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Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

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Re: Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

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Post by Fnoord »

solomonb wrote: post #4

Stumbled across this thing a while back and thought it looked really cool but I have never been able to come up with an idea for how I would use it so I haven't pledged. I want to want it but I fear it would just sit on my desk. Does anyone have cool ideas for uses?

On the bottom of the website, several use cases are mentioned. It is a fairly robust list of examples.

Anything with USB-A is neat with this type of device. For example, a LimeSDR USB would work (even a uSDR for M.2, though I'd wait for the successor).

For Kali, I sport a GPD Pocket 2, and that works well, but I'm in the process of switching that to my Hackberry Pi CM5.

Still, I bought that end of last summer. I honestly would not buy any computer right now. The RAM prices are simply insane.

Re: Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

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Post by nik282000 »

theothertimcook wrote: post #8
deadbabe wrote: post #7

Small gimmicky computers seem to attract so much attention and people who can’t help themselves but buy it, play with it for a while, then toss it into a drawer and never use it again.

I feel personally attacked!... You are right though, ive loved tinkering especially some if the cool linux based handhelds but i always come back to mobile/tablet because my limiting resource is time and android/ios kinda just works.

Took 12hrs, but I got my PocketChip updated to Debian Bookworm recently.

Re: Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

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Post by c0wb0yc0d3r »

solomonb wrote: post #4

Stumbled across this thing a while back and thought it looked really cool but I have never been able to come up with an idea for how I would use it so I haven't pledged. I want to want it but I fear it would just sit on my desk. Does anyone have cool ideas for uses?

It’s not exactly cool but mobile media server and tool box. Knowing I have tools I can trust in my pocket is nice. Being able to travel and watch my shows without setting up a vpn is double nice.

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Post by mikestorrent »

solomonb wrote: post #4

Stumbled across this thing a while back and thought it looked really cool but I have never been able to come up with an idea for how I would use it so I haven't pledged. I want to want it but I fear it would just sit on my desk. Does anyone have cool ideas for uses?

I made a really cool cyberdeck. It sits on my desk.

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Post by AdeptusAquinas »

deadbabe wrote: post #7

Small gimmicky computers seem to attract so much attention and people who can’t help themselves but buy it, play with it for a while, then toss it into a drawer and never use it again.

Too late backed it at maximum tier all extensions....

No idea what I'm going to use it for, possibly as a mobile Kali setup or something

Re: Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

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Post by solomonb »

mikestorrent wrote: post #14
solomonb wrote: post #4

Stumbled across this thing a while back and thought it looked really cool but I have never been able to come up with an idea for how I would use it so I haven't pledged. I want to want it but I fear it would just sit on my desk. Does anyone have cool ideas for uses?

I made a really cool cyberdeck. It sits on my desk.

Lol, Cyberdeck aka high effort paper weight.

There are so many cool vaguely scifi tech projects one could build these days but almost none of them have actual utility. : (

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Post by pkphilip »

solomonb wrote: post #4

Stumbled across this thing a while back and thought it looked really cool but I have never been able to come up with an idea for how I would use it so I haven't pledged. I want to want it but I fear it would just sit on my desk. Does anyone have cool ideas for uses?

I kinda wish it could be used like a smart phone with a GSM module.

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Post by jibbers »

solomonb wrote: post #4

Stumbled across this thing a while back and thought it looked really cool but I have never been able to come up with an idea for how I would use it so I haven't pledged. I want to want it but I fear it would just sit on my desk. Does anyone have cool ideas for uses?

I’d love to see a click wheel attachment for input, then it could become a neo-iPod.
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