What Do Smart Phones (Partially) Replace?

[OmCheeto]

100. Gyroscope
You can use your phone to align yourself according to the gravity if you are drunk like hell XD.
111. Worlds biggest shop or you can say a market.
With apps like amazon who needs a regular shop anymore.
112. Academic Conference.
You can meet worlds leading academics like terrence tao and talk with them and also form large community of people discussing a topic online.

[bolding mine]

I think you need a counting app for your phone.

103. Virtual Reality headset

Stand alone w/o smart phone: $599.00
Google cardboard box VR thing for your smartphone: $7.99

 

[Kninfinite]

Ohh sorry i was in a hurry XD. But why are we considering optional hardware. I mean you possibly make a whole robot just by continuing to add more and more hardware to a phone and fixing the phone a little?

 

[OmCheeto]

Ohh sorry i was in a hurry XD. But why are we considering optional hardware. I mean you possibly make a whole robot just by continuing to add more and more hardware to a phone and fixing the phone a little?

Two guesses:
1. As in my "Virtual Reality" example, the add-on for a smart phone is a lot cheaper than a stand alone unit.
2. Few people would want to spend the money for a smart phone with all of those features. I'm thinking it would have a price of several thousand dollars. And then of course, someone would think of "one more thing", and everyone would have to go out and buy the new i-phone 6000, just to keep up with the Jones.

ps. Robot sounds like a good suggestion. Anyone google that yet?
(google google google)

104. Robot

 

[Kninfinite]

Lol stole my idea. I need a patent help app. XD

 

[OmCheeto]

...

p.p.s. I found an Android app called sensors multitool that revealed lots of interesting info about my device such as in the screenshot below. (If I hold it vertically, it does show 9.8 $m/s^2$)
View attachment 215291

105. PF Homework helper

HW helper; "Here are the x, y, and z components. Find g."
Om; "That looks like maths. Can you help me out here?"
HW helper; "Your smartphone has a spreadsheet app. Try that."
Om; "Ok"

Om; "Yay!"

ps. I don't have a smart phone, but I googled, and spreadsheets are available for smart phones. At a nominal cost, of course.

 

[Dr. Courtney]

106. Surveillance bug
107. Tracking device

 

[jedishrfu]

Alcohol

Using the smart phone is intoxicating to the user like alcohol.

 

[jedishrfu]

108 sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.

 

[jedishrfu]

109 conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa.

 

[jedishrfu]

110 Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
111 Tricorder
112 thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
113 Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
114 doorstop
115 throwing weapon multiple use
116 fire starter if battery is shorted one time use

 

[krater]

A smart phone hasn't even replaced my flip phone yet (or landline for that matter). RESIST!

 

[anorlunda]

LOL, I wondered when tricorder would appear. Mr. Spock would be jealous. Our list already far exceeds what Spock's tricorder did in Star Trek 1.

Sorry @jedishrfu , fire starter was already taken #66, and VR headset was #103.

I hadn't heard about the thing locator; that's cool.

 

[anorlunda]

@jedishrfu's entries pruned and renumbered.

110 Tricorder
111 thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
113 Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
114 doorstop
115 throwing weapon multiple use

now here's a few more I found.

116 FFT spectrum analyzer
117 Signal generator
118 Internet connection speed testerr
119 Touch screen aided ruler
120 Inclinometer
121 Color Detector
122 Color Generator
123 Tunable stroboscope
124 Data logger
125 Home automation controller

Keep going, only 75 more needed to reach 200.

 

[jedishrfu]

VR and AR headsets are different as AR uses the forward camera but VR doesn’t.

126 Music composer ala garage band.

 

[jedishrfu]

127 beat box

 

[donpacino]

128. Apartment buzzers
129. cookbook

I'm not going to count this one, but it destroys the sitcom plot, "The gang gets lost and separated in the mall"

 

[jedishrfu]

Various instruments
130 guitar,
131 violin,
132 drums,
133 synth ...

