Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld coming soon to Kickstarter for $159
  • w3dd1e@lemm.ee
    401·
    2 days ago

    I see a lot of negativity in the comments. And yeah, this thing probably isn’t something I’m going to get, but at least they are trying something that isn’t a generic rectangle of glass like all the others. I miss the days of fun gadgets.

    • humble peat digger@lemm.eeEnglish
      112·
      2 days ago

      I like the generic rectangle block of glass.
      Don’t understand why they insist on a physical keyboard.

      • DeaDvey
        3·
        21 hours ago

        I much prefer physical keyboards and find it difficult to use touchscreen, so a mobile, qwerty keyboard sounds great to me.

      • TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish
        52·
        2 days ago

        i am personally sick of shiny rectangles. physical keyboards are the buttons on your cars dash instead of the shiny rectangle on your car’s dash.

        • porous_grey_matter
          6·
          1 day ago

          Cars’ buttons need to be used while preferably not looking at them, that’s a pretty different situation to a smartphone

          • netvor@lemmy.world
            1·
            20 hours ago

            Being able to use a keyboard without looking at it is a good thing.

            Only thing that makes it “different situation” for smartphone is that they just don’t have the keyboards. (And some of us kinda accepted that…)

          • Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml
            1·
            1 day ago

            Also, I can somewhat type eyes-free on a smartphone keyboard because of the combination of autocorrect and my fingers remembering where the touch points are relative to the screen

      • w3dd1e@lemm.ee
        2·
        2 days ago

        I don’t mind it, but I also don’t hate that people are trying something new! Maybe it fails, but maybe it’s awesome!