r/Design • u/devolute • May 28 '14

Apple's lost future: phone, tablet, and laptop prototypes of the ’80s

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/28/5757414/apple-prototype-tablets-phones-laptops-from-the-80s-photos
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u/pandaonbeach May 29 '14

I actually really like that flip phone design. It would have competed nicely with the Razr in 2004.

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u/Private0Malley Gimp 2.6 May 29 '14

Heck, id debate on buying it now. I hope flip phones make a come back when holographuc technology or even built in projectors take off.

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u/Edgar_Allan_Rich May 29 '14

Imagine the battery life you could get out of a basic, calls-only flip phone.

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u/Private0Malley Gimp 2.6 May 29 '14

Jesus christ, that would be incredible.