 

[256bits]

134. News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )

 

[jedishrfu]

135 balloon satellite
136 world clock
137 stopwatch
138 alarm
139 sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
140 sleep analyzer

 

[trainman2001]

141 Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
142 Guitar Tuner
143 Guitar Chord Charts

 

[jedishrfu]

144 Video Conferencing??

 

[Faiq]

145 Gaming

 

[OmCheeto]

Not sure how many people have done "chemical" based photography, but the list of things involved with that are quite numerous.
Going through my stash of useless old junk that someday I will eventually figure out a "repurpose" for:

146 enlarger
147 trays
148 tongs
149 chemicals: developer, fixer, and water, as I recall
150 negative developer canister device

(already mentioned: 21. photo album)​

151 negative album
152 boxes to hold un-albumed photos
153 photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
154 photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
155 little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
156 Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called? It had two functions as I recall: 1. Anti-vibration device, and 2. Really long exposure thingy.

157 flashy thingy (I'm pretty sure we just called it "a flash")
158 special effects lenses
159 color filters

I think the "lens cleaning tissue" and "air poofer + brush" device have not been replaced. Though, I've pretty much replaced them with the bottom half of my t-shirts. Wait! That "air poofer + brush" device was for cleaning off the negatives. It's all coming back to me now.

160 air poofer + brush device

 

[sophiecentaur]

All that's necessary now is an 'acceptable' way of having it ready to use without going around with it in my hand. It doesn't fit in a (slim-fit jeans) trouser pocket in a way that you can get it out when sitting down and it is too big and heavy to risk having it in a shirt pocket (easy to tip it down the lavatory or into the road when you bend down).
The 'holster' that ageing men seemed to favour a couple of decades ago, for their regular phones was a partial answer but too 'square' (a term for decades before but you know what I mean.
The watch alternative has too limited an interface. One day we will not need hands on at all, which will solve the problem.

 

[jerromyjon]

One day we will not need hands on at all, which will solve the problem.

I thought of that years ago, I named it "look-screen", as the computer would recognize where you were looking but it isn't as easy as it seems to code it...
161. laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)

 

[jerromyjon]

161. laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)

I found a range sensor (dunno how I missed it) but why can't they put it with the thermometer?

 

[anorlunda]

Here is a consolidated and renumbered list based on all the earlier posts.

1. Phone
2. Clock/watch
3. Calendar
4. Calculator
5. Day planner
6. Pencil & Paper
7. Envelopes & Stamps
8. Hand held GPS
9. Compass
10. Outdoor thermometer
11. Maps
12. Deck of cards
13. Radio
14. TV
15. Camera
16. Wallet full of loyalty cards, soon a wallet full of money and credit cards.
17. Paper Newspapers
18. Paper books
19. Auto insurance cards for the glove box
20. MP3 player
21. Photo album
22. Tape recorder
23. Game consoles/board games/toys
24. Home weather station
25. Weather radiio
26. WIFI hotspot and cable modem.
27. Airplane or event tickets
28. Sky maps/star charts
29. Movie theater, 8mm movie camera, home film projector
30. Video projector
31. Records/record players/tape decks
32. Night watchman/security guard/baby sitter
33. Address book
34. Pedeometer
35. Mirrors to check my haircut from the rear.
36. A doctor visit to look for wax in my ears.
37. recipe book
38. Owner's/operator's manuals
39. DIY books
40. Filing cabinets
41. Flashlight
42. Drone remote w/ video feed
43. level
44. laptop computer for internet
45. Accelerometer
46. Audio spectrum analyser
47. Thermal imager/IR camera
    
48. TV Remote Control
49. Barcode scanner
50. Earthquake Early Warning Network Notification Device
51. Bank Teller
52. Langauge Translator
53. Car Mechanic (OBD plug-in diagnostics)
54. Medical Pager
55. CPR Notifications and CPR Coach (PulsePoint App)
    
