Journal orthogonal's Journal: Laptop functionality in handheld form factor? 5
I'm playing around with the idea of getting a laptop and (geek warning) some sort of VR glasses instead of a screen.
Optimally, I'd like something with the form factor of a Sharp Zaurus, but with a hard drive and standard ports.
Basically, I want a "real computer" that I can put in my pocket. To use the VR glasses, I'd need standard USB ports and the ability to use a standard video card.
Is this too bleeding edge? What are my options for a really small laptop, possibly without a screen?
This is slashdot, so I know you guys have some good ideas, and a good sense of what's possible.
Cluelesson this one. (Score:2)
I first heard about this guy once on a Slashdot front page story.
Good luck and let us know how it all turns out!
Shouldn't this be an "Ask Slashdot"? (Score:2)
OQO + Headsup display (Score:2)
yeah. me too. (Score:1)
it doesn't seem to have much in the way of neat opensource support yet, so there's only the sharprom conversion through dynamism.
I was hoping to run openzaurus or familiar, but they're not good to go yet.
I was going to post an update to this blog entry [livejournal.com] but I haven't got around to it yet.
Re:yeah. me too. (Score:2)
I have a Zaurus, and it's almost big enough to work on: I can read Slashdot on it, I can even comment on Slashdot with it (although without the benefit of a spell checker), but it's too small to effectively write code on.
I have a (broken) Archos with a 60GB drive: that's enough room for my music, and for basic programs, if Archos ran basic programs.
Now, if I could get the Zaurus to use the Archos's hard dri