mesa@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoMecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld coming soon to Kickstarter for $159 - Liliputingliliputing.comexternal-linkmessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down115cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orglinuxphones@lemmy.calinux@lemmy.world
arrow-up1299arrow-down1external-linkMecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld coming soon to Kickstarter for $159 - Liliputingliliputing.commesa@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square156fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orglinuxphones@lemmy.calinux@lemmy.world
minus-squareEmilieEvans@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·3 months ago This device has a tiny touchscreen, and a keyboard, rather than having the whole thing being a touchscreen. That’s awesome. I still miss my Blackberry Passport (keyboard and large 1:1 screen).
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·3 months agoTiny keyboards were a nightmare. There’s a reason why the Blackberry failed. You might like it, but then you’re part of a minority.
minus-squareSynopsisTantilize@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoAnd they didn’t fail because of their keyboard…
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·3 months agoYeah they did. It was a pretty major factor. The moment touchscreen phones began to exist, Blackberry became past-tense.
minus-squareSynopsisTantilize@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoIt was them sticking with proprietary software instead of going with Android. I’m sticking to those guns.
That’s awesome. I still miss my Blackberry Passport (keyboard and large 1:1 screen).
Tiny keyboards were a nightmare. There’s a reason why the Blackberry failed. You might like it, but then you’re part of a minority.
And they didn’t fail because of their keyboard…
Yeah they did. It was a pretty major factor. The moment touchscreen phones began to exist, Blackberry became past-tense.
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It was them sticking with proprietary software instead of going with Android. I’m sticking to those guns.