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What Do Smart Phones (Partially) Replace?
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In summary: A way to keep you busy while you ignore your family to read PF posts.70. A place to store all those PF posts.71. A reminder to back up your phone.72. A way to remember to charge your phone.73. A portable phone charger.74. A way to track your steps/calories burned.75. A virtual reality headset.76. A way to order food for delivery.77. A wallet tracker.78. A car key/remote.79. A guitar tuner.80. A metronome.81. A way to play white noise for better sleep.82. A guitar amp/effects simulator.83. A portable movie/TV streaming device.84. A way
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Not sure how many people have done "chemical" based photography, but the list of things involved with that are quite numerous.
Going through my stash of useless old junk that someday I will eventually figure out a "repurpose" for:
146 enlarger
147 trays
148 tongs
149 chemicals: developer, fixer, and water, as I recall
150 negative developer canister device
152 boxes to hold un-albumed photos
153 photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
154 photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
155 little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
156 Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called? It had two functions as I recall: 1. Anti-vibration device, and 2. Really long exposure thingy.
157 flashy thingy (I'm pretty sure we just called it "a flash")
158 special effects lenses
159 color filters
I think the "lens cleaning tissue" and "air poofer + brush" device have not been replaced. Though, I've pretty much replaced them with the bottom half of my t-shirts. Wait! That "air poofer + brush" device was for cleaning off the negatives. It's all coming back to me now.
160 air poofer + brush device
Going through my stash of useless old junk that someday I will eventually figure out a "repurpose" for:
146 enlarger
147 trays
148 tongs
149 chemicals: developer, fixer, and water, as I recall
150 negative developer canister device
(already mentioned: 21. photo album)
151 negative album152 boxes to hold un-albumed photos
153 photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
154 photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
155 little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
156 Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called? It had two functions as I recall: 1. Anti-vibration device, and 2. Really long exposure thingy.
157 flashy thingy (I'm pretty sure we just called it "a flash")
158 special effects lenses
159 color filters
I think the "lens cleaning tissue" and "air poofer + brush" device have not been replaced. Though, I've pretty much replaced them with the bottom half of my t-shirts. Wait! That "air poofer + brush" device was for cleaning off the negatives. It's all coming back to me now.
160 air poofer + brush device
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All that's necessary now is an 'acceptable' way of having it ready to use without going around with it in my hand. It doesn't fit in a (slim-fit jeans) trouser pocket in a way that you can get it out when sitting down and it is too big and heavy to risk having it in a shirt pocket (easy to tip it down the lavatory or into the road when you bend down).
The 'holster' that ageing men seemed to favour a couple of decades ago, for their regular phones was a partial answer but too 'square' (a term for decades before but you know what I mean.
The watch alternative has too limited an interface. One day we will not need hands on at all, which will solve the problem.
The 'holster' that ageing men seemed to favour a couple of decades ago, for their regular phones was a partial answer but too 'square' (a term for decades before but you know what I mean.
The watch alternative has too limited an interface. One day we will not need hands on at all, which will solve the problem.
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I thought of that years ago, I named it "look-screen", as the computer would recognize where you were looking but it isn't as easy as it seems to code it...sophiecentaur said:
161. laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)
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I found a range sensor (dunno how I missed it) but why can't they put it with the thermometer?jerromyjon said:
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Here is a consolidated and renumbered list based on all the earlier posts.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
- Phone
- Clock/watch
- Calendar
- Calculator
- Day planner
- Pencil & Paper
- Envelopes & Stamps
- Hand held GPS
- Compass
- Outdoor thermometer
- Maps
- Deck of cards
- Radio
- TV
- Camera
- Wallet full of loyalty cards, soon a wallet full of money and credit cards.
- Paper Newspapers
- Paper books
- Auto insurance cards for the glove box
- MP3 player
- Photo album
- Tape recorder
- Game consoles/board games/toys
- Home weather station
- Weather radiio
- WIFI hotspot and cable modem.
- Airplane or event tickets
- Sky maps/star charts
- Movie theater, 8mm movie camera, home film projector
- Video projector
- Records/record players/tape decks
- Night watchman/security guard/baby sitter
- Address book
- Pedeometer
- Mirrors to check my haircut from the rear.
