Ask HN: What should we call phones as they stop being used as phones?

by Andrenidon 5/14/2018, 4:55:16 PM with 4 comments
  • by FroshKilleron 5/14/2018, 5:18:02 PM

    Personally, I wouldn't bother introducing a word besides "phone," because we shortly won't be carrying one single device like this anymore. May as well just keep saying "phone" for the few years left.

    Gizmodo tried to suggest "com" instead of "smartphone" about 10 years ago: https://gizmodo.com/5061705/smartphone-is-a-dumb-word-we-nee...

  • by mtmailon 5/14/2018, 5:10:40 PM

    How about "Handy"? That's what Germans call mobile phones (Wikipedia says usage started 1992)

  • by kup0on 5/14/2018, 7:34:49 PM

    Repurpose "PDA"?

  • by drdecaon 5/14/2018, 6:15:46 PM

    Mobiles?

    (As in, "mobile phones")