56. Vein finder for Phlebotomy
    
57. Human interaction
58. land lines
59. telescope (40x) [$18.03 @ e-bay]*
60. microscope (100x) [$14.99 @ amazon]*
61. EM spectrometer (1000 lines/mm diffraction grating) [$1.70 @ homesciencetools]*
    
62. Waiter/waitress check pad
63. Credit card scanner
64. Cash register
    
65. Status symbol
    
66. makeshift ignition source... (fire starter)
67. Electric blanket replacement. (single use only. Sorry! [gas mask and fire extinguisher extra])
68. Campfire thingy, when you can't find any firewood. (Not just an ignition source, but the source of a whole evening full of fun conversation. ps. Does anyone know how long these things burn?)
    
69. Reflective surface ( to get the attention of would-be rescuers when stranded without service) [Or blink SOS in morse code]
    
70. Decoy (leave it somewhere and divert attention from your real location)
    
71. Dictionary/ thesaurus
    
72. magnetometer
73. metal detector
74. light meter
75. barometer
76. gravitometer
77. piano tuner
78. piano keyboard
79. keyboard & mouse (should have put that near the start)
80. farmers almanac
81. expert advice on any topic
82. Altimeter
83. Car starter/door remote
84. laser range finder
85. Scale with self-adjusting geological calibration...
86. Cigarette case
87. lighter
88. bottle of wine
89. USB memory stick.
90. oscilloscope with microphone input
91. volt/amp meter (with external XOIO card)
92. Arduino remote console/development system
93. Raspberry Pi remote console/development system
94. Wolfram Alpha
95. Matlab
96. Sheet music display/play/edit/transpose
97. comfort blanket
98. remote text alert device ( I'm breaking up with you:, or , Your fired. )
99. easy to cut the conversation device and ignore ( Sorry - I have a call coming in )
100. Borescope (needs USB camera $10 from ebay).
101. Gyroscope
102. Shopping device
103. Academic Conference.
     
104. Virtual Reality headset
105. Robot
106. Spreadsheet
107. Surveillance bug
108. Tracking device
109. sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.
     
110. conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa
     
111. Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
112. Tricorder
113. thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
114. Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
115. doorstop
116. throwing weapon multiple use
     
117. FFT spectrum analyzer
118. Signal generator
119. Internet connection speed tester
120. Touch screen aided ruler
121. Inclinometer
122. Color Detector
123. Color Generator
124. Tunable stroboscope
125. Data logger
126. Home automation controller
     
127. Music composer ala garage band.
     
128. beat box
     
129. Apartment buzzers
130. guitar
131. violin
132. drums,
133. synth .
     
134. News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )
     
135. balloon satellite
136. world clock
137. stopwatch
138. alarm
139. sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
140. sleep analyzer
     
141. Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
142. Guitar Tuner
143. Guitar Chord Charts
     
144. Video Conferencing
     
145. Gaming
146. enlarger
147. trays
148. tongs
149. chemicals: developer, fixer, and water
150. negative developer canister device
151. negative album
152. boxes to hold un-albumed photos
153. photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
154. photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
155. little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
156. Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?
157. Flashbulb
158. special effects lenses
159. color filters
160. air poofer + brush device
     
161. laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)

Only 39 more needed to reach 200.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.

 

[russ_watters]

Psychometric chart
Ductulator
Pipe sizer
3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
Photo editor
Emergency beacon
'Ehem:
Telescope controller
Planetarium
Satellite finder/tracker
Tide chart
Eclipse tracker
Remote camera controller

 

[sophiecentaur]

Interossiter?

 

[Bystander]

Library; have to remove/reduce the count?

 

[donpacino]

Library; have to remove/reduce the count?

along with the spirit of this... has anyone mentioned that phones can and have replaced books to some extent

 

[donpacino]

In flight entertainment systems (airplanes)

 

[sophiecentaur]

Interossiter?

@OmCheeto: you are well SciFi - read.

 

[OmCheeto]

@OmCheeto: you are well SciFi - read.