- A doctor visit to look for wax in my ears.
- recipe book
- Owner's/operator's manuals
- DIY books
- Filing cabinets
- Flashlight
- Drone remote w/ video feed
- level
- laptop computer for internet
- Accelerometer
- Audio spectrum analyser
- Thermal imager/IR camera
- TV Remote Control
- Barcode scanner
- Earthquake Early Warning Network Notification Device
- Bank Teller
- Langauge Translator
- Car Mechanic (OBD plug-in diagnostics)
- Medical Pager
- CPR Notifications and CPR Coach (PulsePoint App)
- Vein finder for Phlebotomy
- Human interaction
- land lines
- telescope (40x) [$18.03 @ e-bay]*
- microscope (100x) [$14.99 @ amazon]*
- EM spectrometer (1000 lines/mm diffraction grating) [$1.70 @ homesciencetools]*
- Waiter/waitress check pad
- Credit card scanner
- Cash register
- Status symbol
- makeshift ignition source... (fire starter)
- Electric blanket replacement. (single use only. Sorry! [gas mask and fire extinguisher extra])
- Campfire thingy, when you can't find any firewood. (Not just an ignition source, but the source of a whole evening full of fun conversation. ps. Does anyone know how long these things burn?)
- Reflective surface ( to get the attention of would-be rescuers when stranded without service) [Or blink SOS in morse code]
- Decoy (leave it somewhere and divert attention from your real location)
- Dictionary/ thesaurus
- magnetometer
- metal detector
- light meter
- barometer
- gravitometer
- piano tuner
- piano keyboard
- keyboard & mouse (should have put that near the start)
- farmers almanac
- expert advice on any topic
- Altimeter
- Car starter/door remote
- laser range finder
- Scale with self-adjusting geological calibration...
- Cigarette case
- lighter
- bottle of wine
- USB memory stick.
- oscilloscope with microphone input
- volt/amp meter (with external XOIO card)
- Arduino remote console/development system
- Raspberry Pi remote console/development system
- Wolfram Alpha
- Matlab
- Sheet music display/play/edit/transpose
- comfort blanket
- remote text alert device ( I'm breaking up with you:, or , Your fired. )
- easy to cut the conversation device and ignore ( Sorry - I have a call coming in )
- Borescope (needs USB camera $10 from ebay).
- Gyroscope
- Shopping device
- Academic Conference.
- Virtual Reality headset
- Robot
- Spreadsheet
- Surveillance bug
- Tracking device
- sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.
- conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa
- Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
- Tricorder
- thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
- Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
- doorstop
- throwing weapon multiple use
- FFT spectrum analyzer
- Signal generator
- Internet connection speed tester
- Touch screen aided ruler
- Inclinometer
- Color Detector
- Color Generator
- Tunable stroboscope
- Data logger
- Home automation controller
- Music composer ala garage band.
- beat box
- Apartment buzzers
- guitar
- violin
- drums,
- synth .
- News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )
- balloon satellite
- world clock
- stopwatch
- alarm
- sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
- sleep analyzer
- Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
- Guitar Tuner
- Guitar Chord Charts
- Video Conferencing
- Gaming
- enlarger
- trays
- tongs
- chemicals: developer, fixer, and water
- negative developer canister device
- negative album
- boxes to hold un-albumed photos
- photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
- photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
- little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
- Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?
- Flashbulb
- special effects lenses
- color filters
- air poofer + brush device
- laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
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Psychometric chart
Ductulator
Pipe sizer
3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
Photo editor
Emergency beacon
'Ehem:
Telescope controller
Planetarium
Satellite finder/tracker
Tide chart
Eclipse tracker
Remote camera controller
Ductulator
Pipe sizer
3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
Photo editor
Emergency beacon
'Ehem:
Telescope controller
Planetarium
Satellite finder/tracker
Tide chart
Eclipse tracker
Remote camera controller
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Interossiter?
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Library; have to remove/reduce the count?
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Bystander said:
along with the spirit of this... has anyone mentioned that phones can and have replaced books to some extent
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In flight entertainment systems (airplanes)
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Actually... no.sophiecentaur said:@OmCheeto: you are well SciFi - read.
