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Phones with buttons. Why hasn’t anyone thought about that before?

Feb 1st 2016, 7:55 PM 14,930 Views 4 Comments

IT FEELS LIKE only yesterday when the Nokia 3310 had its day in the sun. Except it wasn’t. It was 16 years ago, and you’re old. Here’s proof.

Úna Kavanagh was on a Dublin Bus yesterday with a friend, chatting about an upcoming trip to Japan.

She told DailyEdge.ie that two children were eavesdropping on their conversation when one got a sudden flash of inspiration…

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I’ve an idea for a phone. Like you know the way phones are touchscreen? And they slip when you hit keys and stuff? Well like, we should make a phone with a keyboard pad, with like, buttons.But then the keypad should be hidden and you can just slide up and buttons would be there.

Oh. Because this kid is too young to have seen a phone with buttons before.

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This story about two kids chatting on a Dublin bus will make you feel super old