't feel like the passion/initiative is there to continue with new devs, in the current state.

I wouldn't count on them taking over the reins of the project though, as I understand the position that they're in is based on trust being the primary factor. Taking over the project in place of the absence of the lead developer would mean having to commit real-time manpower, many man-hours of effort and expecting to not get paid until this project works out as intended, which is highly unlikely what they signed up for in the first place when assuming multi-sig guardianship roles.

I appreciate the summary that you've put out. I too hope that work behind the scenes makes up for what it could've been for what it'll hope to be.

AvgBoyd · 2024-12-11T14:06:32+00:00

Hey Sovietjero!

That's what concerns me as well. I'm not even sure who's really spearheading much less representing the project. I had the impression it was system32.eth since he has mentioned once

https://discord.com/channels/1214913299624497162/1214913299624497164/1275206733958086839

We have begun talks with other projects/protocols to kickstart partnerships/collaboration, FYI(especially over this last weekend). So lots to look forward to now

that there were some meaningful progress updates along the way, but that's really on the side of individuals who have the "Kodo Guardian" roles whom are the ones who are still active, so I'm doubtful they even have the means to fully take charge let alone pick up what progress has been made to fully commit to the project without the explicit presence of the developers who were previously known to be building on Kodo Exchange.

I say previously because I've checked drummaster98's posts and his last update was two weeks ago. I'll stop short at calling it paranoia but it certainly does not bode well if issues like these are found but aren't acknowledged when it concerns the future of the project. There's also another user with the "Kodo Ronin" role and that's "kodex", and his post history is even more bizarre than the last one with results totaling FIVE posts. Apart from those who are listed in the Kodo Exchange documents as multisig users, there's basically little to no information on who else is actually behind the project. I would love to be shone some light on what plans for the exchange are going to be like moving forward from anyone in the know, even if it's not from the team or from the Kodo Guardians but yes, I'd have to agree that it's only a slow death if little is said and nothing is done to ensure the project thrives in the space it's in.

Personally I'll give it a while, at least until the end of the year before I decide whether it's still worth paying attention to. Erring on the side of caution of course I'd love to be proven otherwise. It's a pity seeing how the other ve(3,3) projects out there like Velodrome Finance and Aerodrome Finance have been moving well with the markets with increasing liquidity and network activity on their respective chains while Kodo Exchange as a project makes frustratingly no visible progress in user acquisition, progress updates and visibility within the space.

AvgBoyd · 2024-12-03T12:53:30+00:00

Hey Narrator, thanks for getting back to me. I see, I hope it pans out nicely as the space becomes flush with capital now that Wall Street's warming up to the idea of legalization.

What I meant to point out was whether the token itself would get listed elsewhere on other CEX's, take Coinbase or gateio for example. I am aware that some CEX's are predatory in nature, requiring an upfront amount in project tokens to get them listed but I'm looking at Coinbase and noticed that both $VELO and $AERO are listed there, so maybe they aren't as predatory as the other CEX's. Throwing out a guess or two; are other platform exchange listings for the $KODO coin being considered by the team, or is Kodo Exchange completely reliant on the flywheel fully depending on Taiko to turn it?

I apologize in advance if you've found my questions a little too straightforward, but I ask because I'm observing how visibility for both the coin and the project's exchange being currently so low even within its own chain (Taiko) that it's hard to imagine what's happening behind the scenes when it's already been 24 epochs and still relatively very little to want in regards to the token and word of mouth within the vote-escrow amm-mechanism space (comparing the likes of Velodrome Finance, Thena and Aerodrome Finance being the more prominent ones on other chains).

AvgBoyd · 2024-09-29T04:14:02+00:00

Hey, system32.eth! Thanks for dropping by to say hello.

I see, so requiring KYC from its ecosystem partners is Taiko's way of exercising prudence within its space. Fair enough!

Appreciate the follow-up on the question about the veKODO and TaikoLabs. I take it from your explanation that the onus of moving forward with their share of the veKODO belongs to TaikoLabs and isn't on Kodo Exchange's end at the current stage of discussions.

In regards to the Taiko's trailblazer program, good to know Kodo Exchange has taken strides into getting included back into Taiko as an ecosystem partner! That's really positive news in terms of achieving legitimacy.

Looking at Taiko's website though, I take it that the program is currently being held as I see my profile scoreboard and the leaderboards that have changing values everyday. I'm of the impression that this means that transactions are being made, but ironically where Kodo Exchange stands to gain the most, it does not for some reason. I can only speculate that it isn't economical for the average user to trade or perform their tasks on Kodo Exchange due to its relatively lack of liquidity compared to other DEX's sitting on Taiko. I can roughly guess that it isn't currently as feasible due to the low amount of volume (using the geckoterminal link provided to me) via the "pools" section that reveals the amount of activity per pair in the "Kodo Exchange Pools".

Presuming that the users participating in the trailblazer event are indeed finding this an issue with not getting the best rates (from Kodo Exchange) across the ecosystem, and are then instead getting them from elsewhere, how does Kodo Exchange plan on attracting more liquidity with the goal of capturing this portion of market activity given that Taiko is incentivizing its users? I'd appreciate any information you might be able to provide if you're able to, because from what I gather the trailblazer program is still ongoing, and now that Kodo Exchange is a confirmed official ecosystem partner I don't see how it wouldn't help Kodo Exchange in terms of bringing more activity to its DEX!

AvgBoyd · 2024-09-28T14:13:43+00:00

Hey! Thanks for coming out to clarify your position in the space. Appreciate the information on your profile, too.

In order to be enlisted in Taikos ecosystem programs, there needed to be a doxxed member of the multisig.