I had never heard of the "Interossiter" until this morning. But it piqued my curiosity, and I watched the movie.
I think someone needs to add destructive laser beams to a smartphone in order for it to be a proper device.
hmmm...
Oh good god.
[ref]
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As I updated my Android operating system today, the phone got quite warm. And it was quite cold out this Thanksgiving eve. I found myself clutching my phone to warm my hands.
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Here is a consolidated and renumbered list based on all the earlier posts. The Count is now 180.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
- Phone
- Clock/watch
- Calendar
- Calculator
- Day planner
- Pencil & Paper
- Envelopes & Stamps
- Hand held GPS
- Compass
- Outdoor thermometer
- Maps
- Deck of cards
- Radio
- TV
- Camera
- Wallet full of loyalty cards, soon a wallet full of money and credit cards.
- Paper Newspapers
- Paper books
- Auto insurance cards for the glove box
- MP3 player
- Photo album
- Tape recorder
- Game consoles/board games/toys
- Home weather station
- Weather radiio
- WIFI hotspot and cable modem.
- Airplane or event tickets
- Sky maps/star charts
- Movie theater, 8mm movie camera, home film projector
- Video projector
- Records/record players/tape decks
- Night watchman/security guard/baby sitter
- Address book
- Pedeometer
- Mirrors to check my haircut from the rear.
- A doctor visit to look for wax in my ears.
- recipe book
- Owner's/operator's manuals
- DIY books
- Filing cabinets
- Flashlight
- Drone remote w/ video feed
- level
- laptop computer for internet
- Accelerometer
- Audio spectrum analyser
- Thermal imager/IR camera
- TV Remote Control
- Barcode scanner
- Earthquake Early Warning Network Notification Device
- Bank Teller
- Langauge Translator
- Car Mechanic (OBD plug-in diagnostics)
- Medical Pager
- CPR Notifications and CPR Coach (PulsePoint App)
- Vein finder for Phlebotomy
- Human interaction
- land lines
- telescope (40x) [$18.03 @ e-bay]*
- microscope (100x) [$14.99 @ amazon]*
- EM spectrometer (1000 lines/mm diffraction grating) [$1.70 @ homesciencetools]*
- Waiter/waitress check pad
- Credit card scanner
- Cash register
- Status symbol
- makeshift ignition source... (fire starter)
- Electric blanket replacement. (single use only. Sorry! [gas mask and fire extinguisher extra])
- Campfire thingy, when you can't find any firewood. (Not just an ignition source, but the source of a whole evening full of fun conversation. ps. Does anyone know how long these things burn?)
- Reflective surface ( to get the attention of would-be rescuers when stranded without service) [Or blink SOS in morse code]
- Decoy (leave it somewhere and divert attention from your real location)
- Dictionary/ thesaurus
- magnetometer
- metal detector
- light meter
- barometer
- gravitometer
- piano tuner
- piano keyboard
- keyboard & mouse (should have put that near the start)
- farmers almanac
- expert advice on any topic
- Altimeter
- Car starter/door remote
- laser range finder
- Scale with self-adjusting geological calibration...
- Cigarette case
- lighter
- bottle of wine
- USB memory stick.
- oscilloscope with microphone input
- volt/amp meter (with external XOIO card)
- Arduino remote console/development system
- Raspberry Pi remote console/development system
- Wolfram Alpha
- Matlab
- Sheet music display/play/edit/transpose
- comfort blanket
- remote text alert device ( I'm breaking up with you:, or , Your fired. )
- easy to cut the conversation device and ignore ( Sorry - I have a call coming in )
- Borescope (needs USB camera $10 from ebay).
- Gyroscope
- Shopping device
- Academic Conference.
- Virtual Reality headset
- Robot
- Spreadsheet
- Surveillance bug
- Tracking device
- sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.
- conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa
- Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
- Tricorder
- thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
- Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
- doorstop
- throwing weapon multiple use
- FFT spectrum analyzer
- Signal generator
- Internet connection speed tester
- Touch screen aided ruler
- Inclinometer
- Color Detector
- Color Generator
- Tunable stroboscope
- Data logger
- Home automation controller
- Music composer ala garage band.
