Maru OS – Use your phone as your PC
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Maru OS – Use your phone as your PC
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#2Discussion in 2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14350293
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#3> Simply plug your phone into an HDMI screen, connect up a keyboard and mouse, and you’ve got a lightweight desktop experience you can take anywhere.
No, I can't take it anywhere, because few places I go to have a HDMI screen and keyboard ready for me. And to the ones they do, I carry my laptop.
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#4Does Maru OS run on the current generation of devices?
https://maruos.com/downloads/ shows releases dated 2019.
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#5> Simply plug your phone into an HDMI screen, connect up a keyboard and mouse, and you’ve got a lightweight desktop experience you can take anywhere. No, I can't take it anywhere, because few places I go to have a HDMI screen and keyboard ready for me. And to the ones they do, I carry my laptop.
You could also use it with Nexdoc, https://nexdock.com
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#6> Simply plug your phone into an HDMI screen, connect up a keyboard and mouse, and you’ve got a lightweight desktop experience you can take anywhere. No, I can't take it anywhere, because few places I go to have a HDMI screen and keyboard ready for me. And to the ones they do, I carry my laptop.
you can always bring a portable screen/keyboard with you
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#7> Simply plug your phone into an HDMI screen, connect up a keyboard and mouse, and you’ve got a lightweight desktop experience you can take anywhere. No, I can't take it anywhere, because few places I go to have a HDMI screen and keyboard ready for me. And to the ones they do, I carry my laptop.
You could also use it with Nexdoc, https://nexdock.com
Lapdocks are an amazing concept, but I haven't found a single one with my preferred keyboard layout yet. Same problem as laptops in general.
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#8Does Maru OS run on the current generation of devices? https://maruos.com/downloads/ shows releases dated 2019.
It does look like either the OS or the website have fallen behind.
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#9I’d also check out GrapheneOS once the Android 16 QPR1 beta with Desktop Mode gets merged in. Likely to be a more up-to-date experience.
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#10> Simply plug your phone into an HDMI screen, connect up a keyboard and mouse, and you’ve got a lightweight desktop experience you can take anywhere. No, I can't take it anywhere, because few places I go to have a HDMI screen and keyboard ready for me. And to the ones they do, I carry my laptop.
you can always bring a portable screen/keyboard with you
I've yet to find a portable screen and keyboard that can even remotely compare in display quality or battery life to a MacBook Air, and the 'portable' combination is usually heavier and always clunkier to set up.