Hacker News Reader

Full thread

nevernpguy

There is a variant of this 'try before you buy' that was discussed on Firespotting some time back -

http://firespotting.com/item?id=1127

Lumoid is more of a 'rent to buy' equivalent though. My bet is that this would 'pivot' to be the AirBnB for gadgets.

View on HN

More like the Zappos of consumer electronics.

Could work well for headphones? Definitely something people would be keen to try with their own equipment and music.

I'd have health concerns about that; what if someone has an ear infection and then returns a pair?

Either they'd be cleaning them (and cameras) too or might you have similar issues of cleanliness there?

I have no problems with sharing a camera though -- I have bacteria on my hands all the time from handshakes; etc., and well-established mitigating practices (washing my hands).

I suppose you could clean the headphones with rubbing alcohol...

Reply on news.ycombinator.com