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| Posted: 06:10am 16 Mar 2025 |
I see from the updated blurb, it now includes pico 2 and W and usual variants.
It has a 4x4-inch lcd so the overall size is more like a tablet than a calculator. Driving that screen pixel count with SPI is near the point where parallel data is needed for speed though. Small qwerty keyboards are a bit awkward, but the Blackberry was pretty popular I guess.
I think the overall presentation with the injection molded case is pretty slick, it points to a sustained (and costly) development effort which has backing. Given that it can use varied firmware from a wide range of sources I think it will be sustained.
If I was commuting I would probably get one to use on the train, and use my own programs, but I still prefer a full size keyboard (old git).
The lack of copyright notice is pretty bad but I don't think there is much to be gained overturning it, unless there is proof of loss and damage etc. They probably need some games to make it popular so that may be an opportunity.