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You suggest using that monstrosity as a phone?
by agentdrtran 10y ago
You suggest using that monstrosity as a phone?
- jahbrewski 10y agoIt looks ..worse than the phone I used 8 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_enV2_(VX9100) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_enV2_(VX9100).
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- rocky1138 10y agoYes, of course. I don't remember the last time I made a voice call, so I don't care at all about that functionality. Really, all I care about is receiving SMS.
- kleiba 10y agoI suppose the concern is more regarding the clunkiness of the design, as in, "it doesn't fit in my jeans pocket", not so much the functionality. Like you say, "phone" today is really just a moniker for "tech device I always carry on me".
- rocky1138 10y agoYes, this is a concern for most people, but the GameBoy used to fit perfectly into my pockets, so I really don't care.
- dpark 10y agoThis looks like a rehashed Casiopeia. (Actually the Casiopeia looks considerably sleeker in comparison.) This is the clunkiest-looking device I've seen in a long time. At some point can we acknowledge that shrinking a laptop to be palm-sized doesn't make for a good form factor? A tiny keyboard and a resistive 720p 5" touchscreen sounds like a terrible experience. The picture shows it literally rendering a standard desktop UI as if that's appropriate for a pocket device. Also, does this thing even receive SMS? The page makes no mention of phone support. http://www.pdastock.com/Casio-Cassiopeia-A-21-651.html http://www.pdastock.com/Casio-Cassiopeia-A-21-651.html
- rocky1138 10y agoA full Linux desktop screen wouldn't be used for long periods of time. The ideal situation is that we, as hackers, can build our own mobile UI free from the clutches of Apple and Google, and that you can just plug it into HDMI anywhere you are and get a full computer, which is something you can't do with any phone currently. To your question regarding SMS, there are already people working on it. A Vim plugin sounds especially delicious. https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/how-to-send-receive-sms.76736/ https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/how-to-send-receive...
- mmagin 10y agoBy full computer, you mean something of 'low-end chromebook' spec. Usable mobile power management and thermal design isn't really going to achieve what you get with a good laptop or desktop.
- rocky1138 10y agoVery true! This hardly holds up to, say, a CAD$600 laptop. But, it'll be very handy to take traveling around the world or to visit my parents/nephew to play some Minecraft.