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Re:Apple is betting on augmented reality by hyperpallium on Monday March 20, 2017 @09:51AM (#13914177)
You're right in general, but iPhone was the first touchscreen smartphone. Today, (almost) all smartphones look like an iPhone. (Though Apple didn't invent the touchscreen.)
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Re:Apple is betting on augmented reality by MagnumOpus on Monday March 20, 2017 @11:41AM (#13915101)
Beyond what the others are saying about IBM's Simon, Apple wasn't even the first with a capacitive touchscreen - they did it a year after the LG Prada...
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Re:Apple is betting on augmented reality by ethbro on Monday March 20, 2017 @10:02AM (#13914282)
I'll just leave this here.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon

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Re:Apple is betting on augmented reality by saycheese on Monday March 20, 2017 @10:02AM (#13914279)
IBM Simon was the first phone with a touchscreen in 1992.
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