Anyone else remember then being the cool new thing instead of a mandatory one?
I remember them being big stupid bricks that nobody would be caught dead with.
But, then again, i’m 52 and didn’t see the internet until my second year of college.
I think we’re talking about the early smartphone period, circa 2009-2015
I remember when it was socially unacceptable to be glued to your iPhone when you go out with people.
I want my jailbroken iPhone 6 back.
That thing was sick. Simpler, yet more customizable than iOS currently is.
And I realize everyone probably has a “things were better back then, shakes fist” opinion, but I have reason to believe my exact setup would blow kids’ minds, transported forward in time.
…Other than the camera. For sure. I’d give kids a mirrorless camera to go with it, and it’d still be cheaper than a modern top end iPhone.
I just got a huge nostalgia blast of the days running Cydia on my iPod Touch 3rd gen. I’d customize Winterboard, install emulators, pirate games. The little, touchscreen computer in my pocket truly felt like it was mine! Then I got a Nexus tablet, hopped on early Android, and felt even more free to use my device how I wanted. Fast forward to today and I feel like some sort of criminal running Graphene and just hoping F-Droid repos exist after Google locks down Android. Tech is way less DIY and hella dystopian, as we move into a full surveillance state and compulsive identity verification. But I digress. Now I’m just rambling and depressed about the future of tech. Thanks OP. 🥲
And I realize everyone probably has a “things were better back then, shakes fist” opinion
At some point, we have to start admitting that things were just better before. A lot of technology/software peaked ~15 years ago. Before it started sliding into the fucking mess we have these days.
Yep went down hill after the BlackBerry Storm
Oh man, full keyboards… A dream
That company just rolled out the physical keyboard add on. I’m very lazy, but if pressed I will dig up a link
I’ve been looking into a new phone, and I’m seriously considering one of those “Unihertz Titan” ones with the physical keyboard.
There was a brief moment when there was a tech being talked about that would shift the glass coating to give tactile feedback on a touchscreen…
Going back to something I might finally stop having to completely relearn from changing phone sizes, just sounds better somehow, even though they arent perfect.
