Last weekend I got together with a bunch of former coworkers at a reunion celebrating the 21st anniversary for one of the original .com’s. It was fantastic to catch up with them and see just how influential my minions have become across the tech industry.

I had hoped to bring a Textblade to the event to show it off, but @WayTools never responded. Ah well.

More than a few folk have ended up at Apple. One is an attorney for Apple UK. Since I still had Textblade on my mind, I asked him about Apple and patents - specifically if he thought the Textblade infringed on https://patents.google.com/patent/US9454239B2/en.

Yep, but he’s a lawyer, so he thinks singing Happy Birthday infringes on it too.

Anyhow, with this being my two year anniversary, It’s time for me to go. I’d have stuck it out a bit longer, but between @dabigkahuna’s tendency to crush any dissent, what looks to me like a real patent issue, and an Indigogo that warms my cold geeky heart, I’m out.

Check out my new love…

Indiegogo GPD Pocket: 7.0' UMPC-Laptop 'Ubuntu or WIN 10 OS' GamePad Digital introduces our 7-inch PC that fits in your pocket! 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM | Check out 'GPD Pocket: 7.0' UMPC-Laptop 'Ubuntu or WIN 10 OS'' on Indiegogo.

7" screen with 1900x1200 display

8GB RAM

160GB eMMC (it’s weakest feature)

Atom Z8750

Windows or Ubuntu

7000mAH battery

The keyboard layout will work. I can rest it on my knee and type. It is the perfect UMPC

Hell, it even supports virtualization, and odds are that I’ll have it before Duke Nukem’s keyboard ships.

Best to all, and I hope most of you get what you want, and a few of you get what you deserve.

-J

P.S. And yes @waytools, I am serious that DBK is the catalyst for my cancelling.

Between here, Macrumors, and Reddit, he has to be a part of any conversation about this keyboard. He is a terrible advocate.