Actually... no.
I had never heard of the "Interossiter" until this morning. But it piqued my curiosity, and I watched the movie.
I think someone needs to add destructive laser beams to a smartphone in order for it to be a proper device.

hmmm...

Oh good god.

[ref]

 

[tony873004]

As I updated my Android operating system today, the phone got quite warm. And it was quite cold out this Thanksgiving eve. I found myself clutching my phone to warm my hands.

 

[anorlunda]

Here is a consolidated and renumbered list based on all the earlier posts. The Count is now 180.

1. Phone
2. Clock/watch
3. Calendar
4. Calculator
5. Day planner
6. Pencil & Paper
7. Envelopes & Stamps
8. Hand held GPS
9. Compass
10. Outdoor thermometer
11. Maps
12. Deck of cards
13. Radio
14. TV
15. Camera
16. Wallet full of loyalty cards, soon a wallet full of money and credit cards.
17. Paper Newspapers
18. Paper books
19. Auto insurance cards for the glove box
20. MP3 player
21. Photo album
22. Tape recorder
23. Game consoles/board games/toys
24. Home weather station
25. Weather radiio
26. WIFI hotspot and cable modem.
27. Airplane or event tickets
28. Sky maps/star charts
29. Movie theater, 8mm movie camera, home film projector
30. Video projector
31. Records/record players/tape decks
32. Night watchman/security guard/baby sitter
33. Address book
34. Pedeometer
35. Mirrors to check my haircut from the rear.
36. A doctor visit to look for wax in my ears.
37. recipe book
38. Owner's/operator's manuals
39. DIY books
40. Filing cabinets
41. Flashlight
42. Drone remote w/ video feed
43. level
44. laptop computer for internet
45. Accelerometer
46. Audio spectrum analyser
47. Thermal imager/IR camera
    
48. TV Remote Control
49. Barcode scanner
50. Earthquake Early Warning Network Notification Device
51. Bank Teller
52. Langauge Translator
53. Car Mechanic (OBD plug-in diagnostics)
54. Medical Pager
55. CPR Notifications and CPR Coach (PulsePoint App)
    
56. Vein finder for Phlebotomy
    
57. Human interaction
58. land lines
59. telescope (40x) [$18.03 @ e-bay]*
60. microscope (100x) [$14.99 @ amazon]*
61. EM spectrometer (1000 lines/mm diffraction grating) [$1.70 @ homesciencetools]*
    
62. Waiter/waitress check pad
63. Credit card scanner
64. Cash register
    
65. Status symbol
    
66. makeshift ignition source... (fire starter)
67. Electric blanket replacement. (single use only. Sorry! [gas mask and fire extinguisher extra])
68. Campfire thingy, when you can't find any firewood. (Not just an ignition source, but the source of a whole evening full of fun conversation. ps. Does anyone know how long these things burn?)
    
69. Reflective surface ( to get the attention of would-be rescuers when stranded without service) [Or blink SOS in morse code]
    
70. Decoy (leave it somewhere and divert attention from your real location)
    
71. Dictionary/ thesaurus
    
72. magnetometer
73. metal detector
74. light meter
75. barometer
76. gravitometer
77. piano tuner
78. piano keyboard
79. keyboard & mouse (should have put that near the start)
80. farmers almanac
81. expert advice on any topic
82. Altimeter
83. Car starter/door remote
84. laser range finder
85. Scale with self-adjusting geological calibration...
86. Cigarette case
87. lighter
88. bottle of wine
89. USB memory stick.
90. oscilloscope with microphone input
91. volt/amp meter (with external XOIO card)
92. Arduino remote console/development system
93. Raspberry Pi remote console/development system
94. Wolfram Alpha
95. Matlab
96. Sheet music display/play/edit/transpose
97. comfort blanket
98. remote text alert device ( I'm breaking up with you:, or , Your fired. )
99. easy to cut the conversation device and ignore ( Sorry - I have a call coming in )
100. Borescope (needs USB camera $10 from ebay).
101. Gyroscope
102. Shopping device
103. Academic Conference.
     
