Vala isikhangiso

Uma ubheka ukuphawula okukhulu kakhulu kuyo yonke i-inthanethi, uzothola ukuthi empeleni kuneqembu elikhulu labantu abangathokozela abakhiqizi abagxile kumaselula amancane futhi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umkhuba uphambene ngokuphelele, ukhula ngangokunokwenzeka. Kodwa mhlawumbe lisekhona ithemba elincane. 

Ambalwa ngempela ama-smartphones amancane emakethe, futhi empeleni ngisho nama-iPhones angu-6,1" ahluke kakhulu. Isibonelo, abakwaSamsung banikeza kuphela i-Galaxy S23 ngalo sayizi, lapho wonke amanye amamodeli emakhulu, ngisho esezingeni eliphakathi neliphansi. Akuhlukile kwabanye abakhiqizi. Kungani? Ngoba kuyinto eyodwa ukuklabalasa kuyi-Internet futhi enye ukuthenga.

Sazi kahle lokhu mayelana nokwehluleka kwe-iPhone mini. Uma kuziwa emakethe, kwaba ukushaywa okukhulu ngenxa yokuthi i-Apple icabanga kanjani ngabo bonke abasebenzisi futhi inikeza amadivaysi ngosayizi obanzi. Kepha akekho owayefuna "i-mini", ngakho-ke kwathatha iminyaka emibili kuphela ukuthi i-Apple ibone futhi isike. Esikhundleni salokho, ngokunengqondo weza ne-iPhone 14 Plus, okungukuthi okuphambene ngqo. Akuwona umbhede wama roses futhi, kodwa unamandla amaningi. Naphezu kokuthi sicabanga ukuthi amafoni amancane kangakanani esiwafunayo, siqhubeka nokuthenga amakhulu namakhudlwana. 

Uma ulandela i-smartphone enosayizi omncane ngempela, leli yithuba lakho lokugcina lokuthola i-iPhone 12 noma i-13 mini, njengoba kubonakala kungenakwenzeka ukuthi i-Apple izoke ilandele lezi zinhlobo ezimbili. Kodwa uma ungenandaba nokufuduka phakathi kwamasistimu, igama elilodwa elidumile - iPebble - lingangena maduze ingxenye yefoni ye-Android.

Izithiyo eziningi ekusebenzeni 

Akuyona inkampani ngokwayo, kodwa kunalokho umsunguli wayo u-Eric Migicovsky, okuthiwa iqembu lakhe lisebenza ku-smartphone encane ye-Android. Wenza inhlolovo ku-Discord, emnikeze impendulo ecacile yokuthi abantu bafuna amafoni amancane. Akusona isinyathelo sakhe sokuqala, usevele wabhala futhi wathumela incwadi yezikhalazo enamasignesha angaphezu kwezinkulungwane ze-38 kubakhiqizi abahlukene ngonyaka odlule ukuze ekugcineni agxile namafoni amancane.

Le yindlela eyazalwa ngayo iphrojekthi Yefoni Encane ye-Android, ezama ukusungula ifoni engaba nesibonisi esingu-5,4" kanye nomklamo ongenakuphikiswa wamakhamera ayo. Inkinga ukuthi akekho owenza izibonisi ezincane kangaka, i-Apple kuphela ye-iPhone mini yayo, ukukhiqizwa kwayo kuzomiswa nakanjani. Bese kuba nombuzo wentengo. Uma idizayini nobuchwepheshe sekulungile, kuzokwethulwa umkhankaso wokuxhasa ngemali abantu abaningi. 

Kodwa intengo elinganiselwe yedivayisi, okuthiwa ibiza ama-dollar angu-850 (cishe i-18 CZK), idlulele ngempela (abasekeli bayo, ngokuqinisekile, bayoyifuna phansi). Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele kuqoqwe izigidi ezingama-500 zamadola ukuze zisetshenziswe. Ngakho-ke yonke iphrojekthi izobhujiswa, kokubili mayelana nombono, okungenzeka ukuthi abantu abaningi ngeke bawumele, futhi ngenxa yentengo, okungekho oyofuna ukuyikhokha. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, babe nonyawo oluhle e-Pebble ukuze babe uphawu oluphumelelayo.

Isiphetho esibi sikaPebble 

Iwashi elihlakaniphile lePebble labona ukukhanya kosuku kudala ngaphambi kwe-Apple Watch, okungukuthi ngo-2012, futhi laliyithuluzi elisebenza kakhulu. Ngokwami, nganginazo futhi esandleni sami isikhashana futhi kwakubukeka njengokusa kwezinto ezigqokwayo ezihlakaniphile, ezabe sezithathwa yi-Apple Watch. Nalapho, iwashi lokuqala likaPebble laxhaswa nge-Kickstarter futhi lajabulela impumelelo. Kwaba kubi nezizukulwane ezilandelayo. Kwakuyi-Apple Watch eyayinecala lokufa komkhiqizo, owathengwa nguFitbit ekupheleni kuka-2016 nge-$ 23 million. 

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