I built my own Phone... because innovation is sad rn

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I decided to mangle a Samsung Flip into a custom made Blackberry all the while, not going bald somehow.

Lad has tenacity I'll give them that.

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Olgratin_Magmatoe @slrpnk.net 4d ago
Very neat. Though I wish this kind of thing would be possible to do with open source components.
pandakhan @slrpnk.net 4d ago
I agree with the sentiment here; I wish more companies took design risks.
I would LOVE to get my hands on a Huawei Pura X, but I doubt it will be available outside China, software concerns aside.
DaGeek247 @fedia.io 5d ago
I think my favorite quote from the video is "You don't have to make a product that fits everyone for it to be a good product".
- ladfrombrad 🇬🇧 @lemdro.id 4d ago
  I liked their inflection via video editing with their suffering
  https://files.catbox.moe/o15y0x.jpg
  Made me chuckle.
Evotech @lemmy.world 3d ago

He made a phone using only a 3D printer and a phone And a blackberry
Strayce @lemmy.sdf.org 4d ago

I miss 2000's era Nokia. They had their flagship phones that turned a profit but also just did some truly weird shit purely to see if it caught on.
𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 @infosec.pub 4d ago
That is insanely cool.
mesa @piefed.social 5d ago
This is awesome. I would pay for something like this...
Blisterexe @lemmy.zip 5d ago
very good video, although tbh I'd rather have a slab phone.
Turret3857 @infosec.pub 5d ago
No but how feasible would it be to do it with like a pi5, a 3d printer, a USB modem, and a lot of pain?
- Blue_Morpho @lemmy.world 5d ago
  You could do it but it would be enormous. Pi5 draws 10 watts when not idle.
- atomicbocks @sh.itjust.works 5d ago
  Maybe a Time Machine too?
- limerod @reddthat.com 4d ago
  
  It was done for previous pi https://hackaday.io/project/195370-raspberry-piphone-a-diy-android-smartphone
  https://hackaday.com/2022/10/10/a-raspberry-pi-phone-for-the-modern-era/
mrfriki @lemmy.world 4d ago
It’s a pity that the industry doesn’t take more risks.
- Ulrich @feddit.org 4d ago
  They used to but they never paid off. LG was a huge pioneer in the hardware space and look where that got them.
Tiger Jerusalem @lemmy.world 5d ago
Reminds me of the ancient Motorola Cube. I had one and loved the little thing.
- Ilandar @lemmy.today 3d ago
  What a cool design!
Psythik @lemmy.world 4d ago
Would be neat if they could figure out a way to move the cameras to the other side the next time they make a phone.
mesa @piefed.social 5d ago

Ive been wanting to get a https://www.tindie.com/products/zitaotech/hackberrypi-cyberdeck-handheld-with-q20-keyboard/ for years! but its always sold out :(

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