Mike Easter  wrote:
> Daniel James wrote:
> > I appreciate that a smartphone isn't the solution you're looking for to
> > control your putative Pi music centre ... but don't write them off as
> > useless about the house just because there's no cellular phone signal!
>
> My dumb old-style 'feature phone' clamshell is the one which has a cell
> plan which I use rarely.  My android smart phone doesn't have a plan and
> it can be used for all kinds of things, a remote for my Kobi Pi, a
> camera, an mp3 player incl bluetooth, a dictation device, and online via
> wifi.
>
> As a person who typically doesn't use a cell phone, I've been surprised
> by how useful the device can be.
>
But I have:-

    A better camera which is as small and light as many smartphones,
    and it has a proper viewfinder

    A remote keyboard and mouse which are much easier to use than any
    smartphone screen.

    A laptop for browsing the web

    A music system which sounds much better than a smartphone

:-)

I'm of the Unix/Linux philosophy which advocates things that do *one*
thing and do it well.  A smartphone does lots of things rather badly
IMHO.  Yes, a smartphone is small and portable but that's rarely an
issue if I'm on my 'bike or in my car. If I'm walking then I'm probably
somewhere that I don't want the distractions of a smartphone, just a
(better) camera maybe and something for communication in an emergency.

--
Chris Green
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