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Gemini PDA - Android / Assistant button stopped working when screen locked

« on: June 22, 2018, 10:30:26 pm »

Another thread with similar problems suggested installing the assistant Saiy. I,m using it and it works very well for me. Very customisable and works offline too.

It definitely  (god I hate spelling that word) turns the Gemini into an everyday usable phone.

I can press the silver button & say "call work" & it calls work.

Plus it burps & farts on command &  does party tricks too.

It does show a few ads on the configuration screen, but none in general use. I just bought the ad free version. There are a few ad free options.

I considered that £11.99 was a fair price for some decent software.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Stupid red bar

« on: June 22, 2018, 10:07:56 pm »

Neverminds. A reboot, and it has gone.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Stupid red bar

« on: June 22, 2018, 10:01:05 pm »

My device has acquired a stupid L shaped thing that covers the Notification area at the top & the Playstation buttons on the right. It's red in colour I can't make it go away

What have I pressed & how do I get rid of the fracking thin?
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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Single (ish) device?

« on: June 22, 2018, 09:42:11 pm »

I'm surprised as to how many people are still using Psions.

I had a 3a, then a 3c (with the the peely rubber coating) in my teens. Then a 5 that saw me through university lectures.

I retired my 5 when portrait PDAs started becoming available. First Toshiba, then Dell.  The chunky X5, then the lovely X51v which was slim, had a great screen & with a custom ROM, worked very well.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Gemini PDA Gen 2 Features Request

« on: June 22, 2018, 09:24:02 pm »

For the trackball people, would a nipple (1990s toshiba) fit the bill? A trackball would either make the Gemini wider or deeper.

A nipple could sit between the V & B keys. Although, I remember the Tosh one being in the middle row of letter keys.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Do you turn the display off before shutting the case?

« on: June 22, 2018, 09:04:37 pm »

I charge mine every 3 days or so. That's with 3-4 hours of 3/4G browsing per day. I do read a lot of large pages that don't require frequent updates. Wikipedia etc.

Battery hasn't dropped below 70%

I  have my screen brightness set to one notch above zero.

There is a cell tower very close to the building where I work, which would suggest lower radio frequency energy expenditure?

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Gemini PDA - Hardware / Gemini PDA - Accessories - Pouches/Covers

« on: June 21, 2018, 09:14:17 pm »

I just carry mine in my pocket. I work in a warehouse & an office. it has picked up a few dents & scratches.

My watch has too. I don't worry about it. They are both tools. As long as they keep working, why worry?
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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Single (ish) device?

« on: June 18, 2018, 10:16:30 pm »

Is anyone close to using the Gemini as their only computer/phone?

I'm tempted as I don't have access to wired broad band. So could combine my 3G dongle & phone. Save a tenner a month.

clear the keyboard  & mouse from my desk & just use my Intel NUC as a fileserver/cast host. Bluetooth speakers & job done

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / No audio on first answering calls

« on: June 18, 2018, 09:57:24 pm »

Mine works fine when answering calls with the case closed. Press the silver button. Answer calls. I have asked the caller if they can hear me OK & apparently no problems.

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Gemini PDA - Hardware / GPS

« on: June 18, 2018, 09:31:43 pm »

Does the Gemini have actual GPS, or just some pseudo location system? I can't find any settings pertaining to GPS . My voice assistant says it doesn't,

The Indigogo website says it has AGPS. Which is real GPS with additional support from cellular data.

Thoughts?

Edit. It seems that it does, but to turn it off, you have to select location mode, then select battery saving. No wonder my voice assistant is confused.

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Gemini PDA - Android / Silver assistant button

« on: June 16, 2018, 12:09:54 am »

Cool. How do you get Saiy to work? So far, it only works when I call my brother. For any other contacts, it
 say that it can't find the contact.

I can't see any differences in the contacts.

Ta

Nevermind. Finally managed to tweak it in the settings.

As a bonus, I now have a computer than when given the correct phrase, will verbally reply with "I'm sorry Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

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Gemini PDA - Android / Cast options

« on: June 15, 2018, 10:53:10 pm »

Casting to my Windows PC is sketchy at best. It usually takes 6 or 7 attempts to connect. Any suggestions?

Also, Is there a way to watch a casted video with headphones still in the Gemini? My PC is an Intel NUC (SFF PC) bolted underneath my desk. so switching headphone cables into it is a pita. Also my monitor doesn't have speakers.

I need to use headphones because I work lates so don't want to disturb the rest of the household.

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Gemini PDA - Android / How do you transfer files?

« on: June 15, 2018, 10:02:36 pm »

Trying to copy music vids from a Windows 10 PC to my Gemini. The PC can see the Gemini, but just says cannot copy item.

Ignore me. My Google fu is  weak tonight. Sorted.

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Gemini PDA - Hardware / rubber strip

« on: June 14, 2018, 10:11:27 pm »

It hasn't actually popped out of the nubs. It's just a little lumpy. I can live with it given that it's a 1.0 device. Just wondering if there wasa quick fix.

Ta

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Gemini PDA - Hardware / rubber strip

« on: June 14, 2018, 09:24:12 pm »

The rubber strip in the middle of the hinge that rests on my desk when the Gemini is open has started to detach.

Any suggestions? Or should I just contact Planet Computers?

It's all very Psionesque, like when the rubberized coating on the Psion 3C used to peel off.