Hervon Dreznor

I mean it was published six days ago, but The Algorithm only decided I was worthy to see it pop up in my YT feed today, so... Over on 'The Phawx ' YT channel, he has has a video up as of June 1 "Introducing the GPD Pocket 2". Lots of changes, plenty I already know I don't like and judging by some of the comments there I'm not alone. Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30 Processor, sticking with 128 GB eMMC over an SSD. 4 or 8 GB RAM. Charge by 5v instead of 12v. Keyboard still isn't backlit but I didn't expect that would be a thing anyway HOWEVER, NO MORE NUB. You're expected to use the 7 inch touch screen more since your hands are so close to the screen typing? Meh. ~ also here is the Reddit thread , summary of information with links to pictures and link to gpd devices Discord.

ahem There are probably plenty of fringe use cases for things like this, that you or I wouldn't likely ordinarily see - kind of like how the GPD Pocket is popular with some people in fields like info-sec because it's small and (relatively) easy to smuggle into a site. GPD Pocket made $3.5M compared to the $1.3M this has pulled so far, that doesn't mean much other than there must be some demand so I guess we gotta wait and see what reasons people have. When they have units in their hands some will probably show us. I'm gonna try & remember till about 6 months after they ship (caveat: if they ship) and see if I see them popping up on Twitter and who is using them for what.

Hi This isn't a desperate situation but I think it's unusual enough to document, after a quick Google search last night and I couldn't find anything quite similar to what I'm experiencing here either. So for a few years now I have been using a Logitech K230 / M325 keyboard & mouse paired with their 'Unifying' receiver. They were gloriously cheap and effective for daily browsing & light gaming, I can bash away with them without fear of breaking anything expensive and if I need to do a lot of serious typing for study or business I plugin a lovely old Honeywell for that. Lately, the mouse has been a little off with right & left click not always going off correctly or holding fully while pressed, so I figured I'd might as well go and buy a new combo kit... So I picked up a Logitech K220 / M150 combo on clearence for $19 (AUD). The first thing I notice is no 'Unifying' branding on the (larger) dongle and the moulding for the new K220 is the same as the older K230 but doesn't have the cut-out for a power switch anymore. It must have also been on the shelf for a while, because the AAA batteries for the keyboard were dead when I put them in. Pulled the old dongle, fitted the new one and off I went, except... I didn't realize it at first, but there's something seriously wrong with this keyboard. Demonstrating in notepad, When I hit the 'b' key it actually types 'bu*'. If I hit b repeatedly, it changes case and goes 'bu*BU*bu*BU*bu*BU*' - it also opens the Calculator app each time, as if I'm hitting Func. + F4, which is marked as a Calc key. Hitting Func. + F4 on the older K230 does nothing. When I hit the 'v' key, it types 'gyv'. If I keep hitting v, it repeats 'gyvgyvgyv' but moves the cursor back to the end of the first three letters and sometimes, if you move it back to the end, adds an '8' and goes to the next line... When I hit the 'r' key it types 'cn1`r\'. If I hit the number 6 it types '5z' and puts my PC to sleep! Really "fun" when it goes off for the first time... if I still had the box I'd re-gift it as a gag. My operating system is Windows 10, I've moved the dongle around to different USB ports (2.0/3), there's no 2.4Ghz devices nearby to interfere and I've only had this keyboard for like 2 days, so nothing rattles when I shake it and it hasn't become like the bin of a bakery yet. I tossed the box and receipt when I got it so it probably isn't going back to the shop now, but it was only $19 so my wallet just has to take the hit. That being said, if anyone knows of a fix or has had this problem and/or has some other trouble shooting tips I'd be happy to see them. Is it some weird driver thing? Is it the water in the toilet spinning backwards down here?

That BT keyboard pictured in their media looks like the type that goes for about $30 (USD) on AliExpress. If it were me - and with three USB 2.0 ports - I would definitely pick up one of those cheap roll-up membrane boards for this and chuck that fold-up board they supply over to my bed for late night shit posting on my phone. 8GB of RAM is really nice, I wouldn't choose to run Win 10 with less than that. If the GPD Pocket had only 4GB I wouldn't have been anywhere near as taken with it. That has been a big sticking point for me with things like the Intel Stick PC, I've used laptops with only 4GB and they always tend toward feeling sluggish. The screen feels a little like a built-in accessory. I can see it being really useful if you setup some dedicated apps for it, or configure the stuff you use the most to go full screen / set large text. Maybe using a stylus... I don't know. I suppose you could always stick a USB tuner on it and use it like a pocket TV.

I had pretty much already settled on getting a GPD Pocket, even before the video Linus did on it. When I mentioned the Pocket to a friend, they linked me to this device raising funds on Indiegogo. I did a quick search here and couldn't find any mention of it, so I figured I'd share in case anyone else is interested. I'm inclined to start with a word of warning in that it being a crowd funding campaign the usual caveats of "buyer beware" should probably apply at every level if you're even so much as thinking of throwing your money anywhere near this thing. As an aside, that's how GPD funded their Pocket. I don't want to conflate the two different creators by way of their product, but the Pocket is still a handy device to compare with the Mini PC in terms of specs. The "Mini PC", billed by the creator as "The Worlds's Most Powerful Pocket-Sized PC" is an approximately 5" pocketable hunk of computer with specs not disimilar to the GPD Pocket. Insofar as, it's an Atom x7-Z8750 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. They say that storage comes by way of an SSD, compared to eMMC on the Pocket - which might matter to some people, especially since they suggest it will be upgradeable storage. Battery weighs in at 6000mAH, less than the 7000mAH in the Pocket, but makes claim to as much as a 6 hour battery life, though presumably only under the right conditions. Aside from HDMI output, 3.5mm headphone jack and the usual WiFi (N) & Bluetooth (4.2), there's more IO on offer with both a USB Type C anda USB 3 port, but also three (!) USB 2.0, as well as Gigabit ethernet and a TF card reader. They claim it will ship with with a foldable bluetooth keyboard for input. The design claims to be fanless, making use of the aluminum casing for passive cooling. I'm really curious about how that will manage cooling under load in higher ambient temperatures, though. The sticking point for me is the screen. 1280 x 720 at five inches has me setting my eyeballs to squint! It's smaller than my LG Stylo 2 and not the sort of place I'd want to work on a desktop environment like the Windows 10 Home edition this thing will ship with. Android 7.1 is available as a $15 upgrade. The temptation (for me) is in the current "Super Early Bird" pricing being only $149 (USD) plus shipping. It includes a 5V wall wart, two carry pockets and a cover/stand plus the aforementioned keyboard. I'm probably going to go ahead and get a Pocket myself, but it will be interesting to see how this shakes out.