Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThe alarm clock industry was collateral damage in the smartphone wars.message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThe alarm clock industry was collateral damage in the smartphone wars.Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareMr_Crash_Davis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 days agoThis is true. Looking more broadly there’s a bunch of industries that have been affected by smart phones. Here’s just some of the devices you no longer need thanks to I-phone / Androids:
minus-squareResurectra@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoStrictly speaking the replacement for the gameboy is not iPhone / Android. It’s the Switch / PSP / other similar handheld consoles. I would love to have that red phone with the number dial though, for decorative purposes :)
minus-squaredragonlobster@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 days agoPhones are powerful enough to emulate those devices via software
This is true. Looking more broadly there’s a bunch of industries that have been affected by smart phones.
Here’s just some of the devices you no longer need thanks to I-phone / Androids:
Strictly speaking the replacement for the gameboy is not iPhone / Android.
It’s the Switch / PSP / other similar handheld consoles.
I would love to have that red phone with the number dial though, for decorative purposes :)
Phones are powerful enough to emulate those devices via software