#pine just #released the #pinephone #pro https://www.pine64.org/pinephonepro/ 4GB of #ram and a #powerful #cpu - it's *very* nice. Unfortunately, still massively outside of my #budget ... The #latest #pine #update also gives information about the long-awaited #pinenote https://www.pine64.org/2021/10/15/octobe.. Unfortunately both #devices are about $400 and outside what I can currently afford.
#pine is apparently large enough now that is can put out #teaser #trailers for the #opensource #community https://fosstodon.org/@PINE64/1070667593.. Apparently we should expect some update on this within the next few days!
Looks like there could be a #competitor to #pine 's #pinetime https://hackaday.com/2021/10/05/hackable.. Seems like this tiny #smart #watch runs on #js - seems like a nice little #opensource #device ! Double the #price of a #pinetime though: https://hackaday.com/2021/10/05/hackable..
This #eink business appears to be getting real nice, especially with the ability to #sketch like some advanced #paper https://www.bit-101.com/blog/2021/10/ske.. The #wacom #layer appears to be where it's at too, a #technology that #pine 's #pinenote went with too.
@barray on Sun Sep 26 12:13:40 UTC 2021 said: &eAnd just a few more days later, #pine 's #pinetime #infinitime has yet another #update after just a few days! This time it addresses an old but pressing #bluetooth #ble #bug #fix https://github.com/JF002/InfiniTime/rele.. I am really looking forward to this one, it has caused no end of issues!Awesome, #pine 's #pinetime has a new #infinitime #update ! https://github.com/JF002/InfiniTime/rele.. It appears we now get #alarms , #time #recovery after #reset , and #bluetooth #connection #improvements ! Very cool stuff! I will update shortly!
Very interesting, a #linux #distribution aimed at #arm #chromebooks https://tuxphones.com/cadmium-linux-for-.. Could be worth considering for #pine 's #pinetab #device - that thing desperately needs a better #os !
Awesome, #pine 's #pinetime has a new #infinitime #update ! https://github.com/JF002/InfiniTime/rele.. It appears we now get #alarms , #time #recovery after #reset , and #bluetooth #connection #improvements ! Very cool stuff! I will update shortly!
Ouch, looks like the #remarkable #eink #tablets are looking to switch to a new #subscription model: https://hackaday.com/2021/09/22/firmware.. This would mean your hardware becomes basically #bricked unless you continue to pay, a lot like #tesla ... Suddenly #pine 's #pinenote looks *even more* attractive as an #opensource #linux #device !
Looks like #pine got #official #arm #systemready #ir #iot #certification #scl https://developer.arm.com/architectures/.. Looks like this is just for the #rockchip RK3399 - but it's a great start! Very cool.
This month's #pine #update has some great #news https://www.pine64.org/2021/09/15/septem.. The #devzone is looking like it will be very interesting, with #bugbounties being #paid by Pine64! The #podcast is coming back! The #pinenote looks awesome and I'm depressed I can't have one. The #pinecube is starting to make #progress - the #pinetime and #pinedio are also coming along nicely. Tonnes of progress!
Really seems like #pine 's #pinephone is really getting close now: https://www.ahoneycutt.me/blog/pinephone.. Still looks like it needs work to become a #dailydriver - I think at this rate I might have more success with my #linuxpda #device I want to build.
It looks like the #purism #librem #linux #phone sees more #delays *and* a price increase: https://forums.puri.sm/t/email-from-puri.. Bare in mind, this whole time #pine have been continuing to #ship the #pinephone to users for a $50 price increase and no delays: https://liliputing.com/2021/09/purism-li.. It's starting to feel like this thing will *never* actually ship.
More great #progress by #pine - looking forward to reading the #blog #update later! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAyL7dXL..
Oops, I might have accidentally blown off one of the #developers asking for #testers over in the #pine #irc https://pipewire.org/ This actually looks like a super cool project! #linux #audio might finally just work...
The #pine #pinetab was a super pain in the arse to #setup with #wifi just now, I should have tested which #drivers needed to be #blacklisted since I blanket installed everything. My bad. Got it working now and using 'reasonable' amounts of #ram and #cpu ...
As somebody who regularly uses their #pine #pinetab - I would suggest that it is very much not a #replacement or #alternative to the #ipad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPe8bDOp.. It's seriously underpowered in a way that isn't even funny, not a single #feature of the device is even #comparable ... It appears to be something that Pine64 may be taking seriously with the #pinenote - but it will be at least another year to see if these changes get migrated back into the PineTab.