Check out the #pilet, SoulsCircuit’s very cool retro-futuristic handheld tablet/console.
Designed with Free Software, the pilet runs #Plasma and a full range of KDE software.
More at
https://soulscircuit.com/pilet
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That’s an impressively designed bit of kit.
Guess I have to go barter with the architecture department to use their 3d printer…
It’s so cool I want to die 😩. I would never use it but it looks great.
Drop a SIM card in there and you’re not far off from a modern version of PDAs from back when pocket tech was interesting.
Not for calling of course. Text only (although everyone texts over the internet now - maybe for data as well).
Why not Calling? BT Headphone are quite good at calls
I think I just like the retrofuturism of “giga pager”. Of course calling would work but it would be besides the point for me.
A modern phone could do everything this would be used for on a day-to-day.
BT headphones
Or a jack of some description, wires are always better for calls
I saw a wrist mounted thing the other day, and I was thinking a modern touchscreen version running Linux could legitimately be great with a good mount. This would be perfect for that. You only need a wrist mount that won’t make your arm sweaty…
is it touchscreen? looks great
Yes, it’s a touchscreen.
cool, is it compatible with different DEs?
Get out of here!
(Edit: Yes, of course. It’s Linux.)
@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social that’s so cool
Well, this goes on the old birthday wishlist… Awesome stuff!
I kinda want one of these.
@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social sick cyberdeck though
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@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social ok yeah i want this
Nice idea, using 2 batteries instead of one. Now to see if it can be hot-swappable
For the clockwork pi uConsole, which is a similar product and also uses two batteries, that seems to be the case
@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social omg I can imagine that becoming a perfect DJing computer paired with Mixxx and a Pioneer controller
I was thinking this would be a otg deck for traveling. Adding ports galore (hdmi,dp etc) and being fully cast ready - you could dock it anywhere and take everything with you in a small form factor. Working in handheld mode on the plane, then casting/hooking to your hotel room tv with a BT keeb would be a dream. Given the customization inherent, this could blow Samsung Dex out of the water.
@jpenuchot @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social You all are giving me new ideas now! Thank you!
@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social Much retro. Very stylish.
@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social that keyboard, complete with the laser pointer button, looks very familiar! Nice job squeezing it into a new housing. The trackball too 👀
@gadgetoid @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social thank you so much! Glad you like it
@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social "what is the difference of pilet and consolo?
consolo was the project’s codename. moving forward, it will be known as pilet. this change reflects our commitment to appeal to a wider global audience."
I’m failing to see how “pilet” is any more or less appealing to a wider global audience than “consolo”, am I missing something?
@bamboombibbitybop “consolo” is near the word “console” but in some languages it means “confort”, but is also, and more importantly, a vulgarism for “dildo”. So “pilet” (I guess as in “support for a structure”) is much better for marketing.
@kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social@jt_rebelo @kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social ah, thanks! that makes sense.
@bamboombibbitybop @kde@floss.social @soulscircuit @kde@lemmy.kde.social consolo was too easy to pronounce and sounded like Han Solo.
see, any foss project needs a name that’s impossible to pronounce in English at first glance, so speakers of every other language won’t feel alienated, thus wider global appeal. /s
