Building a Raspberry Pi 3B+ full keyboard handheld

Re:Building a Raspberry Pi 3B+ full keyboard handheld by LeoPanthera on Thursday August 29, 2019 @02:54PM (#20832492)

What I want more than anything in the world is a Psion-sized portable computer where the brains are provided by the Rasperry Pi compute module: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/compute-module-3-plus/?...

I’m genuinely surprised that this isn’t already a thing, since it would make upgrades trivial.

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Re:Building a Raspberry Pi 3B+ full keyboard handheld by thesuperbigfrog on Thursday August 29, 2019 @06:40PM (#20834416)

I had a Series 5mx back in the day and it was glorious.

Android has all of the capabilities software-wise, but I have yet to find a device that matches the Psion Series 5mx form factor, specifically the folding clamshell and nicely-sized hardware keyboard.

Most external foldable Bluetooth keyboards are too big, rather finicky, and always running out of battery on me.

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Re:Building a Raspberry Pi 3B+ full keyboard handheld by sympodius on Friday August 30, 2019 @05:44AM (#20837108)

I'd say the Gemini and the Cosmo are spiritual successors (same industrial designer as the Psion Series 5/5mx I believe): https://www.planetcom.co.uk/

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Re:Building a Raspberry Pi 3B+ full keyboard handheld by fermuch on Thursday August 29, 2019 @10:26PM (#20835492)

The pins of the compute module change between versions. It's not as plug and play as it seems.

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