Smartphones to replace computers soon

[Hotdog]

I do not enjoy typing anything longer than a sentence on a phone.

You and I clearly have different computing needs. My Note 3 complements my computer, but there is virtually nothing besides a few games and my kindle app that I use my Note 3 for exclusively.

Just curious hack, where did you post your last post from? Phone or computer?


edit:

I will give the smartphone and free google maps full credit for just about destroying the GPS market, at least for consumer vehicle GPS units.

Yep

All my posts on Jazzfanz come straight from my phone. I never use a computer. I'll admit that it's not ideal, and it takes a little longer, it's a little harder to edit, post pictures, etc.., but I can't imagine just sitting down at a computer and posting on Jazzfanz for hours, or starting up the computer just to post a few things. I post when I'm bored or have a free minute or two. Which I can find time to do any part of the day, and isn't a big deal. It doesn't really require a set time. It's not much different than texting someone. Obviously, having a really good phone helps, which I have.

 

[moevillini]

I'm sitting at my computer, typing this amazing post.

Cropped ears.

Rose Bowl.

Smart Phone.

Clearly.

Rose Bowl?

I need some memory support for that one.

Link?

 

[Jazz Spazz]

You're going to need to learn to ice fish (not hard; drill hole, drop bait down hole, sit on your ***, drink beer, rinse/repeat), or get out and brave the rivers (Provo/Weber). Or, drive down here and fish tomorrow.

I am fishing a tournament in Arizona in three weeks -- maybe* -- and I can't wait.



*My partner's boat has ridden its last wake and we are scrambling to find a replacement vessel. It'll be a damn shame to miss this tourney because we don't have a floatation device.

I heard PKM bought a couple. Check with him or his wife, he's down in your area.
Maybe you can steal them off his porch if he's out of town.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

He's a male cheerleader for the Utes.

I'm pretty sure he's the one that beat up that BYU fan back in the day, I'm pretty sure that cheerleader had cropped ears and a smartphone in the fanny pack.

 

[spycam1]

All my posts on Jazzfanz come straight from my phone. I never use a computer. I'll admit that it's not ideal, and it takes a little longer, it's a little harder to edit, post pictures, etc.., but I can't imagine just sitting down at a computer and posting on Jazzfanz for hours, or starting up the computer just to post a few things. I post when I'm bored or have a free minute or two. Which I can find time to do any part of the day, and isn't a big deal. It doesn't really require a set time. It's not much different than texting someone. Obviously, having a really good phone helps, which I have.

What phone you have?

 

[♪alt13]

You're going to need to learn to ice fish (not hard; drill hole, drop bait down hole, sit on your ***, drink beer, rinse/repeat), or get out and brave the rivers (Provo/Weber). Or, drive down here and fish tomorrow.

I am fishing a tournament in Arizona in three weeks -- maybe* -- and I can't wait.



*My partner's boat has ridden its last wake and we are scrambling to find a replacement vessel. It'll be a damn shame to miss this tourney because we don't have a floatation device.

 

[VINYLONE]

All throughout this thread Salty touted the amazing Windows 8. Anyone actually used Windows 8 who didn't pine for Windows 7 again? And Win 8 on a phone or tablet is just a mess (my son had one for 3 months then traded it in for an Android). We are pretty far from having phones replace computers, tbh. I just ordered the parts for my next gaming rig, and will pass down my current PC to my wife and kids.

Anyone know what ever happened to Salty anyway?

Never has the word "hack" needed to be used more to describe Salty and his illusions of the desktop computer replacement.

 

[LogGrad98]

All my posts on Jazzfanz come straight from my phone. I never use a computer. I'll admit that it's not ideal, and it takes a little longer, it's a little harder to edit, post pictures, etc.., but I can't imagine just sitting down at a computer and posting on Jazzfanz for hours, or starting up the computer just to post a few things. I post when I'm bored or have a free minute or two. Which I can find time to do any part of the day, and isn't a big deal. It doesn't really require a set time. It's not much different than texting someone. Obviously, having a really good phone helps, which I have.

Autocorrect alone would kill this for me. No matter if I used my work-provided iPhone or my personal Note 3 the autocorrect is about 40% accurate. And there are words I want to type that are not in the dictionary on these phones so typing anything longer than a few sentences is a real chore, and frustrating to boot.

 

[Gameface]

Yeah, still rocking the desktop. Still prefer it for 99% of stuff I do online. And that last 1% just means I don't prefer the desktop to the phone, and not that I actually prefer the phone.

 

[VINYLONE]

I just upgraded my Snow Leopard Hackintosh that I built in 2009 to Mountain Lion. Yes, I know. Anyway, the computer flies!

 

[bezerkus]

90-9-1 rule. 90% view content, 9% edit content, 1% create content. Only a matter of time before the 90% get computers made for consumption. A real computer is not for everyone and never has been.
It's a sad trend to put the power of the computer back into the hands of big business and a chosen few in the cloud. It was a pretty inadvertent hiccup in the world that actually let the everyday person have so much power at their fingertips. They're taking things back though slowly with each new shiny device and monthly software renting.

 

[Jazz Insider]

Too many people get caught up in semantics when it comes to technology.
What exactly is a "phone"? It's a mobile device. That's the key differentiator when comparing it to a "Desktop." Mobility.
So, tablets, at their core--such as an iPad, Surface, etc. are all much closer to being phones than desktops.

We're getting to a point in time where tablets and phones are merging. The iPhone6+ and iPadMini aren't extremely different.
Eventually these two items will merge and whatever the result is will be the new "phone" and kill the traditional "desktop" as we know it.

The OP will eventually be proven correct.