104. Virtual Reality headset
105. Robot
106. Spreadsheet
107. Surveillance bug
108. Tracking device
109. sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.
     
110. conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa
     
111. Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
112. Tricorder
113. thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
114. Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
115. doorstop
116. throwing weapon multiple use
     
117. FFT spectrum analyzer
118. Signal generator
119. Internet connection speed tester
120. Touch screen aided ruler
121. Inclinometer
122. Color Detector
123. Color Generator
124. Tunable stroboscope
125. Data logger
126. Home automation controller
     
127. Music composer ala garage band.
     
128. beat box
     
129. Apartment buzzers
130. guitar
131. violin
132. drums,
133. synth .
     
134. News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )
     
135. balloon satellite
136. world clock
137. stopwatch
138. alarm
139. sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
140. sleep analyzer
     
141. Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
142. Guitar Tuner
143. Guitar Chord Charts
     
144. Video Conferencing
     
145. Gaming
146. enlarger
147. trays
148. tongs
149. chemicals: developer, fixer, and water
150. negative developer canister device
151. negative album
152. boxes to hold un-albumed photos
153. photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
154. photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
155. little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
156. Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?
157. Flashbulb
158. special effects lenses
159. color filters
160. air poofer + brush device
     
161. laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)
162. Psychometric chart
163. Ductulator
164. Pipe sizer
165. 3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
166. Photo editor
167. Emergency beacon
168. Telescope controller
169. Planetarium
170. Satellite finder/tracker
171. Tide chart
172. Eclipse tracker
173. Remote camera controller
     
174. Interocitor (We have tricorde, so why not?)
     
175. Library; have to remove/reduce the count?
     
176. Books
177. Darkroom (146-156 were darkroom equipment, but didn't mention the darkroom itself)
178. In flight entertainment systems (airplanes)
     
179. Hand warmer
180. Killer laser controller

Only 20 more needed to reach 200.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.

 

[jerromyjon]

Only 20 more needed to reach 200.

Is 180 supposed to be Laser?

Oh good god.

[ref]

I also have:
181: coloring books (My wife said it and I think it's unique, you can color black and white pages )
182: walkie talkies
183: puzzle books

 

[anorlunda]

Is 180 supposed to be Laser?

Good catch. I edited in "180 Killer laser controller"

 

[berkeman]

Oh good god.

[ref]

Rhut-Rho! @Evo has a killer laser now? We are doomed. Remember what happened when she was using that chainsaw in the back of her pickup truck? That was not pretty...

 

[I like Serena]

Only 20 more needed to reach 200.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.

Partial replacement of Star Trek communicators, tricorders, and universal translators?
Those are part of every day life... in Star Trek. ;)

 

[anorlunda]

Partial replacement of Star Trek communicators, tricorders, and universal translators?
Those are part of every day live... in Star Trek. ;)

That's all very true, but all three are already on the list, including the tricorder.

 

[jerromyjon]

I am pretty sure this is unique... the closest is 33. Address book.
184. Phone book
I can't remember the last time I used one but I still have one somewhere, just in case it isn't urgent enough to use my phone as a: 115. doorstop or 68. campfire thingy

 

[jerromyjon]

185. heart rate monitor
186. eeg/ecg monitor
187. glucose tester

 

[rootone]

188. Wives.

 

[Asymptotic]

189. Miniature yule log.

Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?

Are you thinking about a shutter release?

 

[OmCheeto]

189. Miniature yule log.

Are you thinking about a shutter release?

Close enough. I was too lazy to google it.

I posted a picture of mine in post #73.

Mine was mechanical, so it might be more appropriately called a "cable release". [ref]
Googling "shutter release" indicates that the "mechanical" ones appear to have been supplanted by digital remote devices.

 

[Asymptotic]

Close enough. I was too lazy to google it.

I posted a picture of mine in post #73.

