Naming the new phone category

There are dumbphones, also called feature phones. There are also smartphones. So far, so good.

But there is also an emerging category of phones that doesn't have a name yet. This category is halfway between a dumbphone and a smartphone. A phone from this category can run either a limited set of apps or all apps, but even in the latter case, it implements certain technological and/or design features intended to discourage excessive app use.

People have been having trouble referring to such phones. I propose calling them wisephones. They are smart, to an extent, but they have realized that they can be too smart for their own good, and have taken a step back.

Discuss.

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u/merchantconvoy — 9 hours ago
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Is anyone here using a watch collection and accuracy tracking app?

I was using WristLog for a while, but it's going from free to paid, so I'm on the lookout for free alternatives. I'm on Android. Thanks.

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u/merchantconvoy — 3 days ago

Where do you guys buy watch boxes/cases?

I'm looking for storage for 10 to 20 watches, something with a lid and a protective base for each watch, but preferably on the affordable end. Thanks.

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u/merchantconvoy — 3 days ago

Help me track down a watch

Some years ago, I saw an Armitron watch with the following features:

  • Dial looked mostly like the Casio MQ24-7B2's dial.
  • Fabric strap rather than resin.
  • Push-button LED or EL light rather than a chemical lume or no lume.
  • May or may not have had date and/or day windows.

If anyone can help me track down this model, or anything similar from any manufacturer at all, I would appreciate it.

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u/merchantconvoy — 2 months ago
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As cheap and iconic as the F-91W is, it has some serious downsides:

  • Terrible backlight
  • Insufficient water resistance
  • Insufficient feature set for a modern digital watch
  • Screen/digits too small for some users

Given these downsides, which other Casio model do you think is the best pretender to the F-91W's throne, the one Casio that you could recommend to almost anyone as a cheap enough, good enough watch that will blend with almost any style?

I have my own opinion on this, but I won't post until later so as not to influence the thread.

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u/merchantconvoy — 2 months ago
▲ 45 r/pirating+3 crossposts

In threads like these, people tend to post sites without stating ownership, even if they themselves made and run the site.

But I think that's a loss of opportunity. If a Redditor made a site, we want to know. We'd rather deal with someone from our community than with some stranger. Also, exchanging opinions in both directions is going to be easier this way.

So this thread is your chance to promote your free media streaming site. Tell us what makes it stands out. And we'll tell you what we like about it and what we don't.

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u/merchantconvoy — 2 months ago