Conversation

Notices

1. Embed this notice
   TILvids (tilvids@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:19:19 JST TILvids

   In watching the tech media sites fawn over the latest iDevices...I don't get it. I rode the entire wave of smartphones, from hacking early #Windows Mobile phones, through the intro of #iPhone & #Android, up to the present. It was amazing to watch these devices evolve and mature but every single announcement over the last few years has been iterative and boring...and that's perfectly fine, it's a mature industry. But how can you possibly get that excited anymore?

   Maybe I'm just getting old...

   • Embed this notice
     Børge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:19:02 JST Børge

     in reply to

     • Emil Jacobs - Collectifission
     • Neblib

     @Neblib Murena also ships the Fairphone 5 to the US, it seems https://murena.com/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-5/ @tilvids @collectifission

   • Embed this notice
     Neblib (neblib@mastodo.neoliber.al)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:19:03 JST Neblib

     in reply to

     • Emil Jacobs - Collectifission

     @tilvids @collectifission incorporating more mid-level sensors into the single do everything device is cool, so I do find the 360-capture neat, but otherwise yeah totally agree. I'm disappointed #FairPhone 5 won't come out to the US this year, but the FairPhone 4 is still really cool and available in the US today from Murena. The #Librem5 is also really cool, and better on privacy/freedom, but not as good on sustainability. #LineageOS is probably the better answer for all of us looking for new.

   • Embed this notice
     TILvids (tilvids@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:19:04 JST TILvids

     in reply to

     • Emil Jacobs - Collectifission

     @collectifission

     I know I'm in the minority, but I'd be much more excited to hear about how the device is repairable, does better at protecting privacy, lasts longer, etc.

   • Embed this notice
     Emil Jacobs - Collectifission (collectifission@greennuclear.online)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:19:18 JST Emil Jacobs - Collectifission

     in reply to

     @tilvids no, this is right on point. I have an iPhone 11 that’s four years old now and I saw nothing that makes me jump to the new 15.

   • Embed this notice
     Børge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:33:19 JST Børge

     in reply to

     • Emil Jacobs - Collectifission
     • Neblib

     @Neblib Huh, that's strange, because the FAQ at the bottom of the page says "Currently, we sell and ship to countries within the European Economic Area (including the United Kingdom), Switzerland, the United States of America and Canada." But I guess that's a generic FAQ and they ship other stuff to the US, then? @tilvids @collectifission

   • Embed this notice
     Neblib (neblib@mastodo.neoliber.al)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:33:20 JST Neblib

     in reply to

     • Emil Jacobs - Collectifission
     • Børge

     @forteller @tilvids @collectifission Murena sells them in other countries but not the US. "Not available in your country" is what your link shows for me. This page says they don't have a date yet https://murena.com/america/murena-fairphone-5-availibility/