[GRLUG] $100 tablet
Eric Beversluis
ebever at researchintegration.org
Wed Dec 7 12:32:23 EST 2011
Haven't looked at it. Will do. Generally I like pdfs because they keep
the original page layout, so I see what the magazine "really" looks
like.
On Wed, 2011-12-07 at 12:24 -0500, Michael Mol wrote:
> Hey, Eric, you know LJ has an epub edition, right? With Aldiko, it
> renders and displays much more quickly than PDFs.
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Eric Beversluis
> <ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:
> > For me it would depend on screen resolution and quality. I'm using my
> > Xoom primarily for reading pdfs (incl _Linux Journal_) and Kindle docs
> > (which work much better than than on the Kindle). It's working very
> > nicely, but I suspect the 7" screen would be too small. It would also
> > create problems with browsers--whether to use the mobile version of
> > pages or regular versions. Hopefully things will develop so that using
> > the regular versions of web pages rather than mobile versions will be
> > the default for Xoom.
> >
> > On Wed, 2011-12-07 at 12:02 -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
> >> The piece also says the 7 inch unit
> >> is "bound for the US." When? Can't,
> >> but I have to believe it will show up,
> >> and that the demand will be heavy.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- Bob
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> Ah, no. Initial release in China. You can import it for
> >> exorbitant
> >> shipping costs, from what I understand...
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Bob Kline
> >> <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57338163-64/$100-tablet-now-shipping-with-android-4.0/
> >> >
> >> > Akin to the interest in the low cost
> >> > Raspberry.
> >> >
> >> > Not 5 years ago the MIT Media Lab
> >> > made a lot of noise about a $100
> >> > labtop for use in underdeveloped
> >> > parts of the world. They couldn't
> >> > do it.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, no doubt at your local
> >> > dealers soon.
> >> >
> >> > **
> >> >
> >> > Larger 8- and 9-inch form factors will be available soon.
> >> >
> >> > Salient specs include Ingenic's MIPS-based JZ4770 processor
> >> running at 1GHz,
> >> > graphics based on a Vivante GC860 graphics processing unit,
> >> 1080p video
> >> > decoding, dual front/rear cameras, a 7-inch capacitive
> >> multi-touch screen,
> >> > WiFi, and USB 2.0, HDMI 1.3 and microSD ports.
> >> >
> >> > **
> >> >
> >> > -- Bob
> >> >
> >> >
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