Why old books smell so good

Re:Why old books smell so good by Izkata on Sunday August 20, 2023 @03:45AM (#37197030)

> We've had smartphones for fifteen years and they haven't really improved much. Better camera, a few more sensors, more durable glass. Incremental improvements. About the same for laptops and desktops.

For the past few years they've been experimenting with foldable screens, with hints of rollable screens maybe coming soon, so that's something at least.

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Re:Why old books smell so good by jasonjmcghee on Sunday August 20, 2023 @11:29AM (#37200068)

I feel like you must be intentionally exaggerating for a reason.

Between the processing power, battery life, storage space (100x), ram (50x), screen resolution (20x pixels) and refresh rate, not to mention network speed…

I can record 4K video at 60fps. On my phone. How is that an incremental improvement?

I consume a huge amount of the web on my phone (and not hate myself or constantly zoom in and out), can type meaningfully fast with swipe/trace, copy/paste to/from my laptop, can use my phone as a webcam (realtime), useful realtime navigation, I pay for the majority of my purchases by holding my phone to a sensor, I put completely wireless incredibly light earbuds that last hours in my ears for listening and talking that actively cancel noise.

Today's phones are incredible.

On the other end of the spectrum, the cheapest smartphones can be purchased for less than $10.

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Re:Why old books smell so good by Izkata on Sunday August 20, 2023 @02:04PM (#37201514)

Most of what you've listed is "take this number, make it larger", same as the past century. Foldable and rollable screens are actually something new.

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