July 15, 2016
#1707: xkcd Phone 4 explain
[An image of a smartphone featuring wings is shown. Clockwise from the top left the labels read:]
18,000 μAh nickel-lithium-iron battery (non-rechargeable)
Subwoofer
“Dog whistle”
Non-porous, washable
WebMD partnership: Cough-activated feature reads aloud a random diagnosis for “coughing”
Wings
Beveled bezel
Bezeled bevel
Seedless
Water resistant down to 30 meters and below 50
Turing-complete
Gregorian/Julian calendar switch
SpaceX impact protection: When dropped, phone lands on barge
Parallel port
12 headphone jacks
Onboard cloud
New BrightGloTM display incorporates genetically spliced jellyfish protein (should have used the glowing genes, not the stinging ones)
✓ Certified
Software-defined
Exposed ductwork
Voice interaction: Siri, Cortana, Google Now and Alexa respond simultaneously
[Below the phone:]
Introducing
The xkcd Phone 4
Did you know “4” is “IV” in Roman numerals?®©™