The Comet is a handheld Linux computer that brings extensibility

Post by saidinesh5 » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 3:36 PM UTC

dotancohen wrote: post #21

saidinesh5 wrote: post #10

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If you just want calling, sms, browsing and messaging, and some amount of GNU/Linux, your main options are: 1) Any officially supported sailfish OS device ( https://shop.jolla.com/ - which includes their licensed and officially blessed version for older sony xperia services) 2) Any ubuntu touch supported devices: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/promoted/ Would be very stable... And good enough for daily use.. But hon…

A phone with Termux recently had the USB port go bust. I could neither charge it nor use ADB to back it up. But I was able to SSH into my desktop and back up the important files (voice notes, photos) via scp with the clock ticking at 3% charge and dropping. Very impressive and honestly being able to install ncdu on the phone to quickly find large, important files was a revelation in the usability of both bash and And…

Post by dotancohen » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 3:53 PM UTC

afandian wrote: post #42

dotancohen wrote: post #29

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> Maybe I'm just trying to justify spending more money on neat hardware. Just get a good bluetooth keyboard. In my opinion, best money spent.

This one's excellent if you need a recommendation. Folds up into a pocket. https://us.targus.com/products/ergonomic-foldable-bluetooth-...

Post by magic_smoke_ee » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 4:18 PM UTC

Post by magic_smoke_ee » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 4:26 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #16

rickcarlino wrote: post #2

Be sure to put those connectors through adequate stress testing. I’ve had several products that use a similar design (Garmin watch, Bluetooth headset) and I’ve been disappointed to find that the connector wears out with time.

On Garmin watches the springy mechanical part is on the cable, not the watch. Have you observed the watch itself wearing out? I would hope it's designed such that the cable is sacrificial and the watch lasts. In the product here the springs appear to be on the device side, which seems to me like the bit that would be more likely to wear out. That's concerning, but there's more chance of being to able to replace it th…

Post by saidinesh5 » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 6:58 PM UTC

magic_smoke_ee wrote: post #45

At the expense of more software dev and a bluetooth module, It would've been more extensible and versatile if it had just used BT for input (HID) and GPIO rather than creating yet another proprietary connector and forbidding the use of GPIO and a keyboard simultaneously. Why not integrate the most popular one and use BT for the rest? Great, we've re-invented what already exists. Sigh.