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mrbuttons454 ◴[28 Aug 25 17:16 UTC] No.45054632[source]▶

I bought one as soon as they were released, as well as the keyboard case. It never really worked correctly, but I loved the concept and wish they would have succeeded.

I know it's a niche product, but I'd love a pocket sized Debian device with cellular, decent standby time, and a physical keyboard. Anything out there I should look in to? I've tried to make various GPD devices work, but they are too big, and the standby time isn't great.

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1. aeblyve ◴[28 Aug 25 18:58 UTC] No.45055714[source]▶

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I think that finding an aftermarket keyboard solution for a smartphone using the android virtualization framework to run a debian VM (i.e. the "Linux Terminal" on Android 16) is your best bet by far.

The economies of scale (and compactness!) in mainstream smartphones are very hard to match, and they tend to have superior power management.

Do heavy lifting by logging into a remote server for best battery life and compute power.

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