u/kylef5993

I know it’s a kickstarter reach goal or whatever but plz.

EDIT 2: THE IMAGE IS AI. THIS POST IS FOR FORM FACTOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT DISCUSSING THE IMAGE.

Truthfully, I think that this is hands down the best format for a smart phone.

Someone responded to the post a few months back saying "the people buying these dont care about content/media consumption" but I think that thats missing the point. So many people miss real keyboards and dont purchase them solely because they need to choose. I think if people were offered a product that could actually do both then it would sell insanely well. Dont alienate content consumers because you think if they care about YouTube or games then they dont deserve a keyboard.

Im a real estate development project manager and rely on my phone for emails, PDFs of construction plans, and other work related stuff but I have absolutely zero desire to carry two devices. I also use my phone to track workouts in the gym using Fitbod, use Spotify, rely on Youtube way too much, play games on long flights, and use it for shopping. This would be game changing for me.

I am still hyped for the Communicator, I think solely due to a nostalgia for my old blackberries, but this form factor could actually replace my iPhone and I think thats much more exciting to think about.

Edit: Full disclosure that the image is created with AI. I am a developer and not a graphic designer but wanted to rant.

The view from my old and then new office.

Hey guys!

I travel too much for work and it's always a nightmare trying to find a bills bar during the season. I normally end up searching for one and finding it here on Reddit so I made an app to consolidate backers bars across the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, soccer, and college football and basketball.

Not selling anything since the app is free (there are a few ads to hopefully pay for the TheSportsDB API I use to pull scores but thats all. No login required either. It only keeps your device ID and nothing else personal, so you just open it, find a bar near you (or wherever you're traveling), and answer a few quick questions on what made it good (for us degenerates: Shout song after touchdowns, Labatt on tap, maybe Hayburner eventually? One can dream., etc).

I added all this because I went to an Anchor Bar in LA a few years back, before I found Busby's in Santa Monica, and was pretty disappointed. It was chill but really not that exciting. Busby's is easily LA's go to Bills Bar nowadays.

It's just on iOS right now since honestly im not too sure how to make an Android app just yet. If there is demand then I'll get around to it though.

I know it's pretty niche, it's less a day to day app and more of a glorified directory for people who travel a lot or would rather just open an app than dig through reddit or the official backers sites (for the teams that even have one, half of them are way out of date).

There's a pretty substantial update being reviewed by Apple right now so that should be out in the next few days. Other features it has:

• Live scores on your Lock Screen (and Dynamic Island)
• Game Planner — assign a bar to an upcoming game and build a watch schedule across all your teams
• Full season schedules for every team you follow
• Smart notifications — kickoff reminders for games you've planned, plus a heads-up when there's a backer bar near you or in a city you're traveling to
• Auto-sorting favorites + a "Next Up" card that surfaces the nearest good bar for your next game
• Home-screen widget (upcoming games + the bar you're headed to)

live crowd tracking via check ins

Anyways, if you have any feedback or want anything else added, feel free to post up here! Hope it helps. Go Bills.

Also, I seeded Bills bars so far but not many other teams cause it takes absolutely forever so feel free to add bars for other teams if you know of them.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/outpost-backers-bar-finder/id6766168619