Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by westurner 2273 days ago
Unfortunately, the Earl tablet never made it to market: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/01/26/video-update-ab...

Earl specs: Waterproof; Solar charging; eInk; ANT+; NFC; VHF/UHF transceiver (GMRS, PMR446, UHFCB); GPS; Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Temperature, Barometer, Humidity; AM/FM/SW/LW/WB

LTE, LoRa, 5G, and Hostapd would be great

Being able to plug it into a powerbank and antennas for use as a fixed or portable e.g. BATMAN mesh relay would be great