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<a href="https://www.duckland.org/" title="Posts by Don Harper" rel="author">Don Harper</a>
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<p>Last year, I backed <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Planet Computer’s<!-- raw HTML omitted --> Indiegogo campaign for the <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Gemini PDA<!-- raw HTML omitted -->. Now, if I had this nice <!-- raw HTML omitted -->PixelBook<!-- raw HTML omitted -->, why would I need something like this?</p>
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<p>Well, for one thing, I have always been a sucker for PDAs. While I never had the original PDA, the Psions, I have owned a few over the years. An <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Apple MessagePad<!-- raw HTML omitted -->, a <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Sharp Zarus<!-- raw HTML omitted -->, a <!-- raw HTML omitted -->WindowsCE<!-- raw HTML omitted --> device (forget which one), and many, many <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Palm devices<!-- raw HTML omitted --> (including a PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm IIIx, Palm V, Palm Vx, Palm m505, Tungsten C, and Tungsten T2 (which I still have)).</p>
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<p>The main reason I liked them was the ability to carry my calendar, and have active reminders. When I used a paper-based planner, I would miss things because I would be working on something and not notice the time.</p>
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<p>However, with the advent of not dumb-phones (like a Sony Ericsson K series) which you could send an email to the phone, and have it show up as a text message let me only carry one device (the phone vs the phone <strong>and</strong> a PDA). Then, about 10 years ago, the true smartphones hit the market with full integration into both work and personal email and calendars, and a fully functioning web browser, plus working turn-by-turn GPS based navigation.</p>
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<p>Most of my employers in the last 20+ years provide me with a laptop for use both in the office, and on the road. However, the current and former employers have a different model, and do not provide me with a laptop for travel. So, I need to carry my own.</p>
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<p>Now, while the PixelBook is thin and light, it still takes up space on a desk. And, when I am visiting other offices for my current employer, desk space is at a premium, and the PixelBook does not really fit. And, I have long made it a personal policy to not use my employer’s machines and network for personal emails and network use.</p>
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<p>Enter the Gemini. Why not use my phone to read email and such? The main reason is while I am pretty decent at using the on-screen keyboard, I find it lacking for long typing sessions. That is where the Gemini is different. It has a physical keyboard, and even though it is smaller than any laptop I have used before, I still find I can use it pretty well and type reasonably fast on it. And the battery is pretty decent.</p>
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<p><!-- raw HTML omitted -->My last trip<!-- raw HTML omitted --> I ended up using the Gemini more than the PixelBook. Things like Skype, uploading and editing photos, email, etc. It worked pretty well. I am thinking about the next trip, not bringing a laptop and just use the Gemini. The display is nice, and when I am in the hotel room, I can hook it up to the TV over a HDMI cable.</p>
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