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wowczarek 2 days ago

I was going to mention Planet before I saw your follow-up comment. I bought their Gemini, and it seemed interesting for a while, but being a phone with a keyboard, still effectively a phone, battery life wasn't great and again a phone, my default was never to shut it down, and it would always be out of juice if not used for a while. Eventually it outdated itself sitting in a drawer; just didn't feel right. The external notification screen seemed like a good idea but too clunky for general use, and then the awkward fingerprint sensor position and accidentally touching things when opening / closing. I was actually considering it during my post-BlackBerry withdrawal period, but it just didn't cut it, and while it had the roots behind it and some seemingly nice productivity software, a Psion it just wasn't.

fmajid a day ago | parent [-]

I wish they made their keyboard into a standalone Bluetooth device, it's far better than anything else in its size class.

lproven a day ago | parent [-]

Bluetooth is a PITA.

This is the 21st century version of an axiom: it's an XKCD.

https://xkcd.com/2055/

Pairing is a pain, charging is a nuisance, battery life is a constant worry, responsiveness is dodgy... there is nothing good about it. Give me something built-in, cabled, and always-on.

Wireless is for fashion victims.