... and also maybe not purely in terms of style, but also in terms of everyday life compatibility. By 'about your person' I mean a wearable or handheld. As much as I might like the idea of sartorial and... well, elegance in life in general, I sometimes find it hard to reconcile with the fact that I am also a complete dorky nerd. e.g. I see things like this and the prospect of running Debian on it gets me going. http://www.glaciercomputer.com/products-w250.html The fact that I would actually consider wearing it probably means I don't really qualify for paid-up Styleforum membership. So my question to those more constantly in tune with a sense of style is, excepting the ubiquitous and weak-sauce iPhone, what handheld or wearable would fit best into your life, and why?
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Least stylistically offensive computer about your person?
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2/5/10 at 12:28pm
Aren't "Style" and "Life Compatibility" antonyms of "Linux"? 
iPhones and Blackberries are about as good as it gets in terms of not looking like a giant dork carrying a computer around, and let you do most of the things you'd want to compute while on the move (presuming that "recompiling my kernel" isn't one of those things). You can even SSH on them in an awkward tiny-key-prodding kind of way.
Those little Sony Vaio things are pretty decent looking, but still somewhat of a novelty device.

iPhones and Blackberries are about as good as it gets in terms of not looking like a giant dork carrying a computer around, and let you do most of the things you'd want to compute while on the move (presuming that "recompiling my kernel" isn't one of those things). You can even SSH on them in an awkward tiny-key-prodding kind of way.
Those little Sony Vaio things are pretty decent looking, but still somewhat of a novelty device.
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2/5/10 at 1:51pm
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So my question to those more constantly in tune with a sense of style is, excepting the ubiquitous and weak-sauce iPhone, what handheld or wearable would fit best into your life, and why?
The very idea is ridiculous. Either get a pocket protector, some horn-rimmed glasses and leave the forum and all thoughts of style and elegance behind, or accept that you're kidding yourself about your need to constantly be jacked-in, online, or whatever and stop fiddling with your toys in public. Sit at a desk or table with a laptop like a sensible, civilized bipedal hominid.
I've yet to see or hear anything that indicates people do anything remotely important with mobile handhelds, yet everyone pretends they're talking hysterical nannies through a tracheotomy on a dying toddler on a regular basis.
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2/5/10 at 2:14pm
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2/5/10 at 3:31pm
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That is a seriously ridiculous device.
I would say no computer or gadget is ever stylish. Best to go out of your way to hide them.
Funny that I feel this way because I love to use technology to solve all of life's problems. I just don't want to look at it.
I would say no computer or gadget is ever stylish. Best to go out of your way to hide them.
Funny that I feel this way because I love to use technology to solve all of life's problems. I just don't want to look at it.
In fact, better than hiding them, don't carry one unless absolutely necessary. I find it enjoyable to leave my cellular telephone behind when I go for a stroll through Central Park, as I know that I won't be bothered. In this age of increasing technology, I am becoming even more of a luddite. If I don't see an incredibly useful purpose to a service/device, I usually dismiss it, as it will only further complicate my life. Example: Twitter
You're 10000000000% right sir. If it's run undisguised, it's said that thick-rimmed, taped-up glasses and sandals actually grow out of you. However it's damned useful.
Oh I've had those. They were the closest I've gotten but they're optimised for the wrong OS - and therefore too big / overpowered for what I need out of a mobile device, yet too underpowered / underspecced for truly usable Windows. I'm thinking about the HTC HD2 (all the apps you need actually - as long as you're not too dumb to use this thing called Google) as the iMightBePopularYetStillAmQuiteDumbButMyCollosalEgoDoesntAllowMeToRealiseItphone successors - which I am happy to leave to the Twittering Stephen Frys of this world. The Blackberry is too single-task for me despite the recent App Store, and I've always actually felt apart from that messaging aspect where RIM still absolutely rules, the BB OS was inferior to WinMo - which I actually quite liked. Android is an option but I'm waiting for hardware better than the HD2 to host it before I jump for one. Maemo - no idea, but the N900 looks like a nice machine. These are kind of mainstream options, but I was wondering if someone was doing something leftfield, managing to get a 'proper' MID experience yet do it on a machine with some degree of style. Among other things I'd like an MID with a retro look for example, a bit like the iRiver P20 (although that's an unreleased PMP).
The stylish and sensible part of me agrees 100% with you. Then my inner dork enters the fray and drags me towards shiny stuff.
Wish I could. However I run a business as opposed to being a Twittering (or complaining about not gonna Twitter anymore) moron, and it's necessary to have email, a means to take notes (and sling them up on the cloud securely), SSH/RDP etc - everything a computer does, and I actually use it for things worthwhile (i.e. profit).
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iPhones and Blackberries are about as good as it gets in terms of not looking like a giant dork carrying a computer around, and let you do most of the things you'd want to compute while on the move (presuming that "recompiling my kernel" isn't one of those things). You can even SSH on them in an awkward tiny-key-prodding kind of way. Those little Sony Vaio things are pretty decent looking, but still somewhat of a novelty device.Quote:
That is a seriously ridiculous device. I would say no computer or gadget is ever stylish. Best to go out of your way to hide them. Funny that I feel this way because I love to use technology to solve all of life's problems. I just don't want to look at it.
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In fact, better than hiding them, don't carry one unless absolutely necessary. I find it enjoyable to leave my cellular telephone behind when I go for a stroll through Central Park, as I know that I won't be bothered. In this age of increasing technology, I am becoming even more of a luddite. If I don't see an incredibly useful purpose to a service/device, I usually dismiss it, as it will only further complicate my life. Example: Twitter
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