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This is a pocket Linux terminal with loads of untapped potential out of the box. Combining voice navigation with an ssh linked home AI server may make this a tr

This is a pocket Linux terminal with loads of untapped potential out of the box. Combining voice navigation with an ssh linked home AI server may make this a true privacy-first successor to the prying smartphone for the AI era. And there is the audio quality, with a battery that lasts a week. The Bluetooth tethering has a standby feature so any non-cellular wifi device you carry is effectively always connected as well. It won't drop like most smartphones. There is way more utility in this combo than the brick in your pocket we have to contend with now. I hope Commodore can see past the detox only and see what they have really created here. Meanwhile hackers can have a field day!!

itomato 3mo ago
Not really, it’s a 5 year old SOC that runs Sailfish. You want a Linux box in your pocket? Why does a flip phone factor excite you?
- abc42 3mo ago
  It's genuinely small. You can put it in your pocket and forget that it's there. I'm continually amazed that people don't seem to want that.
  - itomato 3mo ago
    We have had that in various forms for a while now without the grandiose visions and gatekeeping. The exact same module in fact has been around for a while. Battery is ancient. T9 is ancient. I have a $70 Linux box in my pocket already. It runs a Buildroot distro and the only real difference is an LTE PHY. I have lived through the Nokia internet tablet and I’m surprised this isn’t what people aspire to.
    - abc42 3mo ago
      Thing is, we also need stuff like Signal to actually use phones for their original purpose these days. Most flip phones that we've had so far are dumb phones, mostly unable to run 3rd party software. It sounds like this Commodore phone might be able to fill that gap. I'll wait for the first few reviews though.
- PrimeOS32 3mo ago
  It's the battery life and the small size. Although it is the same wieght as my SE.
SwellJoe 3mo ago
WTF are you talking about? This is not at all fit for that purpose.
- PrimeOS32 3mo ago
  I agree. But it shoud be. A voice AI emabled flip phone.

itomato 3mo ago

Not really, it’s a 5 year old SOC that runs Sailfish. You want a Linux box in your pocket? Why does a flip phone factor excite you?

abc42 3mo ago
It's genuinely small. You can put it in your pocket and forget that it's there. I'm continually amazed that people don't seem to want that.
- itomato 3mo ago
  We have had that in various forms for a while now without the grandiose visions and gatekeeping. The exact same module in fact has been around for a while. Battery is ancient. T9 is ancient. I have a $70 Linux box in my pocket already. It runs a Buildroot distro and the only real difference is an LTE PHY. I have lived through the Nokia internet tablet and I’m surprised this isn’t what people aspire to.
  - abc42 3mo ago
    Thing is, we also need stuff like Signal to actually use phones for their original purpose these days. Most flip phones that we've had so far are dumb phones, mostly unable to run 3rd party software. It sounds like this Commodore phone might be able to fill that gap. I'll wait for the first few reviews though.
PrimeOS32 3mo ago
It's the battery life and the small size. Although it is the same wieght as my SE.

SwellJoe 3mo ago

WTF are you talking about? This is not at all fit for that purpose.

PrimeOS32 3mo ago
I agree. But it shoud be. A voice AI emabled flip phone.