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Oh yeah, those were fantastic little devices. It's a shame that it wasn't popular enough to warrant successors. The OpenMoko people did some really innovative s
by segphault 7y ago
Oh yeah, those were fantastic little devices. It's a shame that it wasn't popular enough to warrant successors. The OpenMoko people did some really innovative stuff back in the day, but hardware is tough.
- _bxg1 7y agoThe problem with single-purpose devices is they're a frivolous cost. When your phone can do everything, buying a separate dedicated device is inherently impractical. Of course, impracticality is also what tends to give things charm. Put differently, limitations create interest, but they're also the opposite of cost-effective.
- azhenley 7y agoTouchscreens can’t [yet] replace a dedicated keypad for games. That’s why you don’t see many platformers for mobile. The ones that do exist auto run for you or put virtual buttons on the screen, which I haven’t found to work well.
- _bxg1 7y agoStill, even a mainstream game console is far less specialized than this one
- KONAir 7y agoNot even digital controls could really replace analog controls. While as impressive as the Pubg controllers (essentially a gamepad with a dock) are I'm still amazed there is still no "the one mobile analog input" device is out yet.
- reaperducer 7y agoI'm OK with five devices that do five things well instead of one device that does a poor job at five things.