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Oh I forgot to add: - pre-installed basic text phrases e.g. I'm home, Stuck in traffic - loving the bevel-less displays of Samsung Edges On second thoughts,

by jansho 10y ago

Oh I forgot to add: - pre-installed basic text phrases e.g. I'm home, Stuck in traffic - loving the bevel-less displays of Samsung Edges On second thoughts, voice command should be really be a primary function. By small, light but substantial I mean a slightly weighted credit card which is 3 cm thick, less rounded (Sony aesthetics) and cool to touch. I get the clash between tracking and privacy. Hmm. Aha. I'm thinking of a modular model: you can start with the very basic but slick-looking dumb phone, then customise your own level of privacy and functions, pick-n-mix style. I should think that it wouldn't be that labour-intensive today; plug in a basic model to a special computer, select and pay for the features you want and get the phone re-programmed. Any piqued companies reading this, don't forget my commission ;))

asdfgadsfgasfdg 10y ago
> Aha. I'm thinking of a modular model: you can start with the very basic but slick-looking dumb phone, then customise your own level of privacy and functions, pick-n-mix style. I should think that it wouldn't be that labour-intensive today; plug in a basic model to a special computer, select and pay for the features you want and get the phone re-programmed. Sort of like a clunkier app store?
- jansho 10y ago
  No. For example, the phone can start off as really dumb. It is so dumb that it's also very anti-hack: no third-party apps to access some of your data, no camera or Evernote to record your moments, no GPS to track your location and so on. But different users have different needs. Maybe a 12MP camera is absolutely essential for some - so add a camera function. Maybe some really need Whatsapp to keep in touch with family and friends - so add Whatsapp. But all that comes at an extra cost and effort. This means that users have to very consciously decide what they actually need for their phones.
  - nradov 10y ago
    Google tried that with Project Ara. It didn't work.

by jansho 10y ago

asdfgadsfgasfdg 10y ago

> Aha. I'm thinking of a modular model: you can start with the very basic but slick-looking dumb phone, then customise your own level of privacy and functions, pick-n-mix style. I should think that it wouldn't be that labour-intensive today; plug in a basic model to a special computer, select and pay for the features you want and get the phone re-programmed. Sort of like a clunkier app store?

jansho 10y ago
No. For example, the phone can start off as really dumb. It is so dumb that it's also very anti-hack: no third-party apps to access some of your data, no camera or Evernote to record your moments, no GPS to track your location and so on. But different users have different needs. Maybe a 12MP camera is absolutely essential for some - so add a camera function. Maybe some really need Whatsapp to keep in touch with family and friends - so add Whatsapp. But all that comes at an extra cost and effort. This means that users have to very consciously decide what they actually need for their phones.
- nradov 10y ago
  Google tried that with Project Ara. It didn't work.