[QUOTE=tazy4tazy;34223344]Are we able to pre-order them?
I'll take 5![/QUOTE]
No.
Nice that they are going down to protest against SOPA
what os/distro will you guys be using
[QUOTE=TurbisV2;34224063]what os/distro will you guys be using[/QUOTE]
Debian
Arch Linux.
I expect in no time at all a distribution will be adapted or developed with the raspberry pi in mind.
I'll probably use debian or something because it has a semblance of OS's I'm used to.
That tiny car-TV is promising. Can you make your own themes for Debian? I'd like to make a small one with tiny displays like that in mind.
[QUOTE=Captain_Crazy;34224921]I'll probably use debian or something because it has a semblance of OS's I'm used to.
That tiny car-TV is promising. Can you make your own themes for Debian? I'd like to make a small one with tiny displays like that in mind.[/QUOTE]
"your own themes"
Uh you can use whatever window manager you feel like, and of course many of them are highly customisable.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_window_manager[/url]
Also desktop environments
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment#Desktop_environments_for_the_X_Window_System[/url]
[QUOTE=tazy4tazy;34223344]Are we able to pre-order them?
I'll take 5![/QUOTE]
What would you do with 5?
The OP should be updated with what you [b]CAN[/b] and what you [b]CAN NOT[/b] do with it.
Backtrack distro has ARM build FYI.
[QUOTE=Van-man;34225260]The OP should be updated with what you [b]CAN[/b] and what you [b]CAN NOT[/b] do with it.[/QUOTE]"Well, since these computers are so cheap you can basically buy 10 of them and link them together. Put it in your backpack along with a battery and you're good to go."
The OP clearly has no idea.
[QUOTE=Captain_Crazy;34224921]I'll probably use debian or something because it has a semblance of OS's I'm used to.
That tiny car-TV is promising. Can you make your own themes for Debian? I'd like to make a small one with tiny displays like that in mind.[/QUOTE]
yeah if you're using a desktop enviroment
depending on what you want to do, there's usually a "appearence" menu similar to the one that came with 'classic' windows theme
and if you want to change icons and stuff you can do it manually
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3344508/201201%20Januari/fraro.png[/img] lxde in debian, i think you can guess what i added
He has idea, but he has no clue.
If you were to use it as a media centre, how would you do something like... change songs?
Totally fitting one of these inside a big old keyboard.
Or my car as a double DIN touchscreen media thing.
[QUOTE=Bambo.;34225625]If you were to use it as a media centre, how would you do something like... change songs?[/QUOTE]
Generally, a keyboard and/or mouse works well for controlling computers.
I'm going to put this in a game boy advance and then put a cell phone keyboard on ether side and have a little joystick for the mouse.
i doubt this will fit inside my gameboy pocket, though im not sure if i want to gut my beloved gameboy as it is still functioning.
[QUOTE=TurbisV2;34225867]i doubt this will fit inside my gameboy pocket, though im not sure if i want to gut my beloved gameboy as it is still functioning.[/QUOTE]
Buy a non-functioning gameboy off of ebay, or at a thrift store or something.
[QUOTE=Bambo.;34225625]If you were to use it as a media centre, how would you do something like... change songs?[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004KFFQ5K/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d1_g147_i7?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0WE47KTNS84DA73A8E1Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128133&pf_rd_i=468294"]Something similar to this?[/URL]
I was hoping for something small rather than lugging a keyboard and monitor around, Blkduckys suggestion is awesome cheers.
[QUOTE=Captain_Crazy;34225942]Buy a non-functioning gameboy off of ebay, or at a thrift store or something.[/QUOTE]
Or better yet get a broken graphing calculator(more room for keys and can be used in class discreetly).
[QUOTE=.FLAP.JACK.DAN.;34226346]Or better yet get a broken graphing calculator(more room for keys and can be used in class discreetly).[/QUOTE]
i don't need to hide my computer, i'm not in school.
[QUOTE=TurbisV2;34226374]i don't need to hide my computer, i'm not in school.[/QUOTE]
Then whatever floats your boat.
Like suggested before the OP needs a update about what it can and what it can't do
[QUOTE=NeoDement;34225410]"Well, since these computers are so cheap you can basically buy 10 of them and link them together. Put it in your backpack along with a battery and you're good to go."
The OP clearly has no idea.[/QUOTE]
And like I said before, this is why threads like this belongs in the HW+S section like the original one.
If you're planning on buying a screen, a keyboard, a battery and building a case... You're forgetting about these things called "Smartphones". You can find 2 year old smartphones for around $150 if you're lucky (I got my Nexus S for around that much), which might end up being what you'd pay after buying everything. They'll have a smaller casing, a faster CPU, Wifi, better battery life, ect. For a wrist computer, a used Android phone / iPod Touch with an arm-band would be much more practical than something that looks like a brick-sized IED. A true Android-based watch is available (Motoactv), which some guy hacked to run regular Android applications.
If you're interested in using the Pi for headless purposes, check out what this guy did with a tiny, cheap TP-Link router: [url]http://www.minipwner.com/index.php/what-is-the-minipwner[/url]
It has Gigabit Ethernet, Wifi N, OpenWRT compatible, serial header, one USB port and it's powered by MicroUSB. With the battery pack he bought, it gets about five hours of usage. It might be possible to use it as a very light webserver or some sort of NAS device with some firmware modifications.
But that's not nearly as satisfying and rewarding as a custom built Pipboy.
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