styeco

After being a user of open source software for many years (with a sporadic contibution here and there), I have the urge to start my own project. I have always read about "finding an itch to scratch", which I am having trouble with. For the most part, I'm pretty happy with the software I use and I don't frequently have complaints that need solving. Its very possible that I have too much tunnel vision and don't even see the things that could be better anymore.

How do I break through this, or are there any general approaches to finding a need that many users have and aren't solved a dozen times over?

My Samsung S4 LTE recently died, I'm looking for a new phone and find it hard to cut through all the marketing speak.

All I really need is a phone for light to medium use. I'm a developer, so it's sitting on my desk most of the day, no heavy duty features needed. I don't play games, I don't do anything special with it, mostly messaging and taking the occasional picture.

So what I'm looking for is an affordable, just all around solid phone without bells and whistles and without a 200 € markup for a brand name.

If you could point me in any direction, thanks.