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Earlier today, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei finally revealed the name of his new company: Nothing. The in-your-face moniker is garnering the new venture plenty of publicity. That’s a real feat considering we still have no idea what it is that Nothing will create. Pei would only commit to Nothing being a “London-based consumer technology company.”
Without any formal commitments from the brand, there’s pretty much nothing to say about Nothing. However, that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty of interesting stuff going on within Nothing’s press release and Pei’s discussions of the company thus far. The kicker is that those statements shed more light on the company Pei recently left than they do on his new venture.
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Consumer technology changes all the time, and it’s usually for the better in most cases. Yet, there’s something charming about retro tech. Whether it’s nostalgia, design, or the actual practicality of it all, there are plenty of reasons to love old-school gadgets.
With that in mind, we thought it would be fun to ask our staff here at
Android Authority about their most cherished retro tech, as well as the older gadgets they’ve always wanted.
Game Boy Advance David Imel
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David’s pick for his top old-school gadget is 2001’s Game Boy Advance. “My entire childhood was Pokemon and Zelda, and I mean my
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Whatever you think of the iPhone 12, there’s little doubt that it will influence the design of other phones in the near future. You just have to look at the flurry of notched phones that arrived after the iPhone X as an example. Even though some companies got there first, Apple was the trendsetter. With that in mind, it’s just a question of when an Android phone maker copies the iPhone 4/5 throwback-style, flat design adopted by the latest Apple flagships.
But which Android brands would benefit most from taking inspiration from Cupertino’s latest look? While we certainly wouldn’t expect companies to simply follow Apple’s lead when Android thrives on variety, there are a few vendors that could stand to borrow a page from the iPhone 12’s book. It could not only rejuvenate some major names but address flaws that hold their handsets back.