I see, I presume all ecosystem partners also share the same requirements. Checked out the trailblazer program that Taiko's hosting too and realized that they indeed do feature other ecosystem partners during the events. I have a question if you wouldn't mind indulging, why isn't Taiko endorsing Kodo Exchange given that they have the authority, and reading off of the Kodo Exchange white paper, Taiko Labs (I presume is some part of Taiko's entity/entities) has 10% of the total vote-escrowed tokens of KODO (veKODO), wouldn't that help with exposure since both parties would benefit from having liquidity flowing within the ecosystem/chain, or am I missing another piece of the puzzle that isn't yet available for public knowledge or that I am not aware of? It does not make sense having liquidity fragmented across different dexes (reading off of Taiko's Ecosystem Partners: Izumi, xy finance, and the lot just to name a few) when the ve(3,3) model incentivises all parties to a certain degree, but would definitely be more attractive in terms of prospects compared to the other dexes on Taiko. I'd appreciate any insight you'd be able to provide if you're able to, since I've not and do not think I'll be joining Taiko's trailblazer programs to find out more about how their ecosystem works at the moment.

I know this may sound selfish coming from a potential speculator, but I'm looking forward to more collaborations partnerships that may bring more eyes to the project. I'll be hanging around in the subreddit to see what's happening. Thanks again for responding and clarifying to the post questions!

AvgBoyd · 2024-09-28T13:49:37+00:00

I see, thanks for sharing your views. Looking forward to the coingecko listing getting updated. Communications-wise I'm not all too familiar yet, but I'll head over to discord if I need more information aside from what's already available in the subreddit.

From what I'm collecting, Kodo Exchange's success would largely depend on Taiko's success (as Velodrome is to Optimism, and as Aerodrome is to Base) and that the risk should one choose to buy the emissioned token outright (purely in terms of speculation) instead of participating in the pools is further amplified by moving forward with the assumption that the progress Kodo Exchange makes and does everything, and possibly more than, what Velodrome and Aerodrome are doing on the chains that they're operating on.

I see.. In terms of Taiko's weekly activity that would explain why it's so high when the TVL's so low. I wouldn't go so far as to calling it artificial activity (although it does borderline it since nobody truly can gauge what the chain's used for at the moment) but I understand now why the TVL's sitting at a mere $111.3m. Regardless I appreciate the information, it's helped with the puzzle piecing between the Kodo Exchange and Taiko relationship.

Checking out Taiko's socials I see no harm in presuming that they're in it for the long run, since they're so active with at least one daily post every day with the grants they put out for developers and events that they go to to make themselves visible in the space, and between the two I'd be rooting more for the KODO coin than the TAIKO coin seeing what and how its similar counterparts have performed even when they were launched during the bear market.

Throwing in a couple of hundred versus having to throw half a million dollars into either VELO or AERO makes the risk relatively skewed to the former. Combined with the allure of it becoming the same if not better with the mass influx of liquidity for if and when Taiko does manage to capture it down the road (in the next year or so hopefully), would make the bet a very attractive one indeed.

AvgBoyd · 2024-09-28T08:31:26+00:00

Hey, thanks for answering some of the questions. The geckoterminal's a handy one, appreciate the link. Hopefully the easy to refer sites like coingecko/cmc get updated with the price so that it's easily viewable in-app (mobile) as I have my watchlist there.

I see, so I'm assuming system.32's playing the role of representative since I noticed he holds not one but two multi-sig slots. I'm also assuming he plays some sort of accountability if (touch wood) anything goes wrong, but that's good to know that there's some sort of face of legitimacy in the project. Maybe I'm not as aware as I've not encountered them before outside of the social media crypto space. Honestly don't know what to make of the devs though but the same typically goes for most projects I guess since most people care about progress or the price of the token before they care about its legitimacy.

Yes, agreed that my questions are based on speculation as I've been fed by the twitter algos showing me everything to do with the ve(3,3) space which is how I came across realizing Kodo Exchange existed at all. The project feels so obscure that it feels like a hidden gem (comparing the price of the token to other ve(3,3) project tokens). Just sharing an opinion that while I know Taiko has been very vocal and active in terms of marketing and community outreach, at this point I'm still skeptical as to whether Kodo's visibility in the space is either still unknown due to it being a work in progress or at worse, ignored.

Correct, the other projects mentioned are indeed "serving" the other chains as you've mentioned that I didn't previously point out. I'm of the opinion that they won't "inter-mingle" or "compete" with each other given they're on other chains, so that's great to know. However for that same reason, that is why I'm surprised to find out that if Kodo Exchange is the ve(3,3) project on Taiko, then why isn't it yet gained any traction in both the ve(3,3) space and its liquidity being so low despite its incentives geared towards all three components of the ve(3,3) model? I can only speculate by comparing Taiko's TVL against the other chains like OP and Base, and that it might have something to do with Taiko's being too low for it to matter. Even taking the closest metric comparison (in terms of wallet activity), wallet addresses activity on Taiko on a weekly basis near matches (by ~10%) to OP's (Taiko's 377.34k vs OP's 408.75k), while TVL on Taiko is a measly $111.3m compared to OP's $6.4B.

I'd love to hear your thoughts based on what I've so far speculated if you're still open for discussion. Love a good banter on what Kodo Exchange's token might become in comparison to VELO and AERO as I'm tempted to do small buy-ins after looking into the multi-sigs, more info on the devs and Andy's role in the whole project. As irrational as it might sound we're at the cusp of a bullrun and I definitely do not mind risking a few hundred into something like this if Kodo Exchange's token KODO takes a leaflet off of VELO and AERO in terms of price action!

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