- beat box
- Apartment buzzers
- guitar
- violin
- drums,
- synth .
- News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )
- balloon satellite
- world clock
- stopwatch
- alarm
- sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
- sleep analyzer
- Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
- Guitar Tuner
- Guitar Chord Charts
- Video Conferencing
- Gaming
- enlarger
- trays
- tongs
- chemicals: developer, fixer, and water
- negative developer canister device
- negative album
- boxes to hold un-albumed photos
- photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
- photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
- little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
- Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?
- Flashbulb
- special effects lenses
- color filters
- air poofer + brush device
- laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)
- Psychometric chart
- Ductulator
- Pipe sizer
- 3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
- Photo editor
- Emergency beacon
- Telescope controller
- Planetarium
- Satellite finder/tracker
- Tide chart
- Eclipse tracker
- Remote camera controller
- Interocitor (We have tricorde, so why not?)
- Library; have to remove/reduce the count?
- Books
- Darkroom (146-156 were darkroom equipment, but didn't mention the darkroom itself)
- In flight entertainment systems (airplanes)
- Hand warmer
- Killer laser controller
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
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Is 180 supposed to be Laser?anorlunda said:
I also have:OmCheeto said:
181: coloring books (My wife said it and I think it's unique, you can color black and white pages
)182: walkie talkies
183: puzzle books
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Good catch. I edited in "180 Killer laser controller"
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Partial replacement of Star Trek communicators, tricorders, and universal translators?anorlunda said:
Those are part of every day life... in Star Trek. ;)
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I like Serena said:
That's all very true, but all three are already on the list, including the tricorder.
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I am pretty sure this is unique... the closest is 33. Address book.
184. Phone book
I can't remember the last time I used one but I still have one somewhere, just in case it isn't urgent enough to use my phone as a: 115. doorstop or 68. campfire thingy
184. Phone book
I can't remember the last time I used one but I still have one somewhere, just in case it isn't urgent enough to use my phone as a: 115. doorstop or 68. campfire thingy
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185. heart rate monitor
186. eeg/ecg monitor
187. glucose tester
186. eeg/ecg monitor
187. glucose tester
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188. Wives. 
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189. Miniature yule log.
Are you thinking about a shutter release?anorlunda said:
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Close enough. I was too lazy to google it.Asymptotic said:
I posted a picture of mine in post #73.
Mine was mechanical, so it might be more appropriately called a "cable release". [ref]
Googling "shutter release" indicates that the "mechanical" ones appear to have been supplanted by digital remote devices.
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That release looks identical to the one I had for my Canon AE-1. Went back to using the built-in timer after it turned out the cable release introduced enough 'shudder to the shutter' to effect sharpness at moderately slow shutter speeds. :)OmCheeto said:
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Here is a consolidated and renumbered list based on all the earlier posts. The Count is now 193, goal is 200.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
- Phone
- Clock/watch
- Calendar
- Calculator
- Day planner
- Pencil & Paper
- Envelopes & Stamps
- Hand held GPS
- Compass
- Outdoor thermometer
- Maps
- Deck of cards
- Radio
- TV
- Camera
- Wallet full of loyalty cards, soon a wallet full of money and credit cards.
- Paper Newspapers
- Paper books
- Auto insurance cards for the glove box
- MP3 player
- Photo album
- Tape recorder
- Game consoles/board games/toys
- Home weather station
- Weather radiio
- WIFI hotspot and cable modem.
- Airplane or event tickets
- Sky maps/star charts
- Movie theater, 8mm movie camera, home film projector
- Video projector
- Records/record players/tape decks
- Night watchman/security guard/baby sitter
- Address book
- Pedeometer
- Mirrors to check my haircut from the rear.
- A doctor visit to look for wax in my ears.
