N900 is nice, but small On Apr 21, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Randall Mason wrote:

Nokia N900 is my choice and still is, but only for a little bit longer.

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Anyone have a suggestion for a Linux tablet?

This is what I am looking for:

1) Ability to schedule and store and hot sync information to both linux and windows computers. Syncs with Exchange (=gmail/outlook/etc), that way everything is consistent everywhere without having to plug any cords in. 2) Ability to run arbritary apps, this includes: Yep, apt-get install xyz a) PDF viewer Yep, comes with it. b) gcc or some other compiler I have it in my debian chroot, python is built in. 3) Ability to add external periphials such as a keyboard or mouse. Portability is more inportant than this feature. I would expect the keyboard/mouse would need external batteries. No usb, but it is a "computer" when it comes to bluetooth, so you can use it with every bluetooth device. 4) Rechargable battery Yep. 5) A good technically oriented user base maemo.org is an amazingly technical user base. 6) Ability to reprogram the thing if I brick it. Comes with directions on how to flash any firmware from scratch. You don't have to use Maemo, you can theoretically use many other distros, but Mer is the only one that I know of right now.

The question is when do you consider it a tablet, and when do you consider it a phone? The N900 has an 800x480 screen that's like 3.5". If you want something with a little more square footage, I'd wait until some of the big color but transflective Pixel Qi or Mirasol displays start coming out, like the Notion Ink Adam; they are going to be amazing. Most will probably run ARM, so don't expect anything to run without source code available.

-Randall

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How's it's no-phone mother, the N810? I've been waiting for the Pandora to happen but it doesn't look like I'm going to see it this decade. The 810s are getting nice and cheap lately. Take care, soup On 4/21/2010 2:21 PM, Randall Mason wrote:

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They're now reporting that the Slate may be dead because of crappy Win7 performance - http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/ On 04/22/2010 09:24 AM, Jared Greenwald wrote:

Not to interject, but there was a note on Engadget today about some leak that the NYT got wind of from HP that they will be coming out with Android and Linux based slate devices in the months after the initial slate (running Win7) comes out (no timeframe was actually given, though).

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How's it's no-phone mother, the N810? I've been waiting for the Pandora to happen but it doesn't look like I'm going to see it this decade. The 810s are getting nice and cheap lately.

Take care, soup

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