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Re: Palm

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Post by kennydude »

Nicksil wrote: post #25

That website is something else. This is only the JavaScript payload fetched when you visit. (A favorite is the 2 versions of the "lodash" library): cdn.trackjs.com/releases/current/tracker.js connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js ding.wix.com/asdk/dispatcher.js static.parastorage.com/services/js-sdk/1.96.0/js/wix-private.min.js static.parastorage.com/services/promote-analytics-adapter/2.62.0/analytics-event-adapter.…

Part of that seem's to be Wix's React components (https://github.com/wix/wix-ui#readme) which means they didn't even build it themselves

Re: Palm

#42

Post by TeMPOraL »

aarpmcgee wrote: post #28

I feel like the only one who thinks this is kind of awesome. I want a small phone. As small as possible, that can still text and act as an LTE hotspot, with very basic browsing, and Spotify. I want that. The iPhone SE was perfect for me.

Phones are my go-to real example of different people expecting mutually exclusive things from the same type of product. You want a phone as small as possible. I want it as large as possible.

Re: Palm

#43

Post by JdeBP »

Waterluvian wrote: post #24

What an irritating webpage. Just a bunch of pretentious photos with text that loads way too late.

It's actually a zero-content WWW site if one has not turned on Javascript. Aside from the script and , it comprises just a and some empty s and appears as entirely blank.

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18225645

Re: Palm

#44

Post by TeMPOraL »

drewm1980 wrote: post #39

How about a smartphone brand that promises to never change the UI again after version 1.0? Users can move their buttons around or change their appearance, but their investment in muscle memory is sacred. Before javascript hit the internet everyone used (and frequently declined to update) native apps, and largely controlled their UI, but as a society we just gave that control to web designers. Many Vim and Emacs users…

One thing I miss from the pre-touchscreen era: never-changing UI with soft-realtime guarantees. When e.g. using my old K800i, I had memorized sequences of actions and delays (eg: "down, 3, ok, wait ~1 second, down, down, ok"). The delays were consistent. This meant I could operate my phone without looking at it, without even pulling it out of my pocket. This is impossible in the smartphone era, not just because UIs change, but because delays are completely unpredictable.

Re: Palm

#45

Post by TeMPOraL »

JdeBP wrote: post #43
Waterluvian wrote: post #24

What an irritating webpage. Just a bunch of pretentious photos with text that loads way too late.

It's actually a zero-content WWW site if one has not turned on Javascript. Aside from the script and , it comprises just a and some empty s and appears as entirely blank. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18225645

It's a zero-content WWW even with JavaScript enabled. Just load of lifestyle marketing crap, and you have to dig in a bit to get an actual product description.

Re: Palm

#46

Post by TeMPOraL »

skeoh wrote: post #30
bengotow wrote: post #27

This is a device with a unique approach to mobile user experience, but there are literally no photos of the UI on the site. Maybe the idea is that it feels like a phone, so you pull it from your pocket thanks to extreme smartphone muscle memory. You find your hands have selected a black glass slab that says "PA LM" in the middle, which is quite uninteresting, So you put it away. Distraction crisis averted. (Kidding o…

Not sure if this is what you're referring to but there's pictures of the UI on the product page: https://www.palm.com/product

And it turns out it's just a small Android phone. There's no unique approach to any kind of experience.

Re: Palm

#47

Post by bubblethink »

anfilt wrote: post #38

Yay a small phone. Oh it's tied to only Verizon, and costs 350 dollars... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/palm-rises-from-the-...

Yeah, I misread it originally as $34.99, which may make some sense as a kitschy novelty thing, even if only marginally.

Re: Palm

#48

Post by anta40 »

3.3" display. Hmmm a bit smaller than iPhone 4?

Being used to big phones like those Galaxy Note series (yes I use them a lot for taking notes and reading ebooks), I guess this won't be my main phone.

And too bad it's locked to Verizon, yes? I live in Southeast Asia...

Re: Palm

#50

Post by anfilt »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #42
aarpmcgee wrote: post #28

I feel like the only one who thinks this is kind of awesome. I want a small phone. As small as possible, that can still text and act as an LTE hotspot, with very basic browsing, and Spotify. I want that. The iPhone SE was perfect for me.

Phones are my go-to real example of different people expecting mutually exclusive things from the same type of product. You want a phone as small as possible. I want it as large as possible.

I don't understand the need for a large phone. If I need a large screen, I just use my laptop or desktop. Moreover, without a proper keyboard I mostly just read a tad bit of text. You don't need a massive screen for that.
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