http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ces_count_the_tablets_41-44_the_real_deal_from_microsoft/
<http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ces_count_the_tablets_41-44_the_real_deal_from_microsoft/>As a follow up. That ASUS tablet looks awesome but seems very expensive for a tablet. On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Petri Laihonen <pi...@weblizards.net>wrote: > If you can install Skyfire browser, there should be no problem with flash. > (If there is, the browser has a button to report a "video" problem) > > P > > On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Tim Fournet <tfour...@tfour.net> wrote: > >> I find it really great for browsing if your browsing is geared more >> towards reading than multimedia. The change in form factor is refreshing for >> surfing from the couch. It still lacks flash so that is a minus until they >> come out with a 2.2 or better firmware. >> On Dec 26, 2010 8:33 PM, "Jonathan Roberts" <gremln...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Tim, >> > >> > Thanks for the informative review of both devices! >> > >> > How do you like the nook for browsing? I have been considering a tablet >> for >> > browsing, specifically reading articles and online materials (as opposed >> to >> > e-books). I initially wrote off tablets as limited and thought I would >> be >> > better served by a laptop. However, I find I don't use my laptop for >> this >> > sort of thing after working at a PC all day... I think a functional >> tablet >> > might change that and maybe I would start reading books again... >> > >> > Jonathan >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Tim Fournet <tfour...@tfour.net> >> wrote: >> > >> >> So, I took that back to the store and bought a barnes and noble nook >> color. >> >> It is a 7 inch tablet, same size as the samsung galaxy, but only $250. >> It is >> >> missing some things that other tabs have: 3g, camera, gps; but since I >> >> already have an android phone, I can tether to that for those things. I >> also >> >> had to root it to get access to the Market, Google apps, and a regular >> >> launcher ( see www.nookdevs.com for instructions). The screen on this >> >> thing, in my opinion, is perfect. Smudges don't show up on it during >> use, it >> >> is perfectly viewable at any angle, and since it is a smaller screen >> running >> >> at the same resolution as the viewsonic (1024*600), the pixel density >> makes >> >> text and images look realky great. The smaller form factor does not >> take >> >> away from the usable real estate since it is the same resolution as a >> bigger >> >> tablet. It is also very easy to type on. I am typing this entire email >> on it >> >> in portrait mode with my thumbs. >> >> >> >> The other big thing that the nook has going for it is the huge customer >> >> base, which to me means it's going to have a long support time, and it >> >> already has a ton of accessories. B&N has opened up an sdk for it and >> >> released source as well. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> General@brlug.net >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > -- "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..."
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