RE: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Eric Roberts
Didn't some of the palms have that or at least built in WiFi? -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 10:27 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market They were never

RE: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Eric Roberts
Yeah, but you could fit it in a messenger bag or something small like that to carry it. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 9:05 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Rick Root
I'd love to have one of these because a cell phone screen is too small for my tastes for web browsing. I have a problem with the Samsung Galaxy though, they're going to market it only through mobile companies it seems - so almost certainly you'll have to get it with some kind of 3g/4g service con

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Judah McAuley
I'm not quite sold on 3G connectivity. It is expensive and slow and I use my iPad almost exclusively where I have a WiFi connection. Typing on the iPad is so-so. There is a new input method for Android that looks pretty sweet though, called Swype: http://www.swypeinc.com/ The Samsung Galaxy seem

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Vivec
Cell Phone data link will be used in cases where WiFi is not available. And so too the Voice Over IP. You can do some very cool video conferencing things with a tablet and a data link that you can't do with a smaller screen cell phone. I'm looking forward to when I can replace my notebook with a

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Sam
They were replaced with smart phones On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Sisk, Kris wrote: > > Didn't we used to call those PDAs? As I recall they were quite popular > in certain sectors before smart phones started taking over the market. > We still buy them on occasion to run mCLASS software. > ~~

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Sam
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Vivec wrote: > > The 'Cell Phone' part will be used to download applications, > communicate across the internet, play multiplayer games, purchase > Books etc. from Kindle Apps or movie stores when not in range of > Wi-Fi. But everyone already has a cell phone. >

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Vivec
They were never touch screen with cell phone radios though. On 3 September 2010 09:45, Sisk, Kris wrote: > > Didn't we used to call those PDAs? As I recall they were quite popular > in certain sectors before smart phones started taking over the market. > We still buy them on occasion to run mCLA

RE: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Sisk, Kris
er 02, 2010 5:53 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market Who would want a cell phone that doesn't make calls? ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.

RE: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Sisk, Kris
have finally started nailing the Android market I've been watching and waiting for non-cell phone Android devices to really hit the market and do something interesting. Looks like Archos has jumped in big, releasing 5 Android devices from a 2.8 inch iPod-like player to a 10.1 inch iPad compet

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread Vivec
The 'Cell Phone' part will be used to download applications, communicate across the internet, play multiplayer games, purchase Books etc. from Kindle Apps or movie stores when not in range of Wi-Fi. I think that applications such as Skype sooner or later will be ported to the Tablet format and wi

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-03 Thread G Money
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Sam wrote: > > Who would want a cell phone that doesn't make calls? > *EMPHATICALLY RAISES HIS HAND* ME!!! -- No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown In the end there is one dance you'll do alone ~~

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-02 Thread Sam
Who would want a cell phone that doesn't make calls? On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I've been watching and waiting for non-cell phone Android devices to > really hit the market and do something interesting. Looks like Archos > has jumped in big, releasing 5 Android dev

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-02 Thread Judah McAuley
Looks pretty nice, but I'm not quite sold on the 7" form factor. Same for what Dell has put out. I think that bigger than your pocket but smaller than a piece of notebook paper is going to just end up being awkward. I also like the Archos hasn't gone the route of making it a phone. Just a tablet.

Re: Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-02 Thread Vivec
The Samsung Galaxy Tablet was announced today. It looks to be the ultimate Android Tablet. http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-preview/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-C

Looks like Archos may have finally started nailing the Android market

2010-09-02 Thread Judah McAuley
I've been watching and waiting for non-cell phone Android devices to really hit the market and do something interesting. Looks like Archos has jumped in big, releasing 5 Android devices from a 2.8 inch iPod-like player to a 10.1 inch iPad competitor. Nice looking specs and nice pricing. The 10.1 i