They seem to avoid mentioning the version of Android they are running - the specs only say "Android". I'd like to be exited about this, but this uncertainty combined with the fact that their security personnel is a team of dogs[1] makes it quite hard for me. [1] https://www.essential.com/about
Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
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Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
#42Interesting. So he's started a new company to focus on products that have "play well with others" as a design concept. I like the idea he's promoting with the phone where all the accessories either magnetically connect or a wireless connection. I hate having to purchase the same things over and over again.
Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
#43Just no. It's just a tool that I use to communicate.
Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
#44This 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…
And, just to make doubly sure there's no chance anyone will know WTF this is all about, let's present it all using an illegible (but no doubt extremely hipster) grey text on a grey background website design!
Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
#45I'm drowning in a pretty website with no summary of what I am looking at.
I think they're selling a new Android phone, plus some accessories like a 360 camera, but the site makes it seem like the 360 camera is the main product.
The phone part of the site didn't show anything for me.
I didn't see mention of a camera!
Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
#46They seem to avoid mentioning the version of Android they are running - the specs only say "Android". I'd like to be exited about this, but this uncertainty combined with the fact that their security personnel is a team of dogs[1] makes it quite hard for me. [1] https://www.essential.com/about
Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
#47I'm drowning in a pretty website with no summary of what I am looking at.
It's literally the same concept as Apple's Mac Pro website, and there's a picture of a phone you haven't seen before when you open it. How obvious does it need to be?
It is not at all obvious what the webpage wants to tell me.
Re: Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.