I'm looking for a new notebook/PDA type thing, and I wonder if anything like what I want exists. If anyone knows, please tell me. I'm not really up on what's offered.
Requirements: weight- under 5 pounds, and the lower the better. 3 or under perferred size- Handheld for carrying (not laptop style underarm). 2 handed ok for use. Decent screen size. Some sort of hinge arrangement to get a good screen size is fine input- must have a keyboard. Small keyboard perfectly fine. Touchscreen nice, but not necessary. OS- prefer linux or other free Unix. Will live with Windows, but it needs to be full windows, capable of running any non-game app. Battery- at least 4 hours of active use Must be hobbyist programmable without extensive hacking to make it so Must be cellular network capable. Prefer choice of providers. Prefer wifi capable, to save money on the cell network. Sound capability a plus, for MP3s. I've looked into laptops, but they're heavier and bigger than I want. Most PDAs seem to have no keyboard, and writing that much with a stylus is out. I mainly see myself using it for web surfing, RSS reading, writing, coding, email, and calendar. So running firefox, an email client, open office, and emacs. I'm not interested in an iPhone- too closed down, I find the apple GUIs completely unusable, and no keyboard. I don't want a laptop- while the keyboard is a necessity, laptops are too bulky for what I want. Closest thing I'm finding is the Sharp Zaurus line, which I'd need to pick up used, but otherwise looks like it may fit the bill if I can get a cellular adaptor for it. Nokia N810 would work, if it can have random apps downloaded to it and have a cellular connection. Anyone have any other ideas? Homebrew ideas welcome too, if you have ideas for doing it that way. Gabe _________________________________________________________________ You keep typing, we keep giving. Download Messenger and join the i’m Initiative now. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGLM -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
