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Check out the #pilet, SoulsCircuit's very cool retro-futuristic handheld tablet/console.

Designed with Free Software, the pilet runs #Plasma and a full range of KDE software.

More at

https://soulscircuit.com/pilet

Follow SoulCircuit and the progress of the piet here:

@soulscircuit

@[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

That's an impressively designed bit of kit.

Guess I have to go barter with the architecture department to use their 3d printer...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's so cool I want to die 😩. I would never use it but it looks great.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Drop a SIM card in there and you’re not far off from a modern version of PDAs from back when pocket tech was interesting.

Not for calling of course. Text only (although everyone texts over the internet now - maybe for data as well).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why not Calling? BT Headphone are quite good at calls

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I think I just like the retrofuturism of “giga pager”. Of course calling would work but it would be besides the point for me.

A modern phone could do everything this would be used for on a day-to-day.

BT headphones

Or a jack of some description, wires are always better for calls

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I saw a wrist mounted thing the other day, and I was thinking a modern touchscreen version running Linux could legitimately be great with a good mount. This would be perfect for that. You only need a wrist mount that won't make your arm sweaty...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

is it touchscreen? looks great

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

cool, is it compatible with different DEs?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Get out of here!

(Edit: Yes, of course. It's Linux.)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Well, this goes on the old birthday wishlist... Awesome stuff!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I kinda want one of these.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

@n_dimension @[email protected] @[email protected] Thanks! Please feel free to subscribe to our mailing list to be notified when it’s ready.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nice idea, using 2 batteries instead of one. Now to see if it can be hot-swappable

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

For the clockwork pi uConsole, which is a similar product and also uses two batteries, that seems to be the case

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

@[email protected] @soulscircuit @[email protected] omg I can imagine that becoming a perfect DJing computer paired with Mixxx and a Pioneer controller

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I was thinking this would be a otg deck for traveling. Adding ports galore (hdmi,dp etc) and being fully cast ready - you could dock it anywhere and take everything with you in a small form factor. Working in handheld mode on the plane, then casting/hooking to your hotel room tv with a BT keeb would be a dream. Given the customization inherent, this could blow Samsung Dex out of the water.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

@jpenuchot @[email protected] @[email protected] You all are giving me new ideas now! Thank you!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

@[email protected] @soulscircuit @[email protected] "what is the difference of pilet and consolo?

consolo was the project’s codename. moving forward, it will be known as pilet. this change reflects our commitment to appeal to a wider global audience."

I'm failing to see how "pilet" is any more or less appealing to a wider global audience than "consolo", am I missing something?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@bamboombibbitybop "consolo" is near the word "console" but in some languages it means "confort", but is also, and more importantly, a vulgarism for "dildo". So "pilet" (I guess as in "support for a structure") is much better for marketing.
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @soulscircuit @[email protected] that keyboard, complete with the laser pointer button, looks very familiar! Nice job squeezing it into a new housing. The trackball too 👀

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@[email protected] @soulscircuit @[email protected] I guess I will be buying Skyrim yet again… sigh.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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I'm not even sure what I'd use this for, but I want one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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@kde @kde that keyboard module is screaming out for full width keeb with a trackpoint ;)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

@[email protected] @soulscircuit @[email protected] Perhaps I am mistaken but in the image representative of the final product, one can see the navigation bar similar to that of #Plasma mobile.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Oh, you're right! I was wondering why this was in KDE (despite being very cool) But on zooming in I see Dolphin and the Plasma navbar.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

@[email protected] @soulscircuit @[email protected] when I, Gnomian, can love Plasma :raspberrypi:

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