Mine was mechanical, so it might be more appropriately called a "cable release". [ref]
Googling "shutter release" indicates that the "mechanical" ones appear to have been supplanted by digital remote devices.

That release looks identical to the one I had for my Canon AE-1. Went back to using the built-in timer after it turned out the cable release introduced enough 'shudder to the shutter' to effect sharpness at moderately slow shutter speeds. :)

 

[anorlunda]

Here is a consolidated and renumbered list based on all the earlier posts. The Count is now 193, goal is 200.

1. Phone
2. Clock/watch
3. Calendar
4. Calculator
5. Day planner
6. Pencil & Paper
7. Envelopes & Stamps
8. Hand held GPS
9. Compass
10. Outdoor thermometer
11. Maps
12. Deck of cards
13. Radio
14. TV
15. Camera
16. Wallet full of loyalty cards, soon a wallet full of money and credit cards.
17. Paper Newspapers
18. Paper books
19. Auto insurance cards for the glove box
20. MP3 player
21. Photo album
22. Tape recorder
23. Game consoles/board games/toys
24. Home weather station
25. Weather radiio
26. WIFI hotspot and cable modem.
27. Airplane or event tickets
28. Sky maps/star charts
29. Movie theater, 8mm movie camera, home film projector
30. Video projector
31. Records/record players/tape decks
32. Night watchman/security guard/baby sitter
33. Address book
34. Pedeometer
35. Mirrors to check my haircut from the rear.
36. A doctor visit to look for wax in my ears.
37. recipe book
38. Owner's/operator's manuals
39. DIY books
40. Filing cabinets
41. Flashlight
42. Drone remote w/ video feed
43. level
44. laptop computer for internet
45. Accelerometer
46. Audio spectrum analyser
47. Thermal imager/IR camera
    
48. TV Remote Control
49. Barcode scanner
50. Earthquake Early Warning Network Notification Device
51. Bank Teller
52. Langauge Translator
53. Car Mechanic (OBD plug-in diagnostics)
54. Medical Pager
55. CPR Notifications and CPR Coach (PulsePoint App)
    
56. Vein finder for Phlebotomy
    
57. Human interaction
58. land lines
59. telescope (40x) [$18.03 @ e-bay]*
60. microscope (100x) [$14.99 @ amazon]*
61. EM spectrometer (1000 lines/mm diffraction grating) [$1.70 @ homesciencetools]*
    
62. Waiter/waitress check pad
63. Credit card scanner
64. Cash register
    
65. Status symbol
    
66. makeshift ignition source... (fire starter)
67. Electric blanket replacement. (single use only. Sorry! [gas mask and fire extinguisher extra])
68. Campfire thingy, when you can't find any firewood. (Not just an ignition source, but the source of a whole evening full of fun conversation. ps. Does anyone know how long these things burn?)
    
69. Reflective surface ( to get the attention of would-be rescuers when stranded without service) [Or blink SOS in morse code]
    
70. Decoy (leave it somewhere and divert attention from your real location)
    
71. Dictionary/ thesaurus
    
72. magnetometer
73. metal detector
74. light meter
75. barometer
76. gravitometer
77. piano tuner
78. piano keyboard
79. keyboard & mouse (should have put that near the start)
80. farmers almanac
81. expert advice on any topic
82. Altimeter
83. Car starter/door remote
84. laser range finder
85. Scale with self-adjusting geological calibration...
86. Cigarette case
87. lighter
88. bottle of wine
89. USB memory stick.
90. oscilloscope with microphone input
91. volt/amp meter (with external XOIO card)
92. Arduino remote console/development system
93. Raspberry Pi remote console/development system
94. Wolfram Alpha
95. Matlab
96. Sheet music display/play/edit/transpose
97. comfort blanket
98. remote text alert device ( I'm breaking up with you:, or , Your fired. )
99. easy to cut the conversation device and ignore ( Sorry - I have a call coming in )
100. Borescope (needs USB camera $10 from ebay).
101. Gyroscope
102. Shopping device
103. Academic Conference.
     
