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diff --git a/blog/blog/html.py b/blog/blog/html.py index dac0f897..d38fff79 100644 --- a/blog/blog/html.py +++ b/blog/blog/html.py @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def html_template(*content, page_title=None, full): if full: full_part = [ h.H2(meta.SUBTITLE), + h.P(h.A("Buscar con DuckDuckGo en esta página", href="https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q=site:alex.corcoles.net")), h.P(*links), ] diff --git a/hardware/pocket-computers.org b/hardware/pocket-computers.org new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ef6e4adb --- /dev/null +++ b/hardware/pocket-computers.org @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +* Pocket computers + +In 2011, I started using a Blackberry Bold 9780, until 2014. +The usable keyboard made me think that a device like this could replace laptops and desktop computers. +Together with a functional browser and the trackpad (which allowed using mobile-unfriendly websites), the Bold was a great device for me. + +The Blackberry Classic I used 2015-2017 was the pinnacle of this idea, together with a prescient gesture interface and many great UI innovations which have been since lost. + +The Blackberry KeyONE I used 2017-2021 was the last device I used that had this greatness. + +Since then, I believe the loss of physical keyboard phones means that some uses of the smartphone have disappeared. + +** Current devices + +*** [[https://www.unihertz.com/products/titan-pocket][Titan Pocket]] (owned) + +- The keyboard feels worse than a Blackberry +- The keyboard has deteriorated with age (some keys require extra pressure to activate, meaning typing is painful) +- The keyboard software is insufficient for writing in Spanish and Catalan + +*** [[https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-deck][T-Deck]] +*** [[https://beepy.sqfmi.com/][Beepy]] +*** [[https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cardputer-kit-w-m5stamps3][Cardputer]] + +** Obstacles + +*** Communication platforms without an open API + +The main use of a pocket computer with a physical keyboard would be communication. +Unfortunately, many communication platforms I use are closed, so I can only use them with an Android (or similar) device. +If this was not the case, using devices with other operating systems would be more feasible. + +*** WhatsApp + +Although I do not use WhatsApp a lot (I use mostly Telegram), living in Spain it is unavoidable. +I hope that the DMA will allow me to send messages to WhatsApp users through something that has an API, the DMA does not seem to be effective as of now. + +*** Slack +*** Discord |