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diff --git a/hardware/pocket-computers.org b/hardware/pocket-computers.org deleted file mode 100644 index 4a71eabb..00000000 --- a/hardware/pocket-computers.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -* 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. - -See also <https://www.bringbackblackberry.com/>. - -** 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.clicksphone.com/communicator][Clicks Communicator]] -*** [[https://keyphone.tech/][Keyphone]] -*** [[https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-deck][T-Deck]] / [[https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-keyboard][T-Keyboard]] -*** [[https://beepy.sqfmi.com/][Beepy]] -*** [[https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cardputer-kit-w-m5stamps3][Cardputer]] -*** [[https://mecha.so/comet][Mecha Comet]] -*** Others - -- [[https://www.tindie.com/stores/zitaotech/][ZitaoTech]] refurbs keyboards, but they seem to be permanently out of stock. -- [[https://linkapus.com/][Q25 project]] is a project to put an Android phone inside a Blackberry Classic shell. -- Clicks keyboard (for iPhone, Razr, other Android phones) is [[https://programming.dev/post/36053940/18895789][apparently good, even for non-ASCII languages]]. - -** 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 |