I expected that some hardware design mistakes and production bugs would be evident in the first version, especially in the first production run of roughly a thousand units for early Indiegogo backers.
took on a major hardware challenge in trying to design a pocket-sized clamshell device with an integral keyboard good enough to type on comfortably - the first such device to be produced in many years. Hopefully that will change, at least to some degree, with future software releases. To my surprise, the first version of the hardware is a lot better than the software released to date. But it’s not yet as useful as I hoped, and will only sometimes obviate the need to bring my laptop with me when I travel. It’s unique, well worth the price, and in some respects uniquely useful. I’m glad I backed the Gemini on Indiegogo. Tl dr: You should think carefully about how you plan to use a Gemini before you buy one. (I also brought my usual mini-laptop and Android smartphone, so I could see which devices - if any - were redundant, and which I would use in which situations.)Ī year after my initial review, and six months after I received my Gemini, here’s a detailed update on what works, what doesn’t, what Planetcom needs to do to deliver on the promise of the Gemini (and the promises made to Indiegogo backers), and - most importantly - how to decide whether you should buy a Gemini to use on your travels. I’ve been using the Gemini intermittently since then, and took it with me on a two-month bicycle trip in Europe this summer.
My Gemini arrived in San Francisco in March 2018 as part of the first production batch shipped to Indiegogo backers by express mail directly from the factory in Shenzhen.
and a few backers of the Indiegogo project. In September 2017, I wrote one of the first hands-on reviews of the prototype and plans for the Gemini PDA after I was part of a small meet-up in San Francisco with the CEO and CTO of Planet Computers Ltd.
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