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It's fascinating how phones have come full circle. One of my first cell phones had a full QWERTY keyboard with physical keys that was exposed when you slid the
by ubj 3y ago
It's fascinating how phones have come full circle. One of my first cell phones had a full QWERTY keyboard with physical keys that was exposed when you slid the top face of the phone sideways. Many phones in that era had similar full keyboards.
The fact that the iPod touch, iPhone, iPads, and other surface devices didn't need physical keys was seen as more modern and desirable at the time. Now it looks like people are circling back around and wanting physical keys again.
History moves in a helix I guess.
- heap_perms 3y agoI like the helix comparision. It indicates progress. Reading this sentence I fully expected the word "circle" be used.
- ris58h 3y ago> It's fascinating how phones have come full circle. Except they didn't. How many phones with keyboard are there? Edit: obviously I'm talking about popular ones.
- paxys 3y agoSomeone creating a peripheral that will sell like 10 units total isn't phones coming "full circle". There has always been stuff like this out there. Heck you can get iPhone keyboard attachments on AliExpress for 1/20 the price of this. No one is interested.