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Model Specific Forums => Gemini PDA => Gemini PDA - Hardware => Topic started by: jakfish on November 11, 2018, 10:46:52 am
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While I'm a very happy Gemini owner and the phone is my main driver, I do have concerns about its hinge. Other users have been forced to re-bend their weakening hinge and I've duct-taped a length of coat hanger into the hinge's groove on the machine's underside for added support.
I can live with this since the Gemini is essentially a prototype, a one-of-a-kind, etc. And my workaround has stopped the wobble for now.
But as I look over the pix at Indiegogo Cosmos, it appears that the hinge design is unchanged AND the screen now carries the extra weight of a camera and an exterior screen. I'm no hardware developer, but this strikes me as a problem.
Are others uneasy?
Jake
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Good news!
The hinge was mentioned in the YouTube interview (https://youtu.be/w6UhUOp7_K4?t=808) with Janko and Davide: the Cosmo's hinge will be thicker, and the support slightly different, making it much more stable. So it's clearly a problem they're aware of and are addressing.
Another small point I found interesting: they've made nearly 10 thousand Geminis. That's obviously nothing compared to the volumes Apple or Samsung shift, but for a relatively niche product made by a tiny start-up, that's been widely available for only 8 months or so, I think that's not doing too badly. And Planet clearly have their eyes on bigger things; they're up to 9 people now, and are developing new products as well as supporting existing ones. I think it's a good start, and I'm increasingly optimistic about their future.
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Hey, that is good news. Thanks for the update.
Jake