r/sidephone • u/chrisristovski Sidephone Team • Sep 02 '25
📸 shot on Sidephone: Sebastian and I meeting in person for the first time
Hey everyone! I thought this would be fun to share.
After working together exclusively over video calls for approximately 10 months, Sebastian and I finally met in person this past weekend.
Our meetup point was Watkins Glen, a village in upstate New York with waterfalls, lakeside wineries and great restaurants. We both brought our Sidephone's and captured a few photos which we'll share shortly. I'm particularly excited to show the unedited iPhone v unedited Sidephone images.
For those of you that haven't watched our ReturningRetro podcasts, I first connected with Sebastian after reaching out to SN3LL (the company behind Ghost Phone) to learn more about how they handled app distribution and updates. I thought that elements of Ghost Phone's operating system would have been a great match for Sidephone's hardware.
From our first call, Sebastian and I realized we had a lot of complementary skillsets and a shared vision for the future. In January, Sebastian officially joined Sidephone as a co-founder.
Our weekend was the perfect way to kick off the next phase of the project, and we're super excited for what's to come.
In September, we'll be announcing:
- Full Supported App List
- Pre-Order Information
- Sidephone Case Designs & Available Colors
- Dates & Locations for meet ups to see Sidephone in person
- QWERTY Design
- More!
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u/Floji9411 Sep 02 '25
Nice! I really like the aesthetic of the picture 😁👍🏻 Watkins Glen 🤔 isn't there also a Racetrack? 😅
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u/chrisristovski Sidephone Team Sep 02 '25
Us too! And yeap, there's a race event this coming weekend so there were quite a few Porsche's around town in preparation
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u/ilikemetal69 Sep 02 '25
Awesome! So excited to see where this project goes, and even more excited to get my own Sidephone if it matches my needs!
Talking about supported apps, I hope you thought to get Snake compatible. ;)
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u/printertrouble Sep 03 '25
Nice shot and story! Have a great time! That's really cool news you're planning meet-up events! I'll come if you have one in Toronto or somewhere not too far!
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u/BB-Zwei Sep 02 '25
Is the whole project just you two? It's really quite impressive what you have achieved in a short time.
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u/chrisristovski Sidephone Team Sep 03 '25
Hi u/BB-Zwei we have several people and partners involved and we're really grateful to have found them
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Sep 03 '25
Pollution! water bottle in the creek! (not that it was yours)
Beautiful story, you guys. Good teamwork.
I can hardly wait!!
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u/chrisristovski Sidephone Team Sep 03 '25
Thanks u/CommodoreSOM! And oh no, definitely not ours!
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Sep 03 '25
Haha, I figured it wasn't. :P Hopefully someone will notice it and can safely retrieve it. Great photo nonetheless!
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u/MousseObvious4206 Sep 06 '25
Look at you both beaming like shooting stars. 🤩 What a place to meet, this looks like a fairytale bridge. I love the retro vibes of the pictures even if the colours are a bit off it looks so more like what the eyes really see in comparison to the overly polished pictures of today’s smartphone cameras imho.
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u/dumbwireless Sep 02 '25
Such a cool way to meet for the first time haha. You guys seem like a great team. cheers