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Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Smartphones solved the portable monitor problem. What humanity needs now is a truly portable keyboard. Something that you can carry as easily as a smartphone and that lets you type as conveniently as on a good laptop keyboard. Are there any promising attempts at this?

The TextBlade from WayTools (https://waytools.com) looks promising but they never seem to ship anything. I've been waiting for most of a year.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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I don't bother with dynamic DNS- my home IP has never changed, and if it does change- I don't host anything where some downtime would matter much. But this site has been recommended to me before- https://freedns.afraid.org/

I use a dynamic DNS service for safety, but my IP address has literally never changed yet.

What makes the (lack of a) dynamic DNS a safety issue?

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use a dynamic DNS service for safety, but my IP address has literally never changed yet.

What makes the (lack of a) dynamic DNS a safety issue?

By "safety" I mean the ability to reach my machines even if the external IP address changes.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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I was really interested in that and so very nearly backed it but was wary of the software support. Can you elaborate on the Debian issues? Would you still recommend one? (I don't care about telephone features)

It's mostly minor things + settings for screen-lock-on-idle aren't saved - sometimes I want the screen to be always on, but it doesn't work + screen brightness goes to 100% every time you unlock the screen (and to lower it again, you have to increase it first) + and a few other things in that ballpark Maybe they fixed it, but a while ago the whole update process broke because of a bad Open Office package. I'll switch…

In other news, somebody is still running Open Office?

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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I've acquired a Hyperkeyboardpi[0] kit, not yet built. But essentially its a keyboard add on for a raspberry pi which when paired with a Hyperpixel 4.0 touchscreen from Pimoroni makes a little handheld terminal. It's designed for a Pi 3 but I'm trying a Pi 4. I'll see how I get on. The keyboard kit is only available in Japan but there are shipping companies that will forward it for you. [0] https://www.telnet.jp/~mia…

This looks quite nice. Are you outside of Japan? If so how did you acquire the kit?

In the UK. I got a friend to fetch one and bring it back.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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My pockets are already full, but I'm still interested in adding new features. Video and mains power are my current challenge, and I'd like to know more about whether the Kettlepop module inside the Pocket Popcorn computer has HDMI or VGA support. Right now this is what I carry. Right belt clip (from a scrapyard, looks like it was designed for the Nokia 3650): 1. Third Rail smart battery, integrates well with my iPhon…

We must get pictures! You could probably do a Show HN post.

I'd like to do a Show HN post, but I once made a web page with referral links to buy all these gadgets, and it never really got traction before the web host (rhcloud) closed down/removed their free tier. It's also still a work in progress, and I keep trying to find ways to squeeze in more. If I could get some short SD female sockets like on the original Raspberry Pi, I can free up a few more mm.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KeV4g_ztCD4--aaHtbLTWTN5AU...

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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My pockets are already full, but I'm still interested in adding new features. Video and mains power are my current challenge, and I'd like to know more about whether the Kettlepop module inside the Pocket Popcorn computer has HDMI or VGA support. Right now this is what I carry. Right belt clip (from a scrapyard, looks like it was designed for the Nokia 3650): 1. Third Rail smart battery, integrates well with my iPhon…

Not to pry but I would love to see an image of the belt with all of these items contained inside. Is it not utterly uncomfortable to walk around with all this equipment on your waist?

Pictures are on my Google Drive. It's not uncomfortable at all; actually the full kit is pretty small.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KeV4g_ztCD4--aaHtbLTWTN5AU...

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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My pockets are already full, but I'm still interested in adding new features. Video and mains power are my current challenge, and I'd like to know more about whether the Kettlepop module inside the Pocket Popcorn computer has HDMI or VGA support. Right now this is what I carry. Right belt clip (from a scrapyard, looks like it was designed for the Nokia 3650): 1. Third Rail smart battery, integrates well with my iPhon…

More details would be awesome. Maybe a post somewhere (github?) with pictures and ideas of what you can do with all of this stuff?

Many of the ideas are listed in the post above :). Pictures are here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KeV4g_ztCD4--aaHtbLTWTN5AU...

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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My pockets are already full, but I'm still interested in adding new features. Video and mains power are my current challenge, and I'd like to know more about whether the Kettlepop module inside the Pocket Popcorn computer has HDMI or VGA support. Right now this is what I carry. Right belt clip (from a scrapyard, looks like it was designed for the Nokia 3650): 1. Third Rail smart battery, integrates well with my iPhon…

Have you considered getting a cheap tiny HDMI -> VGA adapter? This with an iPad Lightning to HDMI adapter would allow you to solve (m) and (n).

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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post #139

My pockets are already full, but I'm still interested in adding new features. Video and mains power are my current challenge, and I'd like to know more about whether the Kettlepop module inside the Pocket Popcorn computer has HDMI or VGA support. Right now this is what I carry. Right belt clip (from a scrapyard, looks like it was designed for the Nokia 3650): 1. Third Rail smart battery, integrates well with my iPhon…

Have you considered getting a cheap tiny HDMI -> VGA adapter? This with an iPad Lightning to HDMI adapter would allow you to solve (m) and (n).

Yes, I have an HDMI to VGA adaptor in my backpack, but it doesn't fit in my pockets. See the photos to get an idea about the size limit. It also needs external power, so I'd need to carry a barrel jack to USB wire too.

I wish I could fit a Lightning to HDMI adaptor, but it's physically huge compared to the other adaptors, and I wonder whether Apple's likely to change to USB-C on future iPhones and iPads. Therefore I feel like WiFi is a more universal data source. Latency is slow, but that's not a problem for PPT slides.

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