If I can get a full blown GNU/Linux device that fits in my pocket I'll live with any hardware design, even if it's as bonkers as the X7 I'll take it.

I think gerbick and maakoi hit the nail on the head with regards to the community.

I know a few of us are already jumping in with feature requests but I'd like to float the idea of embracing Kivy , it's open source, offers some good looking widgets and it compiles Python modules using Cython (and packages them for easy installation too).