>The Future we were promised:
Portable, convenient, useful and long lasting tech that facilitated productivity, made life easier for us, and saved us time and anxiety. Hardware was becoming simplified, smaller, and needed less power to in order to last longer.
>The Future we were shafted with:
Obnoxious, glaring, distraction boxes that barely function for the few hours they don’t need to be plugged into an outlet, - that is if they are not already too scratched or unresponsive to do the one simple task you need them for. Cloud and ‘ecosystem’ bullshit, botnet and bloat. Everything needs a shitty camera. Everything needs wifi. Everything needs to be replaced within 2-3 years.
ITT: God-Tier single function technology that will last forever.
It's your fault for buying shitty hardware.
I haven't needed to replace anything in forever because I don't buy things based on gimmicks.
>>51441530
I have a green one still
My Tungsten | E still does pretty much everything I need to do on a mobile device other than web browse or play games
I do have a Zire 72s tho
>have section 504 disabilities (dysgraphia)
>school says the alphasmart (OP pic) meets my needs instead of a laptop
>ADB to USB is fucking horrible
>crashes all the time and loses documents
>special ed kids get macbook pros they never use
Yeah, no. No fucking way is the alphasmart God-tier.
>>51441487
>ITT: God-Tier single function technology that will last forever.
These things.
Why did we abandon these is beyond my understanding
>small
>cheap,
>reliable,
>powered by normal batteries, so you could have a rechargeable ones for daily use and a normal battery "just in case"
>took 30 seconds to swap the battery
>could be operated in your pocket because there were like 4 buttons
>hey wanna add some Music breh?
>just plug it in like a normal fucking flashdrive, no drivers, no shitty syncing software,
>playlists-by-directory as default
>>51441530
I had this when I was younger but the only shit I really got for was Fear Factor. It was like the coolest thing ever though at the time.
>>51441661
I do remember those days, when I asked for pic related since I could expand the storage with an SD card
it had a screen
and it ran for hours and hours on a single AA battery
>>51441487
>>51441806
This thing fits into the second description as it's nothing but a distraction box
>>51441661
There's this little thing that keeps me pretty satisfied.
> Can install custom firmware
> Even the stock firmware plays flac and ogg files, custom firmware allows studio quality flacs
> Micro SD slot for memory expansion
> Good battery life
>>51441487
The popularity of touch screens killed quality portable electronics.
Everything must now be a black slate, ergonomics be damned.
>>51441487
>single function technology that will last forever.
>>51444245
>true weapon of mas destruction.
>weapon that has taken the most lives
>cheap ass fuck in third world
