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Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

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Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#11

Post by Semiapies »

DaniFong wrote: post #10
blhack wrote: post #9

Guys, come on . The bit about being a replacement for the iPhone was a joke. It's a toy. It's meant for nerding around with. It's not a production device. You probably shouldn't be depending on it to actually work more than 10% of the time. It's a model airplane. It flies, it's kindof neat, but it's pretty much totally pointless beyond being tons of fun.

"Don't be discouraged if what you produce initially is something other people dismiss as a toy. In fact, that's a good sign. That's probably why everyone else has been overlooking the idea. The first microcomputers were dismissed as toys. And the first planes, and the first cars. At this point, when someone comes to us with something that users like but that we could envision forum trolls dismissing as a toy, it make…

Ah, mindless, out-of-context quotes. What next, the Ghandi line about laughing/winning/etc.?

This is a kit for microcontroller enthusiasts. It is not meant as some sort of alternative to anything Apple or Android or Palm or Nokia, except jokingly and in the minds of people not actually reading that page closely.

Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#12

Post by NickPollard »

Semiapies wrote: post #11
DaniFong wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Don't be discouraged if what you produce initially is something other people dismiss as a toy. In fact, that's a good sign. That's probably why everyone else has been overlooking the idea. The first microcomputers were dismissed as toys. And the first planes, and the first cars. At this point, when someone comes to us with something that users like but that we could envision forum trolls dismissing as a toy, it make…

Ah, mindless, out-of-context quotes. What next, the Ghandi line about laughing/winning/etc.? This is a kit for microcontroller enthusiasts. It is not meant as some sort of alternative to anything Apple or Android or Palm or Nokia, except jokingly and in the minds of people not actually reading that page closely.

Until someone does something really interesting with it, sparks an idea, and then starts developing it as a retail product.

Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#13

Post by Semiapies »

NickPollard wrote: post #12
Semiapies wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, mindless, out-of-context quotes. What next, the Ghandi line about laughing/winning/etc.? This is a kit for microcontroller enthusiasts. It is not meant as some sort of alternative to anything Apple or Android or Palm or Nokia, except jokingly and in the minds of people not actually reading that page closely.

Until someone does something really interesting with it, sparks an idea, and then starts developing it as a retail product.

Seriously, RTFA. Look at the specs.

This isn't some basic version of a cutting-edge technology, it's just an 8-bit microcontroller with some geegaws. If someone wants to make yet another low-end handheld game and make some money selling it in discount stores, more power to them...but you aren't going to compete with many far more advanced platforms in the same arena.

If you want to pretend otherwise, by all means drop some pithy, defiant quotes and condemn my lack of vision...and we'll still both know nobody's going to build an iPhone-killer out of this.

Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#14

Post by Semiapies »

DaniFong wrote: post #10
blhack wrote: post #9

Guys, come on . The bit about being a replacement for the iPhone was a joke. It's a toy. It's meant for nerding around with. It's not a production device. You probably shouldn't be depending on it to actually work more than 10% of the time. It's a model airplane. It flies, it's kindof neat, but it's pretty much totally pointless beyond being tons of fun.

"Don't be discouraged if what you produce initially is something other people dismiss as a toy. In fact, that's a good sign. That's probably why everyone else has been overlooking the idea. The first microcomputers were dismissed as toys. And the first planes, and the first cars. At this point, when someone comes to us with something that users like but that we could envision forum trolls dismissing as a toy, it make…

Also, it's particularly distasteful for you to throw around a quote about "forum trolls" in response to what multiple people here have correctly pointed out - people here are misreading what this item is.

Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#15

Post by nas »

This may not be the device you are looking for but the idea is not totally crazy. Powerful ARM devices can be had for a few hundred dollars. IMHO, the real trick is to implement the communications. With VoIP instead of voice, instant messaging instead of SMS, the day when you can use WiFi rather than mobile wireless may be coming.

Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#17

Post by DaniFong »

Semiapies wrote: post #13
NickPollard wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Until someone does something really interesting with it, sparks an idea, and then starts developing it as a retail product.

Seriously, RTFA. Look at the specs. This isn't some basic version of a cutting-edge technology, it's just an 8-bit microcontroller with some geegaws. If someone wants to make yet another low-end handheld game and make some money selling it in discount stores, more power to them...but you aren't going to compete with many far more advanced platforms in the same arena. If you want to pretend otherwise, by all means dro…

Come on. $69 for a handheld touchscreen computer that you can program however you want? You'd have to be incredibly jaded to not reflect about how amazing this is. You'd have to be deliberately ignorant to not be able to imagine things you could do with this. iPhone killer no; but that's not the point.

Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#19

Post by Semiapies »

DaniFong wrote: post #17
Semiapies wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seriously, RTFA. Look at the specs. This isn't some basic version of a cutting-edge technology, it's just an 8-bit microcontroller with some geegaws. If someone wants to make yet another low-end handheld game and make some money selling it in discount stores, more power to them...but you aren't going to compete with many far more advanced platforms in the same arena. If you want to pretend otherwise, by all means dro…

Come on. $69 for a handheld touchscreen computer that you can program however you want? You'd have to be incredibly jaded to not reflect about how amazing this is. You'd have to be deliberately ignorant to not be able to imagine things you could do with this. iPhone killer no; but that's not the point.

No, you come on. You're the guy who was calling someone a troll for pointing out exactly what you just admitted - that it's a really neat hobbyist kit, not an iPhone competitor.

Re: Tired of Apple's rules? Build your own touchscreen handheld

#20

Post by chopsueyar »

Semiapies wrote: post #11
DaniFong wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Don't be discouraged if what you produce initially is something other people dismiss as a toy. In fact, that's a good sign. That's probably why everyone else has been overlooking the idea. The first microcomputers were dismissed as toys. And the first planes, and the first cars. At this point, when someone comes to us with something that users like but that we could envision forum trolls dismissing as a toy, it make…

Ah, mindless, out-of-context quotes. What next, the Ghandi line about laughing/winning/etc.? This is a kit for microcontroller enthusiasts. It is not meant as some sort of alternative to anything Apple or Android or Palm or Nokia, except jokingly and in the minds of people not actually reading that page closely.

I thought it would at least have a capacitive touchscreen, no?
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