Hamlet;190232 Wrote: > Thanks for the Moose link. I played with it a bit and so far am pleased > with it. It seems perfect for a tablet such as this one or the pepper. > I believe the price of this unit falls closer to that of a laptop (I've > seen used models selling near $1k). I believe there is value in having a > flat device with touchscreen vs. a more cumbersome and possibly > bigger/heavier laptop. I'm not sure I'd want to use a very small pda > type screen, since that might be almost as tedious as using the > remote. > Between the Viewsonic and the Pepper, I guess the cost vs. screensize > and other utility that you would want are the determining factors. > > I think my dream solution right now would be something like the N800 > with a few more inches of screen, and perhaps a usb port as a nice > bonus (to plug a modem into) to give it the cost-effective second > utility of a remote 'go-anywhere' internet access device.
Couple of notes on what you said, Hamlet. The PepperPad3 is linux-based, so Moose is a no-go there. The slimserver web UI with the Nokia770 skin would likely work well. Also give SlimFX, the flash-based skin a shot (you'll need to search the forums to find links for that). Second, the Nokia N800 can go online by connecting to a cell phone via bluetooth, so there is no need for the USB port you mentioned. Also, search the forum for Tyler Durden's solution of using a Fujitsu Stylistic tablet as a touchscreen UI. Pretty cool stuff, and seems to fit exactly what you're hoping for. cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
