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Could be my first android device - sekker - 03-04-2010
Looks fantastic.
And better yet, it's neither tied to microsoft or Intel.
That new screen is a real advantage. Too bad Apple did not grab that technology.
http://www.androidtapp.com/android-tablet-gives-ipad-run-for-the-money/
Re: Could be my first android device - Article Accelerator - 03-04-2010
That "fantastic" screen is unproven.
BTW, the chart on that linked page is wrong. It's missing entries under "Other" for the iPad. It shows "No" under multi-tasking for the iPad which, of course, is incorrect and the same for "Storage".
Re: Could be my first android device - BernDog - 03-04-2010
How dense would you have to be to believe a trackpad is a selling point on a touchscreen device? That just proves how little optimizing they'll be doing of their OS to cram it into a device it wasn't built for. Unless I'm missing something. Isn't that kind of like putting a thinkpad-style eraserhead joystick in the middle of a desktop keyboard when you've got a perfectly good mouse sitting right there?
Re: Could be my first android device - jdc - 03-04-2010
iPad isnt even out yet but they already have an "iPad killer"?
Re: Could be my first android device - RAMd®d - 03-04-2010
One could make a case for the ThinkPad-type input on a desktop keyboard even with a mouse available, but a trackpad on a touch screen device? That makes no sense to me.
That just proves how little optimizing they'll be doing of their OS to cram it into a device it wasn't built for.
I've been hearing and reading a lot of good reasons to develop a new OS and not use a desktop OS for tablet devices. And a trackpad still doesn't make sense.
Oh, and even though the link isn't working for me, Apple is doomed.
Re: Could be my first android device - RAMd®d - 03-04-2010
One could make a case for the ThinkPad-type input on a desktop keyboard even with a mouse available, but a trackpad on a touch screen device? That makes no sense to me.
That just proves how little optimizing they'll be doing of their OS to cram it into a device it wasn't built for.
I've been hearing and reading a lot of good reasons to develop a new OS and not use a desktop OS for tablet devices. And a trackpad still doesn't make sense [even on an Android device].
Oh, and even though the link isn't working for me, Apple is doomed.
Re: Could be my first android device - sekker - 03-04-2010
There's a lot of positive buzz about the Pixel Qi screen. Whether it lasts in the 'wild' on a lot of machines is still unknown. I remember there being similar questions on the glass screen for the first iPhone.
Not sure about the trackpad; they showed multi-touch, however - so the trackpad just seems to be an add-on.
The swivel camera looks good, too.