On 02/09/16 15:33, Joseph Honold wrote:
Ultimately, I want to have cellular phone capability (voice/data/sms) [... ]
Pyra is nice but wouldn't be a good as a traditional cellphone unless you put ear speaker and mic on backside of LCD/lid.
Any microphones or speakers (or cameras for that matter), if present, should have hardware switches so that they can be kept disconnected when not in use, to avoid eavesdropping, key-logging, etc.
On 02/09/16 16:52, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
the hybrid nature of the pixelqi screens was achieved by MASSIVELY reducing the viewing angle, to the point where the distance between people's eyes became a critical factor.
I've never owned an XO-1, but on the occasions I used them, I really liked the screens.