[Bglug] Unbrickable (Open Hardware) Mobile Device || Old Phone

[William Park]

Try Microsoft Store,
    https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msca/en_CA/pdp/InFocus-Kangaroo-Signature-Edition-Mobile-Desktop/productID.328660500
It's more expensive than Raspberry Pi, Beaglebone Black, and ODROID (I
have all three).  But, it's also more useable.
-- 
William
    
On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:00:38AM -0400, Logan Streondj wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> So my cheap eBay tablet's power button broke, so now it's a brick
> - -- can give away for spare parts.
> I've also bricked my Alcatel One Touch Fire E, and first android I've
> ever owned (HTC Dream) -- though due to attempting to upgrade them.
> 
> I find it very sad how so many modern mobile devices seem to lack a
> bios, or an ability to boot another operating system.
> 
> However things like the raspberry pi, beagleboard, and odroid family
> don't seem to have the bricking problem. However they aren't mobile,
> due to a lack of a portable power supply, monitor, keyboard.
> 
> So I need a mobile device, preferably something that is unbrickable
> and open hardware.
> 
> So my idea is to get the touch screen for the raspberry pi with case
> (~$8 on ebay)
> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/3-5-320-480-Touch-screen-LCD-Display-Board-with-C
> ase-for-Raspberry-Pi-3-/182219301584?hash=item2a6d1de2d0:g:fi0AAOSwLs5XK
> ubp
> 
> And then get a solar usb charger to power it portably (~$10)
> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-100000mAh-Portable-Waterproof-Solar-Charger-D
> ual-External-Battery-Power-Bank-/311650699951?var=&hash=item488fd44aaf:m
> :m-HRQMqAKRT4CSvMK2s_agQ
> 
> It wont work for the raspberry pi 3 unfortunately, since that requires
> 2.5 amp, and 2.1 amp seems to be the most a reasonably sized solar
> charger produces nowadays.
> 
> Wondering if you think that will work.
> 
> In a slightly related tangent, I need a phone, if anyone might have an
> old GSM/sim phone kicking around they could give me, that would be great
> .
> 
> Thanks,
> - -- 
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