Anddd now we have boring slab design, thanks Steve Apple.
But there are tries to make flip phones again with bendy screens - too fragile I think.
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Ok, but that webpad genuinely seems way ahead of it's time. I want a webpad, and I'm 1000000% sure it's software is so out of date it would be like running windows 3.1 today.
Still though. How awesome does the webpad look?
They thought about making a Switch in 2004 ...
https://repo.aalto.fi/uncategorized/IO_eabfd363-1d3d-4ba0-8604-7df4f05376c7/
Page 12
Nice find!
Reminds me of my old N-Gage
Taking phone calls on that thing was so strange. You had to hold it like you'd hold a sandwich.
Nokia were crazy back in the day but I think people may remember them a bit too fondly. I remember how whenever there was some new tech or idea they would absolutely trickle them out just to try and squeeze as much money out of you as possible. If there were two new pieces of tech they’d release two phones, with each of them having one of the new pieces of tech. Back in those days they just refused to make the absolute best phone possible. That’s one of the biggest changes that came from the iPhone.
You not think it could've been a cost saving measure too though and that putting the two new pieces of tech in one phone would've made it too expensive for anyone to buy
This creepy-ass liminal space mock-up of how one of their stores might look...
Nokia was cool when phones were fun.
I especially like the alien design.
Paywall, so I can't see the others, but the one on the thumbnail isn't that different to the N-Gage
Thanks, was just going to post this. I've added the non-paywall link to the post.
Nokia Jaws was the best.