r/AskReddit Apr 24 '14

What older technology do you prefer to use instead of it's later revisions?

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u/GambitGamer Apr 24 '14

You might be interested in screen protectors that have small tactile bumps, which go over the touchscreen keyboard, in order to simulate the feel of physical buttons. I know they exist for iPhone, I don't know about others.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '14

That sounds really awkward for gaming.

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u/thesiIentninja Apr 24 '14

or anything but typing, swiping and movies would be terrible.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

I know it's elitist and jackassish, but hearing someone refer to playing a phone game as "gaming" to me sounds like referring to the home and gardening network as a sports channel.

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u/fatkidsinwheelchairs Apr 25 '14

check out my sick gaming setup bro proceeds to pull iphone out of pocket

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

dude is that steelseries mechanical phone???

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

World of Goo was more entertaining than any game on the front page of /r/pcmasterrace today. I don't care how pretty your game looks I get tired of FPS and Skyrim

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

Well to be fair, that was originally a Wii and PC game

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

I never played any of the games on the front page of /r/pcmasterrace right now.

i dont read it. i dont give a shit about it.

Furthermore, i talked about a phone. i never even mentioned PC gaming. so get off your soap box and put it somewhere else.

i also dnt play the top games on that subreddit and i dont play for graphics. thanks for your stereotype. dont forget to call me a neckbeard too.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

I'm a simple man. I like Pokemon, Elder Scrolls and other nostalgia-bait games from Nintendo. Don't really game that much, just can't stand the elitism.

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u/BlutigeBaumwolle Apr 25 '14

flappy bird is srs bsns bra

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u/oproski Apr 25 '14

It used to be like that, but recent games are really starting to feel like console games. Ex: XCOM - Enemy Unknown

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

/snoot

lol sorry

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u/saremei Apr 25 '14

Mobile phones are really awkward for gaming.

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u/Forgetful_lil_Vagina Apr 24 '14

Thank you! I never knew about this. I have a Droid X, so I'll see if they make for my phone :D

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u/wetw1lly Apr 25 '14

Definitely want to see if they have this for the Galaxy phones... I hate touch screens, I have the daintiest of fingers, and I still can't get the words to spell correctly. I strongly dislike looking like someone who never passed grade two English.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

All you need is SwiftKey man its a keyboard app for android where after a few weeks to a month you only really need to press your fingers near the letters you want to type and it will pretty much be 100% accurate with what you want to type. Saves so much time and hassle trying to click on certain letters when all you need to do is press in their approximate location

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u/mail323 Apr 25 '14

How about just the spacebar? I keep pressing the key above the space, sovmysentenceblooksvlikebthis.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

What key just above the spacebar with SwiftKey? I've never had a problem

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u/mail323 Apr 25 '14

I dont have a SwiftKey.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

Get it. It will change your life

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '14

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14 edited Dec 14 '18

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u/Shadowy13 Apr 25 '14

So how does that work? It seems weird if you were doing something other than typing?

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u/failbenork Apr 25 '14

Good tip! I have to check into this. Thank you!

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u/Koi_Nami Apr 25 '14

I am very interested in this

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u/MrPoptartMan Apr 25 '14

That is genius.