Or...
(Because, in my case, I was looking for an MP4 player - that could play FLAC
files, in which one could also play chess, and - that could easily fit into a
pocket, I almost forgot...)
You can also buy one of those cheap (99€/$) 7 inch so-called "mini
tablets", like a Yarvik model[1], that has a very slick Android interface or,
perhaps better, a PengPod one[2], with a "Linux/Android dual boot" already
pre-installed, if you trust the hardware manufacturer (since these models
also have video cameras, WiFi connections, microphones).
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TfJMA6j510
2. http://www.pengpod.com/products/pengpod700
The question is: Can you trust the hardware manufacturer?
(Doesn't it, from its business practice of getting rich out of exploiting
people in Third World countries, prove not to be an entity of high moral
standards? I don't want to get into social/political/economical discussions
in here. But, just look at the well-known case of the workers in Apple
factories in China, for example. Is, for example, Apple a company driven by
high moral standards? And, therefore, one that can be trusted?)