[GTALUG] touch screens

[ac]

On Wed, 11 Oct 2017 08:51:00 -0400
Scott Sullivan via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
> On 11/10/17 08:31 AM, ac via talk wrote:
> > On Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:08:40 -0500
> > o1bigtenor via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:  
> >> Am I the only person who finds that touch screens don't work worth
> >> a !@#$%^ using my fingers?
> > you are not alone. for some basic stuff they are fine, but, in
> > addition to your valuable observations, I frequently find that my
> > fingers are simply just too big and the effort required to operate
> > the various screens accurately, is simply too much...
> > <insert poop emoji here><insert phone emoji here><insert more
> > interesting and relevant emojis here, of course so that more people
> > will understand my communications>
> > maybe the 2020's will be better after all the kids grow up (and
> > some of the present old people have shuffled off the mortal coil /
> > outran the other rats)  
> 
> I agree this is a problem in the North American market.
> In Korea, Samsung does seem to be paying attention to this issues 
> though. The Samsung Galaxy Folder 2, is a hybrid smartphone/flipphone 
> with full keys, and larger UI.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYC0gw7g1zA&t=4m5s
> 
ono. ono. please not yafp! :)
(yet another flip phone)

mind you, star trek is back... so i guess anything is possible...

what is needed is a much smaller device that fits snugly in my ear and
works with voice recognition - to make and receive calls.

this will be a "phone" - no camera no heart monitor no vibrator, no bullshit.

then, this may connect to my desktop/notebook/laptop (or not) - may
connect to my actual camera (for comms of pics)

the days of trying to fit absolutely anything (as well as a toilet)
into one thing that goes in a pocket - is quickly moving to FAIL

some models, like apple - are getting LARGER all the time...
the apple 8 is larger than 6 inches by 3 inches already... 
(apple 4 used to be 20% smaller... at 4.5 inches by 2.3 inches)

other brands are worse... the world even had to come up with a new name
for the super sized phones (pads)

Andre