• surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    When are we finally going to get curved phones on some kind of bracer? They wear them in every futuristic movie, we finally have curved screens, and no one’s made one for wearing on your forearm yet.

    • OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml
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      8 days ago

      Because they’re fucking stupid.

      I can pick up a phone in either hand and type on it, and I can play games using both hands at once. If I’m using a bracer, it means I can’t do anything else with either hand or use my off hand to interact with it.

      The only problem a bracer solves is not having pockets, but even then you still need to wear a bracer.

      • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        8 days ago

        Bracer if unbreakable could be decent to use a gadget for industry applications, I think. Easier to check the screen, without keeping one of your arms off to do so

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      7 days ago

      Samsung had a smart watch with a curved screen and a 3g modem in 2014 (the original Gear S). I guess it didn’t work out.