Re: Tablet

On 4/15/2010 10:39 AM, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:16:08 -0600
> "Ed Heron" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> With the recent talk about Android on everything, [...]
> 
> For practical purposes, Android assumes a phone environment.
> I do not see it viable on anything that resembles a computer,
> even with a touchscreen, unless Google puts more effort into it.
> They can certainly do it, just did not thus far.

It appears that the Adam tablet will use some version of Android --

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_tablet

The JooJoo uses a version of Linux, but Engadget says it's not worth
buying til Fusion Garage works out the bugs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joo_Joo

Personally, I prefer to "kick the tires" at BestBuy or wherever before
I put any cash down for one -- run a video clip on the screen, look at
the file system browser, etc -- like test-driving a new car I'm
thinking of buying. Thus, the JooJoo isn't completely out of the
running yet.

Hewlett-Packard is planning to release the HP Slate, which will run
Windows 7 ( boo! hiss! :) ), which will probably be slightly less
proprietary than the iPad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Slate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad
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