Proctele apps in the App Store

Proctele apps in the App Store
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Monday, August 22, 2011

$120 to go back in time

Here's a really funny article about a phone called John's Anti Smart Phone: 
http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/08/17/johns-anti-smart-phone/
Ok, it's not actually time travel, but it's an IT equivalent.
The article features two pictures of it. It's fairly good-looking. So let's look at the top features:
- Quad band
- A ringtone and three volume levels
- A one-line b/w display
- 10 speed-dials
- Hardcopy notebook with accompanying pen stored neatly behind a transparent door
- Excellent battery life with three weeks stand-by time


This phone is not for techies like me, but it would put anyone at the center of attention anywhere. Let's take a look at the features and try to remember when they became commonplace.



- Quad band, in 2001
- A ringtone and three volume levels, in 1989
- A one-line b/w display, in 1989
- 10 speed-dials, in 1992
The one below are distinguishing features, hardly anywhere to be found, at least the first one:
- Hardcopy notebook with accompanying pen stored neatly behind a transparent door
- Excellent battery life with three weeks stand-by time



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