The World’s Simplest Cell Phone Has The Perfect Design(bitrebels.com)
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The World’s Simplest Cell Phone Has The Perfect Design
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Machined brass? That's gonna be heavy, and wouldn't any scratches through the finish eventually develop tarnish?
When seeing the headline, I was hoping for something more like "John's Phone", except minus the flaws with its switches and buttons[1] and perhaps minus the physical address book which makes it thicker than necessary.
[1] http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/johns-phone-review-the-wo... -> direct video http://www.viddler.com/player/c6a25174/
When seeing the headline, I was hoping for something more like "John's Phone", except minus the flaws with its switches and buttons[1] and perhaps minus the physical address book which makes it thicker than necessary.
[1] http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/johns-phone-review-the-wo... -> direct video http://www.viddler.com/player/c6a25174/
There is something weird with the logic that lack-of-options (or hiding options) makes something a perfect design. To me, just one button in all the margin "whitespace" is a huge waste.
By that article's standard, this transparent phone is actually "more" perfect:
http://www.gsmarena.com/mobiado_and_aston_martin_show_transp...
By that article's standard, this transparent phone is actually "more" perfect:
http://www.gsmarena.com/mobiado_and_aston_martin_show_transp...
Most smartphones have a mono speaker that only
sends audio to one ear.
Is this spam?
Not the 'simplest cell phone', it does not exist, and the author of the article is bleeding with excess bias "With his über perfected skills in design..." - also, this article is from July 2010. Not sure on the relevance, this is just a conceptual art project from a design student.
ref: http://www.minimallyminimal.com/minimally-minimal/2010/7/11/...
ref: http://www.minimallyminimal.com/minimally-minimal/2010/7/11/...
This item was posted on HN before, without the unnecessary editorial: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1506718
yes.
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I've been following Andrew Kim on his blog for some time now and I think he's an excellent designer who likes to regularly challenge status quo thinking through his designs (i.e. http://www.minimallyminimal.com/minimally-minimal/2010/3/15/...).
The kid is still just a student, but has a ton of potential. I'm looking forward to what he produces when he finishes school and goes out into industry.