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Re:New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellpho... by phkahler on Friday October 25, 2019 @01:41PM (#21357366)
With wireless charging we are nearing the possibility of a waterproof, sealed phone. Not sure how you'd turn it on. Glass front and back bonded together could get there. Touch screen. Camera inside the glass?
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Re:New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellpho... by gpm on Friday October 25, 2019 @02:20PM (#21357761)
> Not sure how you'd turn it on

I'm not sure that it needs to fully turn off, many of our electronics don't have that ability. As long as it has power it could run in a super-low-energy mode that just keeps a capacitive sensor going.

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Re:New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellpho... by stcredzero on Friday October 25, 2019 @04:55PM (#21359162)
I'm reminded of the episode of Max Headroom, where the boss was poking around in someone's apartment and noticed something on the TV: "An off switch? She could get 20 years for that!"
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