Thread: Pyra - 2nd generation OpenPandora
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2014-12-05 , 17:16
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My last paragraph. 'Tis the most important clarification I could offer on my position. The Pyra is a niche device, and isn't for everyone as a result. Also, I'll say it again: it's really up to each individual to determine if the Pyra will work for them as a companion device.

Originally Posted by sulu View Post
Sort of. But there's nothing wrong with having backups.
As I mentioned previously, I think the Pyra could definitely replace all of one's spare phones, with ease.

Iff I carry a bag (or a jacket), I carry my phone in it.
Since that's not always the case I sometimes carry my phone in my trousers pocket.
As I already said elsewhere that would make the Neo900 my summer device while the Pyra would be my winter device.
Bam. You already got a plan. Good on ya!

What's wrong with that?
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with that. That's why the question was asked as a "you" question.

I sometimes bring my 3DS with me for a long bus ride or if I know I'm going to be waiting for a while (doctor visits, dentist appointment), and I feel just fine.

If my friends care so much about the looks of my phone that they feel offended by it, I should probably change my friends instead of my phone.
I don't recall specifying if you'd use it around your friends. Then again, I didn't specify the environment. In any case, I do agree with your sentiment.

Well, I do - apart from the IPhone user's thing. If they feel pissed off by me carrying an eSATA HDD then that's their problem, not mine. I simply don't care.
The iPhone thing wasn't literal. I won't question why you carry around hard drives; that's all on you.

Thus far, the Pyra sounds like your kind of device! Note the "your" in that sentence. Again, I want to be clear that it's an important distinction to make.

Me again - sometimes!
I grew up with Mac Gyver, which means there are certain things I ALWAYS carry around. That of course includes the mandatory swiss knife, and among other things also its digital counterpart which is a USB stick with a rescue Linux (Porteus nowadays).
So if I want to give someone some data on a USB stick I carry two of them around.
And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. If that's what you do, then that's what you do. The Pyra would fit you nicely.

Turn the volume down and use the speaker?
That's your decision. Personally, I always have a decent set of earphones, as they are my favorite method of bombarding my ears with soundwaves. At moderation, of course.

The nice thing about the Pyra is, that its SoC is on a seperate board. So a potential upgrade would only require you to replace this one board instead of the whole device or all it's electronics.
I'm aware. This was made clear relatively early in the Pyra's development.

Michael Mrozek, the head Pyra developer, recently said on a presentation he gave during OHSW [1] that such an upgrade board would probably cost 150 Euros.
He also provided links in his recent announcement thread, which I linked.

Again, I cannot stress this enough. The Pyra's not gonna work for everyone as a companion device, but you'll know if it does. In your case, the Pyra seems like a dream-come-true.

I'm not trying to be the one that says, "Oh, you don't need a Pyra in your life."
 

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