@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 8 days agoThe alarm clock industry was collateral damage in the smartphone wars.message-square78fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down14
arrow-up1245arrow-down1message-squareThe alarm clock industry was collateral damage in the smartphone wars.@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 8 days agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-square@Mr_Crash_Davis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•edit-27 days agoThis is true. Looking more broadly there’s a bunch of industries that have been affected by smart phones. Here’s just some of the devices you no longer need thanks to I-phone / Androids:
minus-square@Resurectra@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 days agoStrictly speaking the replacement for the gameboy is not iPhone / Android. It’s the Switch / PSP / other similar handheld consoles. I would love to have that red phone with the number dial though, for decorative purposes :)
minus-square@dragonlobster@programming.devlinkfedilink0•6 days agoPhones are powerful enough to emulate those devices via software
minus-square@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink2•7 days agoHard to get a game of bones going with just a smart phone.
minus-square@Mr_Crash_Davis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•7 days agoI’m sure there’s a dice app that adds the “clickity clack” effects. After that it’s practically the same lol.
This is true. Looking more broadly there’s a bunch of industries that have been affected by smart phones.
Here’s just some of the devices you no longer need thanks to I-phone / Androids:
Strictly speaking the replacement for the gameboy is not iPhone / Android.
It’s the Switch / PSP / other similar handheld consoles.
I would love to have that red phone with the number dial though, for decorative purposes :)
Phones are powerful enough to emulate those devices via software
Hard to get a game of bones going with just a smart phone.
I’m sure there’s a dice app that adds the “clickity clack” effects. After that it’s practically the same lol.