[PLUG] Import a mobile device from the alternate future where the iPhone didn't ruin everything

[Nat Taylor]

I was thinking a pi 3 in there with its quad 1.2 A7.  Only 1 GB ram tho.
You could use a Bluetooth keyboard with a touchpad in there though.  The
new product seems cool but you're paying for a lot of r&d.
On May 6, 2016 9:40 AM, "Leander S. Harding" <lsh at lsh.io> wrote:

> I thought the Pi 2 was .9GHz? Does it overclock nicely?
>
> I would expect a 2xA15 to outrun a 4xA7 for most 'smartphone-type'
> use, regardless of clockspeed, but to me the real reason for the Pyra
> is its 720p screen, inbuilt connectivity, and keyboard - or at least,
> I have its predecessor the OpenPandora and the keyboard on that
> absolutely demolishes every phone and mini-bluetooth keyboard I've
> tried, including my much-loved and now lost Blackberry 8700. You don't
> understand thumbboard typing until you've tried it with shoulder
> buttons as modifier keys.
>
> That an it's got an actual fscking dpad. It's always boggled me that
> no one will put a real dpad on any of their devices, especially now
> that so many of us who grew up navigating Final Fantasy with one have
> grown up and got EE and design degrees...Blackberry had an excuse when
> they were doing the jogwheel thing, but even they've dropped that now.
>
> -Leander
>
> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 7:04 PM, Nat Taylor <bioborg at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Reminds me of this:
> >
> http://makezine.com/projects/build-raspberry-pi-powered-linux-laptop-that-fits-your-pocket/
> >
> > I wonder if a quad 1.2ghz processor is faster than a dual 1.5?  I guess
> it
> > depends on the application and how it uses the cpu...
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 5:40 PM, Leander S. Harding <lsh at lsh.io> wrote:
> >
> >> Someone is making an actual proper pocket computer with an onboard 4G
> >> modem:
> >>
> >> https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/
> >>
> >> -Leander
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