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Web based file sharing & display idea

A project log for UNIX workstation on a phone

Not just running Linux on it, but finding a user input solution.

lion-mclionheadlion mclionhead 08/08/2020 at 22:351 Comment

Web based file sharing was a disaster, but at least it led to a somewhat useful utility for transferring photos to the phone.

https://hackaday.io/project/138050-silly-software-wishlist/log/179072-web-based-file-manager-for-android

There is kdeconnect, but still limited by the wifi speed, many dependencies, & a lot of extra stuff for controlling the phone volume.

An ADB  overlay  has become the next ideal way of sharing files between a phone & a LAN.  No getting around having to carry around a USB cable & clean the connector.

For a workstation display, a random idea was making the user wear telescopic glasses for enlarging the phone screen from far away.

Every VR startup must have tried that when VR was the future, 5 years ago.

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Ken Yap wrote 08/08/2020 at 23:58 point

>There is kdeconnect, but still limited by the wifi speed

LOL, my phone is the fastest WiFi client I have, my tablet doesn't do the 5GHz band. The other stuff is actually very useful. I can read texts and reply to them from my desktop, very useful when sites send you a second login factor for security.
Mobile phones these days are powerful enough to be mini-PCs. Resolution isn't lacking either, mine does 2k x 1k resolution. If only there were roll-up displays, keyboards and graphic pads, you could then take your CAD work with you.

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