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   Jakub Steiner ⭐ (jimmac@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 00:07:18 JST Jakub Steiner ⭐

   Will the perfect form factor ever have a comeback?

   #palm #pre #physicalkeyboard

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 00:07:17 JST Charlie Stross

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     @jimmac @archenemy That opinion demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the needs of those of us with poor/impaired eyesight. Hint: I *NEED* a big phone, I can't easily read text on a regular sized one. (Don't tell me to pinch-zoom, then I only get to read about 4 words on screen at a time.)

     Pixel art is illegible to me: emoji are just a confusing blur.

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     Jakub Steiner ⭐ (jimmac@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 00:07:18 JST Jakub Steiner ⭐

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     We have SUVs in our pockets.

     #suv #mobile #webos #peakdesign

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 01:55:47 JST Charlie Stross

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     @mdm @jimmac @archenemy You're talking about the Astro Slide 5G, right? It's neat, but arrived half-baked and two years late after the ODM went bankrupt in 2022. Meanwhile, gestural/swiping keyboards make touchscreens usable (sort-of).

     NB: don't try to buy an Astro Slide, I have no idea if they're actually shipping and the software is half-baked (I speak from experience). Great concept, but I really want it as an iPhone.

     https://www.www3.planetcom.co.uk/astro-slide-5g

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     Administrator (mdm@mcnamarii.town)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 01:55:48 JST Administrator

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     • Charlie Stross

     @cstross @jimmac @archenemy What if it was the same size and pixel density of your current phone, but _also_ had a slide out portrait keyboard?

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 03:20:28 JST Charlie Stross

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     • Sean O 🎃✂️

     @Seanochicago @jimmac @archenemy I doubt Apple will do that: our best hope is the persistent rumour that they're working on a folding phone—but it probably won't surface before 2026 and will cost more than an iPhone *and* an iPad Mini (because why wouldn't they price it high).

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     Sean O 🎃✂️ (seanochicago@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 03:20:29 JST Sean O 🎃✂️

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     • Charlie Stross

     @cstross @jimmac @archenemy I am a similarly decrepit individual. The perfect form factor for me is the iPad mini. I would love it if Apple implemented CarPlay features with headsets and more voice-controls so I could send and read messages from my iPad in my backpack instead of grabbing an iPhone.

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 04:41:59 JST Charlie Stross

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     • Sean O 🎃✂️

     @Seanochicago @jimmac @archenemy i'm certain Apple is tracking the folding trend and has prototypes ... and equally certain they won't sell one until (a) they can make it more reliable than Samsung/Google/etc's rather crappy offerings and (b) can sell it for the price of an iPhone Pro Max *and* an iPad Mini combined (because it will cannibalize the market for at least one of those devices).

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     Sean O 🎃✂️ (seanochicago@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 04:42:00 JST Sean O 🎃✂️

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     • Charlie Stross

     @cstross @jimmac @archenemy The folding phone fad reminds me of the palmtop rage that happened right before the iPad was released. I will bet money that a iFold is not in the immediate stars.