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Surprised he'd stick with a Newton and not a PalmOne device - they had the better community. That said, I have a Pebble and it has reminded me of the simple ef
by Pxtl 11y ago
Surprised he'd stick with a Newton and not a PalmOne device - they had the better community.
That said, I have a Pebble and it has reminded me of the simple effiency of black-and-white LCD and lightweight processors. The battery lasts all week.
- smt88 11y ago> they had the better community Perhaps PalmOne had the better community, but Newton has had an incredible afterlife that has extended to this day. It somehow got the attention of lots and lots of hobbyists who have modernized it in unbelievable ways.
- voltagex_ 11y ago>black-and-white LCD and lightweight processors I wish there was a modern-ish Kindle that supported an SSH client. I'd definitely carry that around instead of a laptop some days.
- morganvachon 11y agoThe more modern Kindle devices don't have a physical keyboard (I've tried typing on my wife's Kindle Paperwhite, it's not a pleasant experience) and are harder to mod. What you're looking for is a Kindle 2 or Kindle 3 (AKA "Kindle Keyboard") which can boot a light version of Ubuntu[1], or you can just add a SSH client to the existing Kindle software[2]. Get the 3G version and you have a SSH client that works practically anywhere. [1] http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/09/02/photo-and-descriptio.html http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/09/02/photo-and-descripti... [2] http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1220552 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1220552
- NoGravitas 11y agoDon't know about Kindle, but you can root the Nook SimpleTouch and put ConnectBot on it.
- xjlin0 11y agoTreo Centro user here. Really hard to find comparable Contact apps on iOS/Android, regarding efficiency. Why there are no apps today can let you start the job within 3 keystrokes/swipes (including screen unlock)?