Funded in 5 minutes - the open source modular mini computer 'Pilet' is on Kickstarter - eviltoast
Funded within 5 minutes, soulscircuit are clearly onto a winner here with their upcoming Pilet open source modular mini computers powered by the Raspberry Pi 5.
  • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    That keyboard looks like one of the worst abominations ever made. Keys that tiny and that close together basically means you need to get a stylus and peck or REALLY contort and angle your thumbs to type anything.

    • grahamja@reddthat.comEnglish
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      1 day ago

      This looks like it’s for people who want a a retro cyber deck device, but don’t have the ability or willingness to make their own. It’s just a toy.

      • UNY0N@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Or the time. I would’ve gotten one if I had just a little more time in my life to tinker with it. The main appeals for me are:

        1.it’s 100% open source, all files and specs will be released when they actually start shipping. So 3D printing a case with better colors should be easy, as well as tinkering with it in other ways.

        2.Battery management is taken care of.

        1. It will have an LTE hardware option soon.

        3.It’s a Linux tablet with an OS that it basically ready to go from the day you get it.

        1. It’s made for a rasberry pi 5 (not included), so Arch ARM should have a build for it sometime soon.

        That’s not for everybody, but for some of us it’s appealing.

    • quirzle@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I had a conversation with a coworker that was really excited when the rabbit r1 (which I think wound up actually running Android under the hood) came out. I think some people just like having little devices/toys. Things like the design and physical buttons make it seem cooler to them.