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> first standalone headset with an open ecosystem

What about the Lynx XR1? Running Android sure but officially rooted (details https://lynx.miraheze.org/wiki/Rooting_Process ) and with Linux proper (details https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Lynx_R1_(lynx-r1) ) even though experimental.



There is but one issue with the Lynx XR1 - no one really got it. A few backers randomly got a few pieces but many others (including myself) are still waiting for their device to arrive (and will most likely wait for ever).

This has a serious impact on the developer ecosystem - there are still a few people who got their devices and are doing interesting work, but with so few users actually having devices the community is too small for much progress to be expected.

It's kinda similar to the old Jolla Tablet - it was a very interesting device (an x86 tablet running an open Linux distro in 2013!) but it ended up in too few hands due to funding issues & the amount of Sailfish OS apps actually supporting the tablet (eg. big screen, native x86 builds, etc.) reflected that.


> many others (including myself) are still waiting for their device

Sucks, sorry to hear that :(


Yes we released our headset with root access and an open bootloader. We are going to announce our next headset in a couple of months :-)


Cool! Do you have a link for a store where I can buy it ? ;-)


Sorry Stan, forgot about the Lynx, huge fan of your work!




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