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I’m planning to take an iPad air on a trip and thought about getting a bluetooth keyboard too. What do people generally recommend for travel? I don’t plan to use it for extensive periods of times, mainly writing some emails/docs/notes in the hotel room.
If you get an Android you can use termux and do literally anything. I like to write websites, write newsletters in vim and run a jekyll instance, transcode video with ffmpeg, etc.
Termux for iOs might also be available, cursory searching suggests.
I suppose that perfect posture of the photo will disappear after a few minutes of use. Maybe there exists some kind of selfie stick / tripod that allows you to place the phone at eye height? This is actually a setup I might prefer over using a laptop.
It doesn't even look perfect - rounded shoulders, forward head, not much lumbar curve. Probably all inevitable when you have a tiny keyboard and screen is way too low. Also, good posture in a chair is nearly impossible to have, let alone maintain. I've started working from the floor and sitting with my feet/legs in a variety of positions - immediate and immense improvement in my posture, overall mobility and reductio…
I tasted heaven for a moment with Planet Computer's QWERTY phones. Now that those are gone, I despise text communications with the phones that don't have a real keyboard and just want to avoid it overall.
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I can't understand what exactly is in this dream you want to become true. It sounds like you want a portable device with physical keyboard, and reasonable screen size. Which is laptop.
I think it's about being able to take the portable device with you separately from the display and keyboard.
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Yes, it can be confusing if you don’t read the article. He said he went on a 10 day trip and didn’t take a computer. That is context for why he got a Bluetooth keyboard. I doubt he decided to bring a monitor on the trip.
Android now has a desktop mode on phones like the Pixel that support HDMI out on the USB-C port
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Yes was going to say on android I've been using SMS and WhatsApp messages from my computer for years too. Mac, Linux, Windows, Chromebooks all integrate seamlessly and nicely so not sure what the issue is?
Moreover, it's largely irrelevant - the topic of the article was using a keyboard without having to drag around a laptop/desktop. If someone replied to a text on their MacBook, they'd have broken that constraint
The "topic of the article" was that a guy realized that a bluetooth keyboard makes it nicer typing things on his phone. Nowhere did he talking about "without having to drag around" anything, and he incidentally mentioned that he didn't bring a computer.
It is utterly bizarre that people get unhinged and mad that he mentioned Macs. But let's be real - for Mac users, integration with messages is free and automatic. For other platforms it simply isn't, and the vast majority of time isn't used at all. If someone is messaging from a computer (on iMessages, SMS, MMS, and now RCS), 99% of the time it's going to be a guy sitting at a Mac just as a lubrication of use.
So the next time some random tosser article doesn't mention your pet love, maybe just move on?
I’m planning to take an iPad air on a trip and thought about getting a bluetooth keyboard too. What do people generally recommend for travel? I don’t plan to use it for extensive periods of times, mainly writing some emails/docs/notes in the hotel room.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Macally-Multi-Device-Bluetooth-Ke...
I've got one of these, which has the slot above the "F" keys to support your phone and/or tablet at a good viewing angle. For better or worse the 2 lb. keyboard is heavily weighted so it will support the devices in the slot without tipping over.
And you can switch between 3 devices from the keyboard, which can also include a Bluetooth desktop.
Too heavy to carry around so it stays in the office.
There are plenty of lightweight options for much cheaper prices which can be better for travel, which are also just as big as a tablet but at least not nearly as heavy.
Wait until you get a Bluetooth mouse which can put your touchscreen to shame :)
These mice are also much more abundant for cheaper prices now, when they were not that common just a year or two ago.
Also good for your laptop when you want to save USB slots for other things.
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I can't understand what exactly is in this dream you want to become true. It sounds like you want a portable device with physical keyboard, and reasonable screen size. Which is laptop.
I assume it's something like mine. I want a phone I can dock and use as a desktop with a monitor and mouse/keyboard. That is just a phone when undocked. We have reactive UIs and desktop mode on android. It's getting very close. I am not certain on the previous commentors reasons but I detest the many device game. A 500 dollar pixel 10a is a great computer and I would rather not buy another machine if I dont have to.
My iPhone 15 Pro Max is more capable than a MacBook Neo; it’d be nice if it could be one.
Nokia also had a foldable keyboard. Which I've used with Nokia N810 and Nokia E71 (good to compare with their native keyboards with device in hand). I think I brought mine to the bin because the comfort was terrible. The lack of travel and latency, for example (I believe this is better nowadays.) A 60% keyboard can be pretty small, too. With USB2BT+ you can turn any USB device into Bluetooth. Works OK with powerbank (you can DIY that with 18650 batteries).
I wouldn't use a high-end smartphone in China though. I'd bring a burner, and consider any hardware I brought with me compromised.
So perhaps that isn't the place to do digital notes, and just write analog in the most fucked up handwriting you got. If they OCR it, let them have some fun with their models. Of course, that may also mean you cannot apply OCR on ypur notes. But the latest Mistral OCR I tried was very good. As a European, -unfortunately- I'd apply the same rule to USA nowadays though.