# I'm wanting to finally buy a mobile device/pocket computer of source

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-wanting-to-finally-buy-a-mobile-device-pocket-computer-of-source/299709>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-wanting-to-finally-buy-a-mobile-device-pocket-computer-of-source/299709 "2009-11-09T21:50:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![IQAndreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f08c70/32.png) [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-wanting-to-finally-buy-a-mobile-device-pocket-computer-of-source/299709/1 "2009-11-09T21:50:30Z")

</div>

… but seeing as how many different options there are out there, and me with my limited income, I’d rather make a good choice the first time than using it for a while, and later learning of another that would have suited my needs better.

**But there is a catch.**

I am a developer. If I don’t like something, I change it (or, usually in my case, rebuild it from absolute zero to suit my needs instead).

**I definitely want to be able to develop apps or have some layer of software that I can write and test on it.** This is a must. The iPhone and Windows Pocket PCs I know have the ability for programming software, and even if I cannot program in Flash or Visual Studio, I’ll gladly learn a new language or use a different programming interface just to be able to write new software. However, I’m worried that even if a mobile device allows a level of software that you are as programming in a little box, \*severely \*limited to what you can do or input you can accept.

And finally, (and this is unlikely that any mobile device gives you this flexibility) **if there is ANY device that allows you to actually program the interface, or change the actual player software in any way**. Even if I have to take it apart, and reprogram the microcontroller with it’s manufacturers specific bytecode, that’s fine with me, as long as I have access to that higher level of control. This is not a must, but would definitely rock my world.

Other than that, as long as it is able to play videos and music, I’m happy. Internet would definitely be a major plus, but as I rarely communicate with others other than by the world wide web, I really don’t need it to be a phone as well.

What mobile devices do you guys use? What are your opinions of them?