New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

i was making some interaction mockups the other day and the software i was using has an image of a hand holding the iphone framing the interactions and i was all why do they have this generic phone image some sort of copyright thing i guess i have to paste an image of the real iphone over it then when i googled to find an image i realized that is the real iphone lol looks like an samsung

I agree the antenna lines and raised camera are incongruous but I think they've finally settled into the fact that people put cases on these things and used that as an affordance
flat edges suck imo

apples success comes from them figuring out how to make tech stylish and sheek, and trapping users into restrictive software. only at that point did apple take over the world.

― Daukins (Arctic Noon Auk), Monday, April 13, 2015 2:12 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i assure you as usual u have no idea what youre talking about and are repackaging the least insightful received wisdom as bold truth telling

cold takes

flat edges suck imo

― mh, Monday, April 13, 2015 2:18 PM (22 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

there is def a good argument against flat edges but these are not good rounded ones, general shape of the 1-3 was obvs the best

also spelling chic as "sheek" is pretty good

no I had the 3 and used the 1 a lot, the rounded edges were the exact size as a bar of soap when it reaches maximum slippery droppability imo

lol i thought he was trying to say sleek

the ol bedrock "bar of soap" product design colliery

i mean as long as its not actually made out of wet soap

this is why I use shower gel now, it's well documented on ilx

iphone should come with pubes on it

to improve grip

and mouthfeel

why do i suddenly wants paella

the ol bedrock "bar of soap" product design colliery

― lag∞n, Monday, April 13, 2015 1:22 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

But phones don't Dial anymore.

there's a "Don't Go Makin Phony Calls" -> "Waterfalls" -> soap commercials with waterfalls joke here somewhere

3gs still the best shape imo, if only it wasn't so plasticky cheap feeling

I just don't care that much about the form factor. As long as the new model is faster, got a better camera, some other new feature, etc, then I'm happy.

I tried selling my 3gs to one of those mail-in services and it got rejected due to a crack in the plastic down the back

lagoon otm about iPhone 6

5/5s is my favorite in terms of design

tbh I even like the 5c design

I like how it doesn't feel so fragile and vulnerable, the only recent iPhone that doesn't feel like it needs a case

btw as newer iPhone users my wife and I got otterboxes for our 5ss but when they arrived in the mail we had to say gtfo with this clunky-ass garbage, fuck these ugly cases

we sent them back

gettin a galaxy s6. hope apple's wounds heal with time.

i didn't use a case for a year with my 5, still haven't with my 6, cases are so unnecessary

for the 6+ it's essential to have a case or it will slip right out. something super slim and lo pro tho with some grip, like the incipio feather.

i6 designs are pretty lame i agree. 5 was the best cos it was like the 4 but slightly slimmer and slightly lighter. still like the way that one looks/feels.

i've had my 5 for abt 2 and a half years, never used a case.

lol cases

lol Applecare.

Only case I would consider is one of those ones that has the credit card and money insert

lost my 5 bc it fell out of my pocket. FA returned two causes: short pants and no case.

Cases are for grip only. I'm under no illusion that they would offer any kind of protection.

otm

Cases are for grip only. I'm under no illusion that they would offer any kind of protection.

― Jeff, Monday, April 13, 2015 7:19 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otterboxes are ugly and clunky and i have one and they are p much bullet proof, i've dropped this motherfucker so many times, i drop it on purpose, fuck the world

i dont f w a case whats the point of having a beautiful slim phone

h8 protection

if i did tho id get one w a battery in it

p much the worst thing that happens is the glass breaks and u cn get that fix down the corner (i have never broken the glass)

i replaced the charging port that i broke by using a bootleg cable tho

$12 kit amazon.com

i assure you as usual u have no idea what youre talking about and are repackaging the least insightful received wisdom as bold truth telling

― lag∞n, Monday, April 13, 2015 11:19 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i love the extreme levels of condescension and arrogance u can only get with frequent ilm posters. more please!

uh hello this is not ilm get a brain

I never cracked a screen until the 5. I've cracked the screen on both the 5 and 6. My impression is that if you don't have a case on either of those phones, you are tempting fate in the worst way.

replacing screen also not that cheap or easy imo

i replaced my 3g screen myself but i think it's basically impossible to DIY now

I think it's prob in this thread or the other one, but I dropped my 6 face down on a rock, took it to an Apple store, and they had the whole thing replaced and ready in 45 minutes.

I had applecare and had to pay the accidental damage deductible, but I think w/o that it was like $100