- recipe book
- Owner's/operator's manuals
- DIY books
- Filing cabinets
- Flashlight
- Drone remote w/ video feed
- level
- laptop computer for internet
- Accelerometer
- Audio spectrum analyser
- Thermal imager/IR camera
- TV Remote Control
- Barcode scanner
- Earthquake Early Warning Network Notification Device
- Bank Teller
- Langauge Translator
- Car Mechanic (OBD plug-in diagnostics)
- Medical Pager
- CPR Notifications and CPR Coach (PulsePoint App)
- Vein finder for Phlebotomy
- Human interaction
- land lines
- telescope (40x) [$18.03 @ e-bay]*
- microscope (100x) [$14.99 @ amazon]*
- EM spectrometer (1000 lines/mm diffraction grating) [$1.70 @ homesciencetools]*
- Waiter/waitress check pad
- Credit card scanner
- Cash register
- Status symbol
- makeshift ignition source... (fire starter)
- Electric blanket replacement. (single use only. Sorry! [gas mask and fire extinguisher extra])
- Campfire thingy, when you can't find any firewood. (Not just an ignition source, but the source of a whole evening full of fun conversation. ps. Does anyone know how long these things burn?)
- Reflective surface ( to get the attention of would-be rescuers when stranded without service) [Or blink SOS in morse code]
- Decoy (leave it somewhere and divert attention from your real location)
- Dictionary/ thesaurus
- magnetometer
- metal detector
- light meter
- barometer
- gravitometer
- piano tuner
- piano keyboard
- keyboard & mouse (should have put that near the start)
- farmers almanac
- expert advice on any topic
- Altimeter
- Car starter/door remote
- laser range finder
- Scale with self-adjusting geological calibration...
- Cigarette case
- lighter
- bottle of wine
- USB memory stick.
- oscilloscope with microphone input
- volt/amp meter (with external XOIO card)
- Arduino remote console/development system
- Raspberry Pi remote console/development system
- Wolfram Alpha
- Matlab
- Sheet music display/play/edit/transpose
- comfort blanket
- remote text alert device ( I'm breaking up with you:, or , Your fired. )
- easy to cut the conversation device and ignore ( Sorry - I have a call coming in )
- Borescope (needs USB camera $10 from ebay).
- Gyroscope
- Shopping device
- Academic Conference.
- Virtual Reality headset
- Robot
- Spreadsheet
- Surveillance bug
- Tracking device
- sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.
- conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa
- Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
- Tricorder
- thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
- Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
- doorstop
- throwing weapon multiple use
- FFT spectrum analyzer
- Signal generator
- Internet connection speed tester
- Touch screen aided ruler
- Inclinometer
- Color Detector
- Color Generator
- Tunable stroboscope
- Data logger
- Home automation controller
- Music composer ala garage band.
- beat box
- Apartment buzzers
- guitar
- violin
- drums,
- synth .
- News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )
- balloon satellite
- world clock
- stopwatch
- alarm
- sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
- sleep analyzer
- Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
- Guitar Tuner
- Guitar Chord Charts
- Video Conferencing
- Gaming
- enlarger
- trays
- tongs
- chemicals: developer, fixer, and water
- negative developer canister device
- negative album
- boxes to hold un-albumed photos
- photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
- photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
- little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
- Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?
- Flashbulb
- special effects lenses
- color filters
- air poofer + brush device
- laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)
- Psychometric chart
- Ductulator
- Pipe sizer
- 3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
- Photo editor
- Emergency beacon
- Telescope controller
- Planetarium
- Satellite finder/tracker
- Tide chart
- Eclipse tracker
- Camera shutter release
- Interocitor (We have tricorde, so why not?)
- Library; have to remove/reduce the count?
- Books
- Darkroom (146-156 were darkroom equipment, but didn't mention the darkroom itself)
- In flight entertainment systems (airplanes)
- Hand warmer
- Killer laser controller
- coloring books (My wife said it and I think it's unique, you can color black and white pages )
- walkie talkies
- puzzle books
- Phone book
- heart rate monitor
- eeg/ecg monitor
- glucose tester
- Wives [Should we say husbands too? ]
- Miniature yule log.
I'm adding some new ones. - Body armor (phone in pocket stops a bullet)
- Baby/pet sitter, shows you video, and let's you relay voice commands.
- Leave it behind in your car, becomes a locator if car is stolen.