104. Virtual Reality headset
105. Robot
106. Spreadsheet
107. Surveillance bug
108. Tracking device
109. sign placard by airport limo drivers looking for their arriving client.
     
110. conversational assistant as in talking to Siri or Alexa
     
111. Augmented Reallity headset or viewer.
112. Tricorder
113. thing locator with trackable RFID tiles
114. Underground power locator with Bluetooth headset ie you lose the connection when crossing over one
115. doorstop
116. throwing weapon multiple use
     
117. FFT spectrum analyzer
118. Signal generator
119. Internet connection speed tester
120. Touch screen aided ruler
121. Inclinometer
122. Color Detector
123. Color Generator
124. Tunable stroboscope
125. Data logger
126. Home automation controller
     
127. Music composer ala garage band.
     
128. beat box
     
129. Apartment buzzers
130. guitar
131. violin
132. drums,
133. synth .
     
134. News gatherer via video and audio for reporters( replaces a lot of hefty equipment )
     
135. balloon satellite
136. world clock
137. stopwatch
138. alarm
139. sleep aid (soothing sounds like ocean waves, light breeze...)
140. sleep analyzer
     
141. Remotely run Electric Trains, UAVs, etc.
142. Guitar Tuner
143. Guitar Chord Charts
     
144. Video Conferencing
     
145. Gaming
146. enlarger
147. trays
148. tongs
149. chemicals: developer, fixer, and water
150. negative developer canister device
151. negative album
152. boxes to hold un-albumed photos
153. photographic negative material (I believe we referred to is as "film")
154. photographic "print" material (special silver impregnated paper)
155. little red light for the darkroom (made obsolete. not sure where mine is at, but I did have one)
156. Anyone remember what that thing that screwed into the "take a photo" button was called?
157. Flashbulb
158. special effects lenses
159. color filters
160. air poofer + brush device
     
161. laser thermometer (I'm getting one of those!)
162. Psychometric chart
163. Ductulator
164. Pipe sizer
165. 3d measurement (related to but separate from laser rangefinder)
166. Photo editor
167. Emergency beacon
168. Telescope controller
169. Planetarium
170. Satellite finder/tracker
171. Tide chart
172. Eclipse tracker
173. Camera shutter release
     
174. Interocitor (We have tricorde, so why not?)
     
175. Library; have to remove/reduce the count?
     
176. Books
177. Darkroom (146-156 were darkroom equipment, but didn't mention the darkroom itself)
178. In flight entertainment systems (airplanes)
     
179. Hand warmer
180. Killer laser controller
181. coloring books (My wife said it and I think it's unique, you can color black and white pages )
182. walkie talkies
183. puzzle books
184. Phone book
     
185. heart rate monitor
186. eeg/ecg monitor
187. glucose tester
     
188. Wives [Should we say husbands too? ]
189. Miniature yule log.
     I'm adding some new ones.
190. Body armor (phone in pocket stops a bullet)
191. Baby/pet sitter, shows you video, and let's you relay voice commands.
192. Leave it behind in your car, becomes a locator if car is stolen.
193. Sail racing tactician, advises optimum course to steer to the mark

Only 7 more needed to reach our goal of 200.
Remember, the question is not what smart phones do but what do they replace wholly or partially. 146-156 are a good example of darkroom claptrap that we don't need with digital photos.

 

[berkeman]

192. Leave it behind in your car, becomes a locator if car is stolen.

Not "if" but "when". Thieves now use Bluetooth pings to look for cars with laptops in them. If you leave a device in your car (phone or laptop or whatever) with Bluetooth active, it's only a matter of time. (At least here in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area that is unfortunately true now)

 

[anorlunda]

Not "if" but "when". Thieves now use Bluetooth pings to look for cars with laptops in them. If you leave a device in your car (phone or laptop or whatever) with Bluetooth active, it's only a matter of time. (At least here in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area that is unfortunately true now)

Thanks @berkeman , we can add: 194 bait for police bait cars.