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Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by Cthulhu_ » Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:56 AM UTC

look_lookatme wrote: post #8

gadders wrote: post #2

Chrome 40, so all I see is menu headings. Anyone got a summary?

Yeah the website is a total mess. First visual I see is a picture of Andy Rubin (???). Anyway, AFAICT, it's an android phone made from titanium and has some cool looking attachments. Is there enough money in $750 Android phones like this? I would imagine this is a commodified market.

It would be, but the titanium, full screen and accessory systems are USP's.

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by bananicorn » Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:56 AM UTC

There also seems to be a new smart home device in the making, just click on the right icon in the header. Not sure if that's actually new or if I just misclicked...

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by Cthulhu_ » Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:56 AM UTC

thinkindie wrote: post #3

is a 360 degrees camera really essential?

Nope, that's why it (seems to be) a separate, attachable accessory.

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by shirian » Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:57 AM UTC

ghthor wrote: post #15

groundCode wrote: post #11

Hope the product is better than the website....

Website seemed quite functional for me on my galaxy 7. What were your gripes?

Did not work in Firefox for me, despite allowing all scripts to run. Plus, as a subjective note, I perceived it overall too designy, i.e. more focus on the "coolness" than the information itself.

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by ghthor » Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:57 AM UTC

Seems like a great idea in a space that needs more competition. Apple has a monopoly on designing complete user experiences using technology and I'm tired of it. Can't wait to see where this takes us.

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by ghshephard » Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:57 AM UTC

ghthor wrote: post #15

groundCode wrote: post #11

Hope the product is better than the website....

Website seemed quite functional for me on my galaxy 7. What were your gripes?

It killed Safari on my MacBook Air. Chrome seemed to perform a bit better. I almost gave up on the website before find a browser that played well with it.

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by apetrovic » Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:58 AM UTC

ghthor wrote: post #15

groundCode wrote: post #11

Hope the product is better than the website....

Website seemed quite functional for me on my galaxy 7. What were your gripes?

On desktop Safari I can see only the top menu. The rest of the page is blank. Works well on Chrome.

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by rodionos » Tue, May 30, 2017, 11:01 AM UTC

ghthor wrote: post #15

groundCode wrote: post #11

Hope the product is better than the website....

Website seemed quite functional for me on my galaxy 7. What were your gripes?

Not working in Chrome 58

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by jaboutboul » Tue, May 30, 2017, 11:01 AM UTC

Ha! Yet another android phone.

Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

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Post by mstade » Tue, May 30, 2017, 11:02 AM UTC

This is the first paragraph that shows up when seeing the site in mobile safari:

> I know people are going to ask me a lot of questions about why I started this company. Why didn’t I just travel the world, ride my motorcycle, tinker with my robots, hang out at my bakery with friends and family. And to be honest I still do ask myself that sometimes…but not too often.

1. Maybe I'm not geeky enough, but I don't know who you are

2. I don't care who you are

3. What are you selling? A phone?

4. Oh screw this, I don't care enough to read past that pompous nonsense...

Oh well.