Also kind of true, most people use phones or tablets nowadays. You only really need a laptop if you are creating content. If you’re simply consuming it, then you just need a screen.
I can’t believe we haven’t started seeing work station docks for phones. Imagine carrying your laptop with you everywhere in your pocket, but then having a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and a few USB ports to do all of your laptop things without needing to buy a laptop. Maybe the phone mounts on top of the monitor to make use of its camera too. I’m sure these things are powerful enough for how most people would use that. Just not games and blender, and probably not video editing.
I could even see something like internet cafes come back. Rent a docked work station, plug your phone in, get shit done and take it with you when you leave. It seems redundant only because we still have libraries, but when the fascists recognize libraries as socialism and ban them, then you’ll see the value of my stupid fucking idea.
Samsung has something like this already with DeX (the dock isn’t even that expensive either, though it’s kind of bad value for money since it’s just a fan and some ports). Not nearly robust enough for actual workstation needs but it works for office stuff.
I’ve been thinking the exact same thing actually. I’d love to just have a single device I carry around that I could dock to add more juice and use like a desktop at home.
Incidentally, this would eliminate the need for most cloud hosting services too. If you don’t need to constantly sync data, then you don’t need online services for any of your media. You just need sync when you collaborate with other people. This would afford way more privacy.
Nobody buys laptops anymore. Only geeks do.
Also kind of true, most people use phones or tablets nowadays. You only really need a laptop if you are creating content. If you’re simply consuming it, then you just need a screen.
Mother holding a phone.
Laptop drowning nearby.
Desktop is a skeleton at the bottom.
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That’s one of the saddest things I’ve heard today
I can’t believe we haven’t started seeing work station docks for phones. Imagine carrying your laptop with you everywhere in your pocket, but then having a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and a few USB ports to do all of your laptop things without needing to buy a laptop. Maybe the phone mounts on top of the monitor to make use of its camera too. I’m sure these things are powerful enough for how most people would use that. Just not games and blender, and probably not video editing.
I could even see something like internet cafes come back. Rent a docked work station, plug your phone in, get shit done and take it with you when you leave. It seems redundant only because we still have libraries, but when the fascists recognize libraries as socialism and ban them, then you’ll see the value of my stupid fucking idea.
Samsung has something like this already with DeX (the dock isn’t even that expensive either, though it’s kind of bad value for money since it’s just a fan and some ports). Not nearly robust enough for actual workstation needs but it works for office stuff.
I’ve been thinking the exact same thing actually. I’d love to just have a single device I carry around that I could dock to add more juice and use like a desktop at home.
Incidentally, this would eliminate the need for most cloud hosting services too. If you don’t need to constantly sync data, then you don’t need online services for any of your media. You just need sync when you collaborate with other people. This would afford way more privacy.