[GRLUG] Android PDA

[John-Thomas Richards]

On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 04:20:30PM -0400, Benjamin Flanders wrote:
> My wife commandeered my iPod touch, which I was using as a PDA.  Do
> any of you use, or heard of, a good android iPod Touch replacement.
> 
> The touch was really almost exactly what I was looking for in a PDA;
> small, light, good battery life, wifi, music, games, ebooks, email
> etc.
> 
> I like the open idea behind the android OS and the fact that it is now
> getting some steam behind it with, as far as I know, all the apps that
> I am used to on the touch.

Have you checked out the Nokia N900?  It runs real Linux and you get
root out of the box.  It also happens to include phone capabilities, but
if you don't need that part all the better since it only works with
T-Mobile and AT&T.
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john-thomas
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