- Sail racing tactician, advises optimum course to steer to the mark
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
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Not "if" but "when". Thieves now use Bluetooth pings to look for cars with laptops in them. If you leave a device in your car (phone or laptop or whatever) with Bluetooth active, it's only a matter of time. (At least here in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area that is unfortunately true now)anorlunda said:
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Yes, I'm afraid so.anorlunda said:
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I have the A-1. Looking at it, I would have only needed it for exposures longer than 30 seconds. (I haven't used that camera since I got my first digital camera. It now only serves as a hoarder detector, and idle battery longevity tester.)Asymptotic said:
Fellow humans? I have photos of EVERYONE in group gatherings, ALL looking at their smartphones.anorlunda said:
And along with fellow humans, I don't see:
195: pets [ref]
anorlunda said:
nor
196: replicator [ref]
on the list.
berkeman said:Rhut-Rho! @Evo has a killer laser now? We are doomed. Remember what happened when she was using that chainsaw in the back of her pickup truck? That was not pretty...
Odd. I have no recollection of "chainsaws" and "Evo". All I remember is the "bubblewrap".
A quick pfoogle brings up 21 unique threads where "chainsaw" and "Evo" are mentioned:
A Page from Your Journal
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And the best job in America is
Bye Bye, Evo
Evo's moving
I'm a homesteader/prepper ask me anything
I'm about to do something dangerous
I'm back
Im melting
It's here! Member Awards 2012!
Knock Knock Knock
Nail guns
Now I've done it :-(
per, scissors revisited
PFs sisterhood weakening
Scrubbing the middle of your back
Should Evo get a chainsaw?
Skateboard accident2
Smoking at the fillin' station
What Do Smart Phones (Partially) Replace?
What does the + next to my name mean?
Add Go to top button after the end of every post
And the best job in America is
Bye Bye, Evo
Evo's moving
I'm a homesteader/prepper ask me anything
I'm about to do something dangerous
I'm back
Im melting
It's here! Member Awards 2012!
Knock Knock Knock
Nail guns
Now I've done it :-(
per, scissors revisited
PFs sisterhood weakening
Scrubbing the middle of your back
Should Evo get a chainsaw?
Skateboard accident2
Smoking at the fillin' station
What Do Smart Phones (Partially) Replace?
What does the + next to my name mean?
Not sure how I could have missed that.
hmmm...
would
197. braincells
be appropriate?
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ps. Did you see that she's now into some ninja death plant hobby? Evocheveria, or something like that.
Freakin' spikes EVERYWHERE!
Lasers and death spikes...
Attachments
- #103
- #104
Vanadium 50
Staff Emeritus
Science Advisor
Education Advisor
2023 Award
- 33,691
- 20,334
Airline boarding pass.
You have books twice.
You have books twice.
- #105
- 11,308
- 8,736
Here is a consolidated and renumbered list based on all the earlier posts. The arbitrary count of 200 has been reached.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
- Phone
- Clock/watch
- Calendar
- Calculator
- Day planner
- Pencil & Paper
- Envelopes & Stamps
- Hand held GPS
- Compass
- Outdoor thermometer
- Maps
- Deck of cards
- Radio
- TV
- Camera
- Wallet full of loyalty cards, soon a wallet full of money and credit cards.
- Paper Newspapers
- Paper books
- Auto insurance cards for the glove box
- MP3 player
- Photo album
- Tape recorder
- Game consoles/board games/toys
- Home weather station
- Weather radiio
- WIFI hotspot and cable modem.
- Airplane or event tickets
- Sky maps/star charts
- Movie theater, 8mm movie camera, home film projector
- Video projector
- Records/record players/tape decks
- Night watchman/security guard/baby sitter
- Address book
- Pedeometer
- Mirrors to check my haircut from the rear.
- A doctor visit to look for wax in my ears.
