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If you need a "gadget", odds are you want to hack on it a bit, or develop for it? If so, choose Android if you don't have a (recent) mac and are low on funds,
by devmonk 16y ago
If you need a "gadget", odds are you want to hack on it a bit, or develop for it?
If so, choose Android if you don't have a (recent) mac and are low on funds, or like Java better than Objective-C (and messing w/memory leaks, even though it is not terrible to debug them, I hear). If you have a mac, you get to decide between Android and iPhone (and probably lean to the latter, if an Apple geek).
Obviously, you could do either, if you don't want to develop for it.
There are many other options as well, but those are the two mainstream ones. I thought about a linux-based device for a long time, but never found one I saw that was cheap and useful enough. For the actual device, check reviews, etc. That stuff changes from month to month.
- eof 16y agoI would like to be able to hack it.. I don't really care to do much development on it. I run linux. Android isn't really a `gadget` though. I am looking for pretty specific product recommendations. I could spend a couple hundred bucks.. but it would have to be a pretty solid doohickey.
- devmonk 16y agoNexus is prob best (for Android hacking, not Linux). Gave up on linux mobile device search a while back: http://www.google.com/phone/detail/nexus-one http://www.google.com/phone/detail/nexus-one or ebay: http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=google+nexus+-case+-battery+-stylus+-protector+-card+-car+-headphone+-charger+-sync+-power+-skin+-film+-cable+-bundle+-headset+-pouch+-screen&_sacat=0&_sop=1&_dmpt=PDA_Accessories&_odkw=google+nexus+-case+-battery+-stylus+-protector+-car+-headphone+-charger+-sync+-power+-skin+-film+-cable+-bundle+-headset+-pouch+-screen&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=google+nexus+-case+-battery...