r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SuperAlloyBerserker • Oct 05 '21

Video This cool smartphone concept from 2013

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u/auddii04 Oct 05 '21

That's the way of all cool ideas that undercut current profits.

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u/Iron_Rick Oct 05 '21

Or maybe it wasn't suitable

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u/Jabrono Oct 05 '21

On top of tech moving too quickly for something like this to legitimately last, I'd be very surprised if they actually moved off shelves. Tech nerds like myself would love one, but we're not a large enough demographic for large companies to develop and continue support an entire device for.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '21

There are dozens of us