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I used to do that as well. Now I just have a magnetic cable and have the connector on the device, be it a phone, a camera, a speaker, a tablet, Raspberry, headset, ... Some random sample It would be great if THAT became the standard. Cabnle at my desk at home, one at work, one at my bedside, one in my travelbag, one in my car.
And that cable can be used for both USB and lightening port.

I have one, it really isn't all that great performace-wise even though I think that is mostly due to the eMMC storage. The screen is very nice, and touch works well.

It works surprisingly well for a tablet though, and the (outdated) Android is smooth as silk. Windows 10 less so, but I'm not certain whether that's due to the tablet or the clunkiness of Windows in tablet mode. It works well enough for casual surfing and the keyboard is good enough for the occasional longer email.

Is it as good as a Surface? Hell, fuck no! But at that price, you can buy two and have spare change. (At the time of writing the linked Chuwi Hi10 Plus - with keyboard, was €147.05 "on sale" with keyboard. Never mind that everything is always on sale in Chinese web shops and you need to monitor the prices. Mine cost ~€10 more when I got it. There is a stylus add-on, which I got but I didn't find it as useful as I thought it would be)

The biggest drawback is that it seems that the USB-C slot is about a millimetre too deep, which makes finding a suitable USB-C cable for charging rather hard (the included one obviously works)

If you're after a good 8" Android tablet, there aren't that many of them around worth looking at nowadays. I liked my LG G Pad 8.3 (the later LG models like the one you got weren't as good), but that had issues with a yellow tinge (fiddling with the RGB settings fixed that). I have a Samsung S 8.4" - very nice, but a bit expensive and no longer sold (don't get the S2/S3 versions - they're awful 4:3).

If you're willing to risk buying from a Chinese site, perhaps the Teclast T8 is something to consider. I have the Teclast T10 (not much more expensive and a better buy than the T8, IMHO) and like it a lot for the money.

It is basically a Surface knock-off for cheap. Is it as good as a Surface? Hell fuck no! However, for that price, I'm not going to complain. Cherry Trail Atom quad core, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC storage, 1920x1280 touchscreen and a valid Windows 10 license. It's no speed demon, but for casual surfing, the occasional text editing, it suffices. For that price, I'm not going to complain.

I don't really like the keyboard, but as an alternative there is the Chuwi Hi10 Pro. I don't have one, but the keyboard definitely looks better, and it seems identical except for being a bit smaller and having only "1920x1200".

Again, for the price, these 2 in 1 tablets are great. Keep in mind: this being a Cherry Trail Atom, you're not going to run Linux on it. I only found out about that after buying it.

It is basically a Surface knock-off for cheap. Is it as good as a Surface? Hell fuck no! However, for that price, I'm not going to complain. Cherry Trail Atom quad core, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC storage, 1920x1280 touchscreen and a valid Windows 10 license. It's no speed demon, but for casual surfing, the occasional text editing, it suffices. For that price, I'm not going to complain.

I don't really like the keyboard, but as an alternative there is the Chuwi Hi10 Pro. I don't have one, but the keyboard definitely looks better, and it seems identical except for being a bit smaller and having only "1920x1200".

Again, for the price, these 2 in 1 tablets are great. Keep in mind: this being a Cherry Trail Atom, you're not going to run Linux on it. I only found out about that after buying it.

One of these then:

http://ulefone.com/products/armor2/features.html

OK, not got all your wishlist:

- 4700 mAh battery for example,
- you'll never get the latest CPU with these things, but TBH you don't need latest CPU, but its got an octa-core 2.6Ghz big.LITTLE job,
- only 6GB RAM / 64GB ROM.
- IP68
- bunch of sensors. G- L- P- and barometer and compass for example,
- fast charge (not Qi charge, shame)
- 27 frequencies on 6 types of network.
- dual SIM (both 4G compatible)
- SD Card
- type C, but comes with a micro-usb adapter. Nice.
- rugged and ugly, not going to slip gently into your pocket, and nobody is going to steal it because it doubles as a deadly weapon.

