PDA anyone?

[Midevil Chaos]

7 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

There used to be tiny Nintendo 3ds-form factor-like Windows-based PCs...palmtops I think they were called, they can run modern stuff. Let me see if I can find a link. hold please!

https://www.amazon.com/Sony-VGN-UX380N-4-5-inch-Processor-Business/dp/B000MJ01LW

https://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/06/13/sony_vaio_vgn_u71p/

https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/6/5385498/sony-vaio-pc-visual-history#vaio-pcv-90

 

Close as you will come to something modern

Interesting. Worth a look at for sure

[Midevil Chaos]

7 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

-> Moved to Phones and Tablets

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So you are looking for small tablet? Or maybe GPD?

Cool! Sorta like a a gaming phone, I guess. I'll look at that too!

 

 

6 hours ago, Commodus said:

What about an iPod touch? It's basically an iPhone without the phone part, but that may be what you need.

 

Like others have said, though, PDAs aren't really a thing these days. And I'll be honest, it strikes me as very odd to act as if calling and apps must be on separate devices, like the world will explode if you see a Discord icon on your phone. Why not just exercise self-discipline and not tap those icons until you're ready? They don't degrade the quality of your phone by existing.

I thought about getting an iPod touch actually XD Never thought they could be used for stuff like Discord though or other such apps. As for your question. It has nothing to do with self discipline, but rather with prolonging battery life AND having a single page of apps. Having to either scroll to other pages or folders... ugh. I don't expect people don't understand that though lol.

[Commodus]

15 minutes ago, Midevil Chaos said:

I thought about getting an iPod touch actually XD Never thought they could be used for stuff like Discord though or other such apps. As for your question. It has nothing to do with self discipline, but rather with prolonging battery life AND having a single page of apps. Having to either scroll to other pages or folders... ugh. I don't expect people don't understand that though lol.

Oh, you can absolutely use an iPod touch for the kind of apps you'd use on a phone... it just doesn't have the phone part. It's a bit tiny with that 4-inch screen, but if you're just using it for voice chat or the occasional message, that's dandy.

 

I look at it this way: the hassle of managing two separate devices isn't really worth avoiding multiple home screen pages, at least not for me. Besides, there are times when you need that seamless transition, such as calling someone mentioned in an email thread. We can sometimes create complexity for ourselves in trying to keep things simple.

[Midevil Chaos]

3 minutes ago, Commodus said:

Oh, you can absolutely use an iPod touch for the kind of apps you'd use on a phone... it just doesn't have the phone part. It's a bit tiny with that 4-inch screen, but if you're just using it for voice chat or the occasional message, that's dandy.

 

I look at it this way: the hassle of managing two separate devices isn't really worth avoiding multiple home screen pages, at least not for me. Besides, there are times when you need that seamless transition, such as calling someone mentioned in an email thread. We can sometimes create complexity for ourselves in trying to keep things simple.

Cool

I get what you're saying, but it does matter for me though. However, I'm not sure how to explain why. On top of that, having an iPod Touch would help in other areas though, such as being able to use some of the Apple features that other people use. I don't have an iPhone, but if my wife, for example, wanted to use Facetime with me in the future, boom iPod Touch. Etc.