ubuntu-phone team mailing list archive

[Sam Bull <sam.hacking@xxxxxxxx>]

The problem is that it doesn't look like the keyboard detaches, or
folds back on itself. So, using the device like a normal smartphone (in
portrait mode) looks impossible. The only way you can comfortably hold
it like a phone is when it is closed!

It's clearly designed to be more of a PDA than a phone.

On Mon, 2017-03-06 at 18:43 +0100, Giovano Iannotti wrote:
> Hi All,
> I sent an email to the Gemini guys, asking them about a possibile
> Ubuntu version. This is their answer.Maybe if more Ubuntu phone /
> touch / personal users show their support, planetcom may accept the
> idea.
> 
> Best regards,
> Giovano
> Robin Parker <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 	18:34 (4 minuti fa)
> 
> Rispondi
> a Giovano 
> Giovano,
> 
> Thanks for your email.
> 
> At present we aim for Gemini to have a dual boot option of Android
> and Linux. In terms of the Linux distro, we are yet to make a final
> decision but wish for the Linux environment to be as open as
> possible. We hare having discussions with Ubuntu as well as Sailfish
> amongst others.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 2017-03-01 9:06 GMT+01:00 Matthias Apitz <guru@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > On Tuesday, 28 February 2017 22:58:09 CET, Francisco Pina Martins <
> > f.pinamartins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I just saw this:
> > > 
> > > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-pda-android-linux-keybo
> > > ard-mobile-device-phone#/
> > > 
> > > I think it would be a **very** cool device to showcase Ubuntu
> > > Touch/personal on.
> > > 
> > > Because it is already both a phone and a laptop. But in it's
> > > current form, it can only be one at a time (dual boot android and
> > > some form of GNU/Linux). Load Ubuntu Touch/Personal on it and
> > > boom. You get both at the same time, with plenty of connectivity
> > > (USB-C x2) to **really** make use of convergence apps.
> > > 
> > > But maybe I'm just daydreaming...
> > > 
> > > Thoughts?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Francisco
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> >  
> > From the look it seems to be a really cool device. But, they suffer
> > perhaps the same problem: no open source drivers for the atenna
> > chips (GPS, GPRS, sensors, ...). That's why the use dual boot.
> > 
> > matthias
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > 
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