You can get one on Gearbest. Will cost you your $2000.

Oh no wait, I added a zero. It'll cost you $200 at the moment as its on offer.

High drain 26650's are the real schnizzle at about 5 bucks each.

I fail to see how this is truly pocket-sized. I have a "Vensmile Win10 Mini PC that isn't much bigger and is already on the market. This one still needs the dock to handle the I/O. I also have USB stick PC's that are powered by my TV USB port. Yes, Intel's is slightly faster, but the Vensmile one is fully capable of streaming HD video and of course, internet stuffs.

Yes, it's definitely pocketable: 95 x 55 x 5 mm. So: 5 mm thick and slightly longer than a credit card. I don't see how it matters because both seem like solutions in search of problems, but Intel's is much smaller than the one you linked (slightly less than one third the volume).

I fail to see how this is truly pocket-sized. I have a "Vensmile Win10 Mini PC that isn't much bigger and is already on the market. This one still needs the dock to handle the I/O. I also have USB stick PC's that are powered by my TV USB port. Yes, Intel's is slightly faster, but the Vensmile one is fully capable of streaming HD video and of course, internet stuffs.

Unfortunately, if you want a full fledged computer, you probably won't find anything smaller than a Zotac. That's the limitation of micro ATX boards basically. And then, unless you are very well versed in the dark arts of DIY electronics, it's gonna be very hard to make a battery work with a setup like that... Zotac and other microATX desktop PCs were not designed to work with batteries, but with a good power supply and AC.
Unless there's some ready made solution, afaik, the power motherboards, components and whatnot needs are very finnicky. Not only they need all sorts of voltages, the overall power draw is too much for batteries to handle.

If you don't mind having a lower powered desktop, I suggest looking for InFocus' Kangaroo PC. Packs an Intel Atom X5-Z8500 which is among the best you can get for the size, has an internal battery, and is the size of a smartphone only thicker. I have one. It's cheap too, around 100 something bucks.
http://www.kangaroo.cc/kangaro...
Problem is, it's still closer to Compute Stick than a laptop. And it's not getting better since Intel abandoned Atom.

Other options along the same line of Zotac is Intel NUC and... I think ASUS has some small boxes too. But they are all wall powered.

Last option might be just getting a laptop and taking the screen off I guess. :P I understand why some people want that, but apparently upscaling doesn't make much sense... you also need to understand that even though components on laptops might fit into a smaller form factor, the biggest part of a laptop ends up being the custom made batteries.

As for a tablet which you can install Linux on, I have a Dell Venue 11 Pro that originally came with Windows 8, installed Ubuntu on it, worked fine.

I'm also trying to force a Gole 1 ( http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box... ) to work with Linux but it has been a bit hard. I can force it to run Ubuntu, but neither wi-fi nor ethernet are working - you have to use an USB adaptor. Also, it seems the company used a smartphone touchscreen which doesn't flip orientation along with the screen. But likewise, the Gole 1 has an Atom CPU that is worse than the one inside the Kangaroo PC (Z83500). But it comes with a screen and a bunch of ports, Windows 10 and Android installed, at around double the price.

I'm not sure how compatibility goes, but there were some smaller tablets that ran Windows which I'm not sure if they'd work or not. Ubuntu also had their own smartphone and tablet, and I think they made a fork that worked with some of the Nexus devices... but I think the whole thing has been abandoned:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch

Anyways, if you find out new stuff post here! I'm also interested.

$115.99 Redmi 4X 4G
$169.03 Redmi 4 4G
$169.99 Redmi Note 4X 4G
$203.47 Redmi Note 4 4G

Although Lenovo's Moto G5/G5 Plus is one the best North American compatible devices I've seen in the $250 - $350 price range.

$115.99 Redmi 4X 4G
$169.03 Redmi 4 4G
$169.99 Redmi Note 4X 4G
$203.47 Redmi Note 4 4G

Although Lenovo's Moto G5/G5 Plus is one the best North American compatible devices I've seen in the $250 - $350 price range.

