The next Made by Google event is set to take place on August 13, in Mountain View, California. While much of the details of Google’s product launch has already leaked, there’s some info that has not. That includes pre-order and shipping dates. We can now share those dates with you.

  • pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Eighteen hundred freaking dollars?! The thirteen hundred I paid for my 512 GB S23 Ultra was already insane.

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      Folding phones are still a status symbol of some kind and the actual utility of a large phone screen is lost on most owners. Once most of the R&D cost is paid off and the tech starts to plateau, it might get cheaper?

      I see foldable screens as a work device. Sure, a portable movie theater would be a good perk, but it would absolutely rock as a commercial all-in-one console for a 3D printer farm or something. If there is enough commercial value in a device like that, $2k could be a bargain.

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          It’s just the first example I could think of that involved a wearhouse, lots of machines that need to be tinkered with that use some kind of centralized management.

          Essentially, it’s tablet that fits in your back pocket. It would be useful to just tuck away quickly in a pocket to quickly fix a bit of filament or something.

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        2 months ago

        74 year old dad said that he was looking at getting a modern flip phone, but then was disappointed to see their mod rage process with garbage tech, or top of the line tech and insane pieces.

        I bought him a small AT&T prepaid phone that’s a mix between the old dumb phones and modern smart phones that is interesting.