This is part of our revamped Guess the Phone series, where we take a look back at phones from yesteryear. For more, you can view all of them here. Back in the early aughts of the smartphone craze when the market was still finding its identity, this phone arrived and showed that big phones were more than a fluke. Turns out, phones with big displays, big batteries, and big ideas are...
This is part of our revamped Guess the Phone series, where we take a look back at phones from yesteryear. For more, you can view all of them here. I think what I liked most about this smartphone was how simple it was. It featured a solid, futuristic design (thanks to a fun pixelated pattern on the back) and excellent software (at the time). Truth be told, I would gladly use this...
Among the tablets we’ve seen over the years, this mysterious device is perhaps one of the more tragically underappreciated—even more so than Microsoft’s Surface RT. It may have been the timing, and the competition, but it sure didn’t last long despite a high-profile marketing campaign. When it did get discontinued not long after launching, it sure went out in a blaze of glory, too. It’s...
I can’t believe how small this device’s screen is. I suppose at the time it was huge, especially for a handset introducing multi-touch capabilities—a first for the manufacturer. But sheesh. Something of this size would be unusable today; Web browsing or reading email would be next to impossible. It just goes to show how sharply mobile has evolved over the past several years—this mystery...
This is by far the most recognizable phone that’s graced the mobile market. Ever. The entire market. Even someone that doesn’t closely follow technology knows the name and company that made this phone. Some, even today, believe this is/was the best phone, period. No question. Smartphones are good and all, but this? Better. Imagine how you felt in high school sliding it into your pocket...