$115.99 Redmi 4X 4G
$169.03 Redmi 4 4G
$169.99 Redmi Note 4X 4G
$203.47 Redmi Note 4 4G

Although Lenovo's Moto G5/G5 Plus is one the best North American compatible devices I've seen in the $250 - $350 price range.

$115.99 Redmi 4X 4G
$169.03 Redmi 4 4G
$169.99 Redmi Note 4X 4G
$203.47 Redmi Note 4 4G

Although Lenovo's Moto G5/G5 Plus is one the best North American compatible devices I've seen in the $250 - $350 price range.

Moto X Force, you'll have to flash the updated Android rom yourself over at xda though, as Motorola is not releasing an update for the x1581 Model from China -- which is the just the Mexican model with a different radio configuration file. The US version x1580 available at a similar price ~$299 appears to only have single sim, possibly no micro-sd and only 32GB on-board flash.

I've seen a few other ruggedized non-US brands around too though, even "budget" phones, like a BlackView BV6000 for < $200.

BlackView BV6000
4.7inch 4G Android 7.0 Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IP68 Waterproof, Dustproof, Shockproof , MTK6755 64bit Octa Core 2.0GHz 3GB RAM 32GB ROM 5MP + 13MP Cameras

Moto X Force, you'll have to flash the updated Android rom yourself over at xda though, as Motorola is not releasing an update for the x1581 Model from China -- which is the just the Mexican model with a different radio configuration file. The US version x1580 available at a similar price ~$299 appears to only have single sim, possibly no micro-sd and only 32GB on-board flash.

I've seen a few other ruggedized non-US brands around too though, even "budget" phones, like a BlackView BV6000 for < $200.

BlackView BV6000
4.7inch 4G Android 7.0 Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IP68 Waterproof, Dustproof, Shockproof , MTK6755 64bit Octa Core 2.0GHz 3GB RAM 32GB ROM 5MP + 13MP Cameras

XiaoMi Redmi 3 Pro 32GB ROM 4G :: $154.59
3GB RAM, microSD, and a 4100mAH battery: 2+ days of usage. Android 5. Android 6 is available on other models, though I haven't checked if they have a micro-SD slot like the Redmi 3 does.

I flashed mine from AliExpress with another ROM that has root, but I would recommend a different seller, it had a compromised file, "com.android.comp.download.mgrv11" which showed ads everytime the phone was unlocked. Even withhout flashing, it was easy enough to disable that .mgrv component.

I'm not aware of any particular makes and models of DSLR that offer built-in 802.11ac. But if your existing DSLRs make the files on the CF or SD card available through MTP or mass storage, search the web for pocket nas to find a device that connects to the camera's USB port for wireless file transfer. This one supports only 802.11n though.

DSLR = digital single lens reflex camera
DSRL = Double Stuf Racing League

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_226719.html $40 smartphone. it is on sale i realize that but the same website has many smartphones under $50. are they efforts to get Americans to buy root-kitted phones is the only thing i wonder about.

No AC required. USB powered, bridges wifi to RJ45.
http://www.gearbest.com/networ...

Even with the added cost of a USB battery (or the sort available everywhere for recharging phones) it's still well under you $100 laptop as well as smaller and lighter. The OS configuration may be harder for people who are not familar with concepts like iptables and/or network namespaces.

I initially got a Blackberry because I wanted a hardware keyboard, and couldn't find an Android with a good one.

Interestingly, just the other day I found this. I wonder how good it is.

This well reviewed media box uses the same processor and GPU*

http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box...

*The media box simply lists the 450, and the Odroid specifies it's dual core 450. Since the 450 can have up to 8 cores, the media box could have more than the Odroid, but you'd think they'd mention that in the marketing, and they don't.

If they're too pricey, try GearBest.
I ordered a dozen or so arduinos off of them for cheap.
They also have sensor kits cheaper than amazon.