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I was wondering why a condom site was on HN, then I entered and saw it was the mobile phone one... Too bad for them their name (at least in Brazil) still sound

by speeder 13y ago

I was wondering why a condom site was on HN, then I entered and saw it was the mobile phone one... Too bad for them their name (at least in Brazil) still sounds like a condom name though. (the most popular condom in Brazil is named "Olla") More on topic edit: > The original Finnish design, with no front-facing buttons, stands out from the pack. Only me find this... ironic? I mean, almost all smarphones now come without front-facing buttons (a design I hate by the way, specially when your hands are wet or oiled for whatever reason, or when you sneeze in the screen and it go ballistic).

Sharlin 13y ago
Um, iPhones, Androids and Windows Phones all have at least one front-facing button, either physical or virtual.
- 1rae 13y ago
  Blackberry has no front-facing buttons and also uses only a gestures-based interface.
  - Pxtl 13y ago
    And I think that was a strategically terrible move. They're trying to come from behind and they launched with a non-intuitive interface that makes the phone unusable in a demo. You put a Z10 in a user's hands without the tutorial enabled and they're just helpless.
    - 1rae 13y ago
      For new users perhaps it is a bit of a leap for them to take, but don't you think they can overlook this fact because they know they are working with a new operating system? Once you understand how the BB10 OS works its nice to use. The same thing happened recently with Windows 8 when everyone had to learn how to use the gestures for tables. The main point however is that jolla doesn't stand out from the pack just because they have no front-facing buttons...
- speeder 13y ago
  I was referring to physical buttons. Like I said, if your hands are wet, or you sneeze on the screen, or it is raining, or whatever, virtual buttons fail.
  - freehunter 13y ago
    I've missed plenty of calls because I was in the shower or washing dishes and couldn't get my hands dry enough quickly enough to pick up the phone. I've also missed calls intentionally because I didn't want to take my gloves off in below-zero-Fahrenheit weather just to answer a call, and I couldn't answer a call with my gloves on. I do wish smartphones phones came with a fallback "answer call" feature that didn't rely on the touchscreen being able to recognize your finger. I can answer a call on a flip phone with just my teeth.
    - tunap 13y ago
      If you can sneak up on it without triggering the proximity sensor I find pecking the screen with my nose works. If it's not wet & runny... I'll be skipping this Jolla iteration and I am sad b/c a 2nd is looking doubtful. When my N900 dies I'll be going retro w/ my flip-phone, until an open device with physical keyboard, larger screen and isn't designed to spy on me 24/7 comes around.
    - kryptiskt 13y ago
      Headsets always have a physical answer button, if you put one in, you don't even have to handle the phone.
      - freehunter 13y ago
        They're tricky to take in the shower with you, though.
dotBen 13y ago
Similarly, "jolla" is the pronunciation for the Korean word for "erect penis".

by speeder 13y ago

Sharlin 13y ago

Um, iPhones, Androids and Windows Phones all have at least one front-facing button, either physical or virtual.

1rae 13y ago
Blackberry has no front-facing buttons and also uses only a gestures-based interface.
- Pxtl 13y ago
  And I think that was a strategically terrible move. They're trying to come from behind and they launched with a non-intuitive interface that makes the phone unusable in a demo. You put a Z10 in a user's hands without the tutorial enabled and they're just helpless.
  - 1rae 13y ago
    For new users perhaps it is a bit of a leap for them to take, but don't you think they can overlook this fact because they know they are working with a new operating system? Once you understand how the BB10 OS works its nice to use. The same thing happened recently with Windows 8 when everyone had to learn how to use the gestures for tables. The main point however is that jolla doesn't stand out from the pack just because they have no front-facing buttons...
speeder 13y ago
I was referring to physical buttons. Like I said, if your hands are wet, or you sneeze on the screen, or it is raining, or whatever, virtual buttons fail.
- freehunter 13y ago
  I've missed plenty of calls because I was in the shower or washing dishes and couldn't get my hands dry enough quickly enough to pick up the phone. I've also missed calls intentionally because I didn't want to take my gloves off in below-zero-Fahrenheit weather just to answer a call, and I couldn't answer a call with my gloves on. I do wish smartphones phones came with a fallback "answer call" feature that didn't rely on the touchscreen being able to recognize your finger. I can answer a call on a flip phone with just my teeth.
  - tunap 13y ago
    If you can sneak up on it without triggering the proximity sensor I find pecking the screen with my nose works. If it's not wet & runny... I'll be skipping this Jolla iteration and I am sad b/c a 2nd is looking doubtful. When my N900 dies I'll be going retro w/ my flip-phone, until an open device with physical keyboard, larger screen and isn't designed to spy on me 24/7 comes around.
  - kryptiskt 13y ago
    Headsets always have a physical answer button, if you put one in, you don't even have to handle the phone.
    - freehunter 13y ago
      They're tricky to take in the shower with you, though.

dotBen 13y ago

Similarly, "jolla" is the pronunciation for the Korean word for "erect penis".