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Linux-Based Phone, Snatched From Inferno

Posted by timothy on from the also-washes-dishes dept.

elemur writes: "For your linux loving friends with everything, why not get a TuxScreen? This phone is based on the Compaq Linux distribution, normally used on the iPaq. When is the last time you needed to upgrade the packages or distribution on your phone?" A phone with a 640x480 touchscreen and a lot more smarts than "redial" would be an upgrade to most people anyhow -- being able to play games even more.

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  1. No camera?! by micromoog · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Wait a minute . . . it's a phone with a color screen, but no camera for "videophone" capability? Is this a joke?

    • It's a PDA that's, uh, not portable
    • It's a phone that costs way too much
    • It's a complete overuse of technology
    Gimme a freakin' break, and some freakin' technology that's useful!
  2. Fun hack? by kableh · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I work for a company doing a lot of wireless VoIP stuff, and can imagine all sorts of cool stuff you could do with this. Just load up OpenH323 and you have a functioning VoIP phone for anywhere. A guy who works with me has written an open source H323 app for WinCE on the iPAQ, and I bet it would be simple to port to a device like this!

  3. Cool toy, but needs to be re-directed. by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    microwindows is cool, I use it in embedded places.
    but this phone screams for PicoGUI instead. It's much smaller, and is better suited for a multi-display device instead of a mini-X windows. I tried both in a home automation project, and picogui won because of size and speed and the lack of ability to have overlapping windows.

    I for one am getting 3 of these phones just for the hardware hacking potential.

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