Commodore (or some entity now calling itself Commodore) is releasing a flip phone. Smartphones are mindlessly seamless by design. Callback is built around a simple research-backed finding: remove features designed to pull you back in, & reintroduce...
https://jwz.org/b/yk8a
@jwz thats a $200 device with $300 of nostalgia pasted on
@jwz be aware that the spec sheet showing the various sides of the phone and pretty much all marketing material is "AI" generated. Together with the steep price, it feels insulting, it feels like nostalgia-bait vaporware.
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@jwz
Dude I just want a phone where the QWERTY keyboard has tactile feedback and doesn't take up half the screen.
Bonus points if I can swap the keyboard module for a gamepad.
Calling this thing a false prophet might be a little harsh, but it's an opinion I stand by:
https://fe.disroot.org/notice/B7Og7pxxUlBaHrRKmu
(flip phones are cute, but give me a small LineageOS phone with an austere launcher any day of the week)
Dude I just want a phone where the QWERTY keyboard has tactile feedback and doesn't take up half the screen.
Bonus points if I can swap the keyboard module for a gamepad.
Calling this thing a false prophet might be a little harsh, but it's an opinion I stand by:
https://fe.disroot.org/notice/B7Og7pxxUlBaHrRKmu
(flip phones are cute, but give me a small LineageOS phone with an austere launcher any day of the week)
@moses_izumi TBH I just want a Palm Treo with a modern display, massive music storage, and a good camera