This comment right here is part of why the banking crisis has just barely started. Tons and tons of people have their cash sitting in a shitty Chase savings account yielding 0.1%, while there are many FDIC insured banks offering at least 3% and up to 5%. As a critical mass of these people realize the options available, they'll rapidly move their money with online transfers causing more banks to collapse. The extremel…
What cap one account do you have? Mine nets a whopping 0.3% APY
I’m transgender, male to female; and going from a sidebag to carrying mainly just a purse has honestly been a blessing and a curse. I’m aware I could obviously still rock a sidebag as a woman, I just generally don’t; lol, and honestly the smaller format of a purse has its advantages, too.
Maybe a little backpack? https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=mini%20backpack&tbs...
My lesbian ‘husband’ who is considerably more masc-presenting than I, loves this.
I’m finally almost sold on the concept of a MacBook Air, now that the performance vs. cost factor is there. I never used to see weight or size as a huge factor in hardware but I sure as hell do now.
I just don't understand who wants these foldable phones, especially at the $1799 price point. I guess a use case is wealthy frequent travelers who don't want a separate device with a larger screen to watch movies/videos on the go? Someone help me out here.
There are plenty of people who don't use a (desktop/laptop) computer outside of their jobs. If you're on HN, you're probably not one of them, so it can be difficult to imagine their behaviours.
For example, in Japan, 36.6% of teenagers say they don't use PC at home [1]. It's also a country where people read a lot of comics. Now these foldable screens make more sense, right.
This drives home to me what a bargain it is to be willing to carry a bag around.
I’m transgender, male to female; and going from a sidebag to carrying mainly just a purse has honestly been a blessing and a curse. I’m aware I could obviously still rock a sidebag as a woman, I just generally don’t; lol, and honestly the smaller format of a purse has its advantages, too.
In various countries in asia the cross-body small bag is wildly popular, probably because everyone's always carrying phone batteries and umbrellas and a bunch of other random stuff. It wears like a sort of tight-to-the-body pocket-on-a-strap. Really, really convenient, but every time I tried it as an enormously wide white dude in a Hawaiian shirt I don't think I pull it off lol. I think it's more of a streetwear look. Keeps your pockets nice and slim.
I'm never going back. I only type and respond to things unfolded, I have big hands and the split keyboard + bigger buttons are great. Outside of that I'm a fairly big reader and I enjoy reading both articles and books unfolded and have no interest in bringing a second device to do so. I also write notes with stylus on it which is practical unfolded. More real estate for video etc. And then I can just fold it and use…
I have a note 10+ and the stylus is a game changer, I would like a wider screen for taking notes but can't justify the cost. Also my note is nearly 4 years old and showing no sign of slowing down or battery issues.
No sign of battery issues is huge, I'm still rocking my 3 year old Pixel 3a and recently replaced the battery, it was a night and day difference. General slowness/lack of responsiveness, half day battery life. Been like that with all my other smart phones since 2013. Would love my next phone to go on year 4 with no sign of battery degradation (although in lieu of that I'll take an easy to replace battery).
You know what I'd want? A foldable tablet. I'd love a mini or standard size tablet that can fold out like a newspaper into something with good screen size. Hell, it'd be great for e-ink also. But a phone? I mostly use it to call / send texts and want it pocket sized and durable.
Asus and Lenovo already sell them as Windows tablets with attachable keyboards. The Asus Zenbook 17 Fold and the Lenovo X1 Fold.
What happens when you accidentally get a pebble or grain of sand inside these foldable phones and squeeze/sit on them?
They break lol. Don't do that. BTW also don't take your laptop onto the beach.
It was only like 6 years ago that leaving your phone in the same room as a running shower was a risky gambit, not sure why we expect ip7 waterproofing on brand new tech.
I just don't understand who wants these foldable phones, especially at the $1799 price point. I guess a use case is wealthy frequent travelers who don't want a separate device with a larger screen to watch movies/videos on the go? Someone help me out here.
People love to buy things they don't need, with money they don't have, to impress people they don't like.