What Phone?
While I do have a very nice phone already, the Sony Ericsson K800i, I’ve decided to look for a new one, with a certain array of features:
- 802.11b/g/n support (n isn’t important, but definitely appreciated),
- Large touch screen (preferable with multi touch)
- Ability to install a PDF reader if not available by default—I want it to work as my eBook reader
- Ability to play ogg vorbis files, or to install an application that will
- Preferably one running Linux (fat chance)
- Ability to sync with Evolution somehow.
Has anyone got any idea where to find this? I’ve had a look at the Nokia N800 tablet, which runs a variant of Debian… only to discover it hasn’t got a phone.
I’ve also looked at the OpenMoko phone, Neo1973, but it doesn’t seem like it’s living up to its hype, and there isn’t even a proper version of it out yet (though there is one due in December).
What are your suggestions?
Lasse Havelund on October 16th, 2007
Tags: evolution, linux, Miscellaneous, nokia n800, phone, Sony Ericsson
Jeremy responded on October 16th, 2007 at 11:54 am | permalink
Nice, you use Evolution too? I started out using that, switched to Thunderbird in February, but switched back this week.
I don’t care about how all the l33t people use Thunderbird — I use Evolution because of the aesthetics. It’s a GNOME application, so it just fits in better. GTK+ apps feel so much nicer when they’re real GTK+ apps, not just GTK+-themed XUL apps.
Lasse Havelund responded on October 16th, 2007 at 12:45 pm | permalink
Yeah, I do: the initial reason I started using it over Thunderbird is its native GPG support—Enigmail kept crashing for me on Thunderbird, so I decided to try out Evolution.
I’ve been in love with it since. :)
saxsux responded on October 24th, 2007 at 12:36 pm | permalink
Why don’t you stick with your K800i as your phone, and use your N800 for all the features you listed?
It’s, coincidently, exactly what I’m doing.
efklmnruy responded on June 10th, 2009 at 9:19 am | permalink
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