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[-] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 60 points 3 months ago

It looks a lot older than it is.

2006 to 2013

chomsky-yes-honey

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago

tbh it does look like 1990-2005 era tech to me

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago

Looks loke my dad's old windows phone back in 2005.

[-] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

2010 had many 2001 vibes still left over

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[-] btfod@hexbear.net 57 points 3 months ago

It will be revived but with biometric sensors to capture more personal data, all of which is fed into a LLM pretending to be a healthcare provider.

"Your blood pressure is high, here's a list of lifestyle interventions, or upgrade to a premium account for access to a healthy recipe database or go Platinum for access to our concierge prescription delivery service. Meanwhile here's an ad for dick pills."

[-] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 34 points 3 months ago

Capitalism truly ruins everything it touches

[-] CredibleBattery@hexbear.net 21 points 3 months ago

''Your blood pressure is high, kill your dog''

[-] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago

Whoa there, officer

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[-] kristina@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

They already have these little thumbtack devices that stab into your arm and give you annoying warnings over bluetooth that are only somewhat accurate

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[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 42 points 3 months ago

in '09 I had this slide out physical QWERTY keyboard phone. like you turned the phone on its side and split the phone like you were splitting a deck of cards in half.

kinda like this one. https://i0.wp.com/www.gottabemobile.com/wp-content/uploads/Samsung-Stratosphere-keyboard1.jpg

shit was actually badass for browsing and texting. afk brb fuk u 2 lol l8r

[-] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

I had one of those too and I miss it every day

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago

I'm surprised there isn't a market for a case with built-in slideout keyboard, I'd hate to have to choose between physical keyboard and rest-of-phone-good.

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[-] Tower@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago

LG Rumor / Rumor 2
LG enV
T-Mobile Sidekick

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Yeah I loved that shit my thumbs suck at virtual keyboards

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

Those ruled. Fucking hate touch screens

[-] RoabeArt@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My first smartphone was a second-hand Motorola Droid A855 that I got in like 2012 (I think it was about 2-3 years old by the time I got it). That keyboard was great and I hated how smartphones were slowly moving away from it.

[-] ImmortanStalin@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 months ago

My gf in college had this phone lol

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[-] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 3 months ago
[-] TheChemist@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago

My first thoughts as well. A functional IRL PIP Boy.

[-] TheaJo@hexbear.net 29 points 3 months ago

I could open a vault door with onna these things

[-] LeZero@hexbear.net 29 points 3 months ago

We used to maintain those at my last job, they are still used in big grocery chains for inventory purposes

[-] absolutefuckinidiot@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 3 months ago

God I wish I used this for inventory/ordering purposes instead of a shitty samsung tablet with a dodgy half baked web app

[-] LeZero@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

Plus some models have ring scanners : ring scanners

which makes your job cooler than it is

[-] RoabeArt@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A few years ago the grocery I worked for got rid of their inventory scan guns that ran on Windows CE and used TinyTERM. They were rugged as shit and it was impossible to lose your progress if you took the scanner into a WiFi dead zone somewhere in the bowels of the stockroom. Then at some point they switched to these shitty Android-based ones where everything is done on a web browser. You needed to be extra cautious to make sure it was actually communicating with the WiFi and remote server, or else whatever you're scanning would not get counted/ordered.

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

honestly id take this shit even with a touch screen, just wrap my arm in that shit

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 21 points 3 months ago

Pip-Boy irl

[-] xkbx@startrek.website 20 points 3 months ago

We used to use these at work. They suck to type on. We upgraded to the touchscreen smartphone types, and they’re much better.

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[-] heartheartbreak@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Lmao thats what these are fedex uses them too

[-] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

Meh. With my phone I can type with one hand while my other arm does whatever.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago
[-] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

what am i supposed to type with my neuralink

[-] largerfather@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

i imagine many factory workers are still living this cool techno timeline. lucky them!

[-] shukufuku@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 months ago

Everybody gangsta until you gotta unclog the toilet

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Things like this would make your arm all sweaty and youll end up having weird tan lines if you decided to touch grass.

I want one

[-] OptimusSubprime@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

Oh crap. They used those at Amazon warehouses. Management opted instead for the gun-type scanners.

I'm going to be a retvrn guy but instead of a statue my profile picture is going to be this thing.

[-] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

MEGA MAN STAR FORCE REFERENCE soypoint-2

The Transer (heh) [...] is a mobile terminal that appears in Mega Man Star Force as an evolution of the PErsonal Terminal from the Mega Man Battle Network series. Most people wear their Transers on their arms[, but it can also be detached from the wriststrap].

The Transer is just a wearable Nintendo DS in form, because that's the platform the game is on, and instead of apps, you insert different physical cards, as the battle system has card game elements. Gimmick-based worldbuilding.

Coincidentally, it was released in Japan in December of 2006.

[-] FungiDebord@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Jobs lapped these dorks.

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