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Actually, I can imagine a modern "dumpphone" being a preaty nice think - make it say in a classic candybar shape and make sure it has good time on battery & can
by m4rtink 6y ago
Actually, I can imagine a modern "dumpphone" being a preaty nice think - make it say in a classic candybar shape and make sure it has good time on battery & can be used as wifi hotspot/mobile modem over USB.
Application could be very basic (calendar, address book, calculator, alarm, etc.) - by default. Or users could make their own simple apps - nothing fancy, Arduino like cooperative multitasking, simple screen drawing, maybe a few widget helpers.
I can imagine this being a fun thing to use & play with. :)
- c22 6y agoYou want the Nokia 8110 "banana phone" [0], a re-release of the phone Neo uses in The Matrix. Unfortunately there's no US version :( [0] https://www.amazon.com/Nokia-8110-TA-1067-2-45-inches-Unlocked/dp/B07FSD86KD https://www.amazon.com/Nokia-8110-TA-1067-2-45-inches-Unlock...
- dane-pgp 6y agoIt's the best, beats the rest, cellular, modular, interactivodular.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoSo are you intentionally hinting at the Light Phone, or is it news to you that someone has implemented exactly what you're describing? :) (https://www.thelightphone.com/ https://www.thelightphone.com/)
- m4rtink 6y agoFirst time seeing that, but it comes preatty close! Still, being able to write your own apps for it would be nice. Even if very low level APIs & you would have to handle distribution yourself if you wanted to share them would be fine. But I don't see any information about that after quickly checking their page. BTW, a simple mobile terminal with cellular connection that you can program could be preatty useful in comparison to hacking a regular Android phone to only do what you need could be useful as well. For stuff like single use online terminals to give to field crews.