Hi, after reading this forum post I had to register and share my 2cents.
1st my little rant...I am sorry for my tone but it is very frustrating searching on a subject and having to put up with 75% misinformation, negativity and lack of out of the box thinking.
It is so sad to see once again so many ppl talking down an idea without researching the subject.
If you lack imagination, creativity and got nothing constructive to add, why feeling the urge to share your opinion?
The only thing certain about ppl saying it can't be done is the certainty that they won't be the one making it happen...Ok now back to the subject.Since the main contributors to this idea are
Valence, shorena & Digit-0,
this post is mostly addressed to them and their out of the box thinking.
what I mean by that is naysayers please abstain from spamming with "It can't be done"bitcoin-core requirements - Bare Minimum (With Custom Settings)source:
https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/features/requirements- Memory (RAM) 256 MB
- System
- Desktop
- Laptop
- Most ARM chipsets
Here is the desired features:- Highly secure Bitcoin Wallet
- Must fit in a pocket or close to
- wifi connectivity
- Large enough(expandable) memory to fit the whole block chain
- Full QWERTY keyboard with number row for convenience
- Capacity for external battery
- Control over network cards to reduce hacking risk(on / off)
- camera with focus to scan payment QR codes
Nice to have:- Cellular connectivity for punctual transactions
- USB wifi dongle support to dispose of network cards from time to time
- Why!? (would trolls ask...)
- Because F-U Google Street Mac sniffing triangulation, I am not a damn criminal and I have the right to my own privacy
- Possible Debian support to allow total control over the network cards and OS, would require manually configuring and installing drivers for all components
source: https://wiki.debian.org/Mobile - USB to Ethernet support to prevent Wifi card sniffing and unsecured Wifi connection while syncing to blockchain at home
Here is the setup I had in mindBTC -> Will most likely require a custom compile of Bitcon-core from source for Android.
Samsung Stratosphere (Samsung SCH-I405)http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Stratosphere_id58681000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8
512mb RAM
Full QWERTY Keyboard
wifi & sim connectivity
Kirin(TM) OTG Host Cable Cord Adapterhttp://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Powered-Charging-Charger-Connector/dp/B00LTHBCNMusb micro-b to 3 usb-A +1 usb-microB for charging
GDSY 128GB Waterproof USB 2.0 Metal Flash Memory Stickwww.amazon.com/GDSY-128GB-Waterproof-Memory-Storage/dp/B01BW6T0XS128GB
Common Cellphone External USB batteryOther:BTC -> Will most likely require Debian.
HDE High Speed USB 2.0 to RJ45 10/100 Mbps LAN Ethernet Network Adapterhttp://www.amazon.com/HDE-Speed-Ethernet-Network-Adapter/dp/B009GHJOF0Random Cheap-O wifi dongles[/list][/list]