> I agree completely. One of the best things about Android is that it's > a great general-purpose small-device OS, yet there's been virtually no > commercialization of it outside the smartphone space. It seems a great > opportunity that's currently being missed... I'd like to see Android > running PMPs, tablets, dedicated GPS receivers, cameras, ... > > All of these cases would open up new and interesting opportunities for > app developers as well. It seems to me that each of them has the > opportunity for one or more "killer apps" - apps which might be OK on > a smartphone, but would really shine on other classes of device. For > example: > > PMP -> improved media player / management > Tablet -> world-class e-reader with e-bookstore integration > GPS recever-> offline maps & navigation > camera -> photo editing & management, integrated with online services > (Flickr/Picasa/etc) > > As a software developer, I can see these opportunities, but I'd need a > hardware developer to step up to the plate before I could take > advantage of any. Are there no hardware companies out there with the > vision to see that this could be a great new direction? >
Yes, there are, at least I know we are ;) We have been working on it for a while but our lack of capital makes our progress much slower than we would like to be. We are making something similar to Archos' but better. Feel free to contact me if you are interested to collaborate in any way. Otherwise, wait for our announcements.... Cheers Eric Android hardware comparison chart http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rdm8c2ZfSDKd5l-dVy4SrnA&output=html Android, Smartphone & PMP Market Report http://www.slideshare.net/hdmp4 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