- recipe book
- Owner's/operator's manuals
- DIY books
- Filing cabinets
- Flashlight
- Drone remote w/ video feed
- level
- laptop computer for internet
- Accelerometer
- Audio spectrum analyser
- Thermal imager/IR camera
- TV Remote Control
- Barcode scanner
- Earthquake Early Warning Network Notification Device
- Bank Teller
- Langauge Translator
- Car Mechanic (OBD plug-in diagnostics)
- Medical Pager
- CPR Notifications and CPR Coach (PulsePoint App)
- Vein finder for Phlebotomy
- Human interaction
- land lines
- telescope (40x) [$18.03 @ e-bay]*
- microscope (100x) [$14.99 @ amazon]*
- EM spectrometer (1000 lines/mm diffraction grating) [$1.70 @ homesciencetools]*
- Waiter/waitress check pad
- Credit card scanner
- Cash register
- Status symbol
- makeshift ignition source... (fire starter)
- Electric blanket replacement. (single use only. Sorry! [gas mask and fire extinguisher extra])
- Campfire thingy, when you can't find any firewood. (Not just an ignition source, but the source of a whole evening full of fun conversation. ps. Does anyone know how long these things burn?)
- Reflective surface ( to get the attention of would-be rescuers when stranded without service) [Or blink SOS in morse code]
- Decoy (leave it somewhere and divert attention from your real location)
- Dictionary/ thesaurus
- magnetometer
- metal detector
- light meter
- barometer
- gravitometer
- piano tuner
- piano keyboard
- keyboard & mouse (should have put that near the start)
- farmers almanac
- expert advice on any topic
- Altimeter
- Car starter/door remote
- laser range finder
- Scale with self-adjusting geological calibration...
- Cigarette case
- lighter
- bottle of wine
- USB memory stick.
- oscilloscope with microphone input
- volt/amp meter (with external XOIO card)
- Arduino remote console/development system
- Raspberry Pi remote console/development system
- Wolfram Alpha
- Matlab
- Sheet music display/play/edit/transpose
- comfort blanket
- remote text alert device ( I'm breaking up with you:, or , Your fired. )
- easy to cut the conversation device and ignore ( Sorry - I have a call coming in )
- Borescope (needs USB camera $10 from ebay).
- Gyroscope
- Shopping device
- Academic Conference.
- Virtual Reality headset
- Robot
- Spreadsheet
- Surveillance bug
- Tracking device
- sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.
- conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa
- Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
- Tricorder
- thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
- Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
- doorstop
- throwing weapon multiple use
- FFT spectrum analyzer
- Signal generator
- Internet connection speed tester
- Touch screen aided ruler
- Inclinometer
- Color Detector
- Color Generator
- Tunable stroboscope
- Data logger
- Home automation controller
- Music composer ala garage band.
- beat box
- Apartment buzzers
- guitar
- violin
- drums,
- synth .
- News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )
- balloon satellite
- world clock
- stopwatch
- alarm
- sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
- sleep analyzer
- Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
- Guitar Tuner
- Guitar Chord Charts
- Video Conferencing
- Gaming
- enlarger
- trays
- tongs
- chemicals: developer, fixer, and water
- negative developer canister device
- negative album
- boxes to hold un-albumed photos
- photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
- photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
- little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
- Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?
- Flashbulb
- special effects lenses
- color filters
- air poofer + brush device
- laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)
- Psychometric chart
- Ductulator
- Pipe sizer
- 3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
- Photo editor
- Emergency beacon
- Telescope controller
- Planetarium
- Satellite finder/tracker
- Tide chart
- Eclipse tracker
- Camera shutter release
- Interocitor (We have tricorde, so why not?)
- Library; have to remove/reduce the count?
- Darkroom (146-156 were darkroom equipment, but didn't mention the darkroom itself)
- In flight entertainment systems (airplanes)
- Hand warmer
- Killer laser controller
- coloring books (My wife said it and I think it's unique, you can color black and white pages )
- walkie talkies
- puzzle books
- Phone book
- heart rate monitor
- eeg/ecg monitor
- glucose tester
- Wives [Should we say husbands too? ]
- Miniature yule log.
I'm adding some new ones. - Body armor (phone in pocket stops a bullet)
- Baby/pet sitter, shows you video, and let's you relay voice commands.
- Leave it behind in your car, becomes a locator if car is stolen.
- Sail racing tactician, advises optimum course to steer to the mark
- Bait for police bait cars
- Pets
- replicatorr
- airline boarding pass
new today - Vibration meter
- Speedometer
- Vinyl record player RPM (place phone on rotating disk, detects periodic compass fluctuations)
- Non contact RPM Tachometer (Use proximity sensor or magnetic pickup)
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.
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