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Blloc – minimalist smartphone

#1

Post by ryannevius » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 5:44 PM UTC

Blloc – minimalist smartphone
blloc.com

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#2

Post by frenchie4111 » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 5:51 PM UTC

I am interested, but I will never pre-order another product.

Has anyone seen any details about ship-date / progress?

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#3

Post by adhambadr » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 5:52 PM UTC

frenchie4111 wrote: post #2

I am interested, but I will never pre-order another product. Has anyone seen any details about ship-date / progress?

fair-point. we will also (try to) never do kickstarter. We're shipping in August.

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Post by usrme » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 5:54 PM UTC

Would love to get more information on this Blloc OS in terms of updates, both security and regular. Also, a video of this thing in action wouldn't be bad either.

It's definitely an interesting concept, but for me at least I need a lot more information from the get-go to go ahead and pre-order.

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#5

Post by frenchie4111 » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 5:55 PM UTC

adhambadr wrote: post #3

frenchie4111 wrote: post #2

I am interested, but I will never pre-order another product. Has anyone seen any details about ship-date / progress?

fair-point. we will also (try to) never do kickstarter. We're shipping in August.

Subscribed for email updates. I hope everything goes well with shipping

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#6

Post by decebalus1 » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 5:56 PM UTC

Any other details about the OS? Is it an Android? How are the applications managed and what's their update pipeline? Are they whitelisted and managed by the manufacturer's own App Store? What's the privacy policy like? How often will it issue updates?

I really like the display. I've been waiting for a phone with minimalistic display to save battery ever since the Motofone F3.

But there's way too little information there to convince me to pre-order.

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#7

Post by michaelmior » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 5:59 PM UTC

Devices like this intrigue me but the price always seems way too high. I wonder if anyone will actually come up with a minimalist phone that has a minimalist price to match.

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Post by adhambadr » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 6:00 PM UTC

decebalus1 wrote: post #6

Any other details about the OS? Is it an Android? How are the applications managed and what's their update pipeline? Are they whitelisted and managed by the manufacturer's own App Store? What's the privacy policy like? How often will it issue updates? I really like the display. I've been waiting for a phone with minimalistic display to save battery ever since the Motofone F3. But there's way too little information th…

we def. screwed up communication as we've been focused lately on finishing hardware. its based on Android 8.1 and the apps are downloaded via play-store normally. We don't white or black list, but rather are going through the most used apps and building easier integrations for them

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#9

Post by anthk_ » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 6:00 PM UTC

Meh. Just give me some portable device like the PocketCHIP or the ZipitZ2, not this hipster bullshit.

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Post by failedartifact » Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 6:01 PM UTC

Doe the monochromatic design language reduced battery consumption by limiting the usage of colour pixel matrix on the LCD screen?