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anapospastos 2017-08-24 23:41
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
The design is great like your choice to follow this different path with this device. I hope all of us and I will have it on our hands one day. I really can't find an option in the market of buying something that is open, not specs oriented and with a hardware keyboard. Something though that is not applications limited, has poor performance or needs sacrifices having funny problems and lacking of features . A true 2017's N900.

My big concerns are about the time of release and how well/quickly can jolla adapt SFOS for it. Unfortunately, my trust for them has decreased. You have my support:). I will be close to this thread for the updates. Thank you.

DrYak 2017-08-25 00:32
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Small note for the
"I want to run vanilla Linux on my phone" crowd of this thread :
https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/

Purism is trying to crowdfund a smartphone that they design from the ground up (their own PCB) based around Freescale (i.MX 6 for now, maybe i.MX 8 if it gets similar support by then) - according to them the opensource drivers present in the upstream linux kernel and upstream Gallium3D all support the i.MX 6 very nicely.

Maybe one day, when chen decides to make a successor of this project, that could be an architecture for a full custom and linux friendly PCB ?

cvp 2017-08-25 05:10
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chenliangchen (Post 1533174)
Was busy finishing the Keyboard Mod. But some progress was also made with this device.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIBktqKXsAMkACP?format=jpg

This is the look when the slider is closed.
Awsome!!! hope you add the option for a qwertz keyboard :)

Fellfrosch 2017-08-25 06:35
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chenliangchen (Post 1533174)
Was busy finishing the Keyboard Mod. But some progress was also made with this device.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIBktqKXsAMkACP?format=jpg

This is the look when the slider is closed.
You will offer different colours :eek:
That's bad!

I can't decide if black or silver is more beautiful. Maybe I have to take both colors. :D

Dave999 2017-08-25 07:01
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Silver looks great. What about icie blue :D

That's not a keyboard device ;)

juiceme 2017-08-25 07:06
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
The device looks very nice in the renderings.

However I do have some concern on the mechanicals; I have had E7 before, and have on one occasion had the privilige to hold @eekkelund's N950 in my hands and in both of those there is the same difficulty.

The slider mechanism is fairly difficult to open even with 2 hands, and pretty much impossible to do with one hand, even when you have dry and warm hands.
With cold/sweaty/greasy hands it gets even more difficult.

I have almost dropped those while trying to push open the cover to get to the keyboard! :eek:

Now it may be that I am just a mämmikoura and not nimble enough to handle such techniques but I hope this will be both easy to open and firmly closed when required.

juiceme 2017-08-25 07:08
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 1533193)
That's not a keyboard device ;)
You obviously have never seen a slider device like E7/N950/Lauta...

NX500 2017-08-25 07:18
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chenliangchen (Post 1533174)
Was busy finishing the Keyboard Mod. But some progress was also made with this device.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIBktqKXsAMkACP?format=jpg

This is the look when the slider is closed.
Ok.

I need this now.

ejjoman 2017-08-25 07:37
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by juiceme (Post 1533194)
The device looks very nice in the renderings.

However I do have some concern on the mechanicals; I have had E7 before, and have on one occasion had the privilige to hold @eekkelund's N950 in my hands and in both of those there is the same difficulty.

The slider mechanism is fairly difficult to open even with 2 hands, and pretty much impossible to do with one hand, even when you have dry and warm hands.
With cold/sweaty/greasy hands it gets even more difficult.

I have almost dropped those while trying to push open the cover to get to the keyboard! :eek:

Now it may be that I am just a mämmikoura and not nimble enough to handle such techniques but I hope this will be both easy to open and firmly closed when required.
It seems, you did it wrong, then :D
My GF had (actually, has, because it's still there in the drawer...) a E7, too. And she really loved it... She even asked me just a few weeks ago, if it was possible to install SFOS/Android on it so she could use this old device :p

The keyboard was extremely snappy and easy to open (at least with two handy, why would I open it with one?). I think the trick was, you had to push the upper part "down" into your hands, not just "up" like on the N900 - and then the slide mechanism just snapped up and revealed the keyboard...

In this video you can see it: https://youtu.be/sQO_gkXQALg?t=3m55s

juiceme 2017-08-25 08:04
Re: The new QWERTY device project
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ejjoman (Post 1533201)
Quote:
Originally Posted by juiceme (Post 1533194)
I have almost dropped those while trying to push open the cover to get to the keyboard! :eek:
It seems, you did it wrong, then :D
My GF had (actually, has, because it's still there in the drawer...) a E7, too. And she really loved it... She even asked me just a few weeks ago, if it was possible to install SFOS/Android on it so she could use this old device :p

The keyboard was extremely snappy and easy to open (at least with two handy, why would I open it with one?). I think the trick was, you had to push the upper part "down" into your hands, not just "up" like on the N900 - and then the slide mechanism just snapped up and revealed the keyboard...

In this video you can see it: https://youtu.be/sQO_gkXQALg?t=3m55s
Yes, that's exactly how to do it.
I'm not dumb, my hands are just slippery :(


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