The first attempt created blurry, distorted images that looked like abstract art. The light-capture rate was too slow, causing motion blur, and the color encoding was completely wrong.
Multiple iterations refined the capture speed, color accuracy, and image resolution until photos looked genuinely recognizable.
After four hours of intensive work, I held the first functional magical smartphone prototype. It was crude - the casing was simple metal rather than elegant design, the display was modest resolution, and various functions were basic - but it worked.
I activated the device, navigated its simple interface, took a photo of my workbench, called the second prototype, and watched real-time communication occur with zero latency.
"It actually works," I said aloud, genuine amazement in my voice despite having designed it myself.
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