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[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I used to have so much fun back when cell phones had IR blasters. Changing channels and messing with people before it was common knowledge that you could do that on a cell. I wish phones still had that.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Back in the day when they were actually focused on putting features into phones instead of stripping them out...

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

used to have a FM tuner on the modem. International models do still carry modems with FM tuners on them. And the antenna was you headphone cord. Which is why it doesnt and won't work with Bluetooth..... And for all likely hood it won't work with USB c headphones either

[–] lobut 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Swappable batteries was the big one for me

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago

Oh man my LG V20 was great for this

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Redmi line still has ir transmitters afaik

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I confirm. The kid in me made me buy it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

There are still ways to do that. A friend of mine loves to mess woth Telas. He can open their charging door with a device.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Long before smartphones, Casio used to make an IR blaster watch. Nobody ever suspected the person checking the time was messing with the TV.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

When the teacher took your watch at the beginning of class it was either test time or tv cart time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

GS4 owner checking in. That was the best phone I've ever owned for the year it was...