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[Serious] Can you not just connect a physical numpad to your phone and use the phone screen as display?

jannes 3y ago
I think you could, but you wouldn't leave your phone in the shop for other employees to use. You would have to buy a dedicated phone for the purpose... At that point you can also buy a dedicated calculator instead.
- InCityDreams 3y ago
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- elicash 3y ago
  Many people have an old phone they could wipe, however. Even a brand new phone for this purpose would be cheaper than this smart device. Still very cool and there are UX benefits to this device.
  - abdullahkhalids 3y ago
    This device is for 40 USD. What phones can you buy at this price point that provide the same latency, reliability, and big keys you can smash, as this device?
    - elicash 3y ago
      I did the conversion wrong! My mistake!
hexmiles 3y ago
Smartphone can be finicky to use, also you "lose" access to the calculator if someone call you.
Closi 3y ago
Because these are businesses that are probably using a calculator anyway. It's very much a cultural thing - punch numbers into the calculator and pass it back and forth when negotiating on a price, or add up the costs on a physical calculator on your market stall. You aren't giving receipts or anything, so hard to keep track. I'm in the UK so don't see it often, but if you go to India / Vietnam / Thailand etc you see lots of people punching numbers into calculators everywhere rather than using some sort of POS system. Asking why you don't just use your phone with a numberpad is missing that the selling point here is that the user interface IS a calculator.
- aniforprez 3y ago
  One of the big draws is a tactile interface that you don't have to look at while you punch in the numbers. Smartphone touch screens don't offer that and brick phones are too dumb or the models that do have some form of smart OS are not available in these places. This seems like a good way to tap into an existing market that's fairly huge while adding smart features

I think you could, but you wouldn't leave your phone in the shop for other employees to use. You would have to buy a dedicated phone for the purpose... At that point you can also buy a dedicated calculator instead.

InCityDreams 3y ago
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elicash 3y ago
Many people have an old phone they could wipe, however. Even a brand new phone for this purpose would be cheaper than this smart device. Still very cool and there are UX benefits to this device.
- abdullahkhalids 3y ago
  This device is for 40 USD. What phones can you buy at this price point that provide the same latency, reliability, and big keys you can smash, as this device?
  - elicash 3y ago
    I did the conversion wrong! My mistake!

hexmiles 3y ago

Smartphone can be finicky to use, also you "lose" access to the calculator if someone call you.

Closi 3y ago

Because these are businesses that are probably using a calculator anyway. It's very much a cultural thing - punch numbers into the calculator and pass it back and forth when negotiating on a price, or add up the costs on a physical calculator on your market stall. You aren't giving receipts or anything, so hard to keep track. I'm in the UK so don't see it often, but if you go to India / Vietnam / Thailand etc you see lots of people punching numbers into calculators everywhere rather than using some sort of POS system. Asking why you don't just use your phone with a numberpad is missing that the selling point here is that the user interface IS a calculator.

aniforprez 3y ago
One of the big draws is a tactile interface that you don't have to look at while you punch in the numbers. Smartphone touch screens don't offer that and brick phones are too dumb or the models that do have some form of smart OS are not available in these places. This seems like a good way to tap into an existing market that's fairly huge while adding smart features