[Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread andy pugh
I wonder if there is any use for a touchscreen tablet as a remote/pendant? A friend of mine is trying to push these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fineslate-Capacitive-Ice-cream-Sandwich-Facebook/dp/B007L9YZP4/ref=sr_1_1?s=computersie=UTF8qid=1337766725sr=1-1 -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/5/23 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: I wonder if there is any use for a touchscreen tablet as a remote/pendant? A friend of mine is trying to push these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fineslate-Capacitive-Ice-cream-Sandwich-Facebook/dp/B007L9YZP4/ref=sr_1_1?s=computersie=UTF8qid=1337766725sr=1-1

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 5/23/2012 8:39 AM, andy pugh wrote: I wonder if there is any use for a touchscreen tablet as a remote/pendant? A friend of mine is trying to push these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fineslate-Capacitive-Ice-cream-Sandwich-Facebook/dp/B007L9YZP4/ref=sr_1_1?s=computersie=UTF8qid=1337766725sr=1-1

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:27:11 AM andy pugh did opine: I wonder if there is any use for a touchscreen tablet as a remote/pendant? A friend of mine is trying to push these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fineslate-Capacitive-Ice-cream-Sandwich-Facebook

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread Dave
On 5/23/2012 8:39 AM, andy pugh wrote: I wonder if there is any use for a touchscreen tablet as a remote/pendant? A friend of mine is trying to push these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fineslate-Capacitive-Ice-cream-Sandwich-Facebook/dp/B007L9YZP4/ref=sr_1_1?s=computersie=UTF8qid=1337766725sr=1-1

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 May 2012 15:06, Kent A. Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com wrote: I got as far as bringing up my own custom build of Linux with a cut-down X, but then it got taken up as a display for my grandkids This looks vaguely interesting in this context:

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread Mark Cason
On 05/23/2012 09:59 AM, Dave wrote: On 5/23/2012 8:39 AM, andy pugh wrote: The Nook Color has really good build quality also since I believe Barnes and Noble subsidized the unit since it was originally geared to be a reader for their E books. If I'm remembering correctly, BN was selling

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread Dave
On 5/23/2012 2:10 PM, Mark Cason wrote: On 05/23/2012 09:59 AM, Dave wrote: On 5/23/2012 8:39 AM, andy pugh wrote: The Nook Color has really good build quality also since I believe Barnes and Noble subsidized the unit since it was originally geared to be a reader for their E books.

Re: [Emc-users] Tablet

2012-05-23 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 5/23/2012 12:53 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 23 May 2012 15:06, Kent A. Reedkentallanr...@gmail.com wrote: I got as far as bringing up my own custom build of Linux with a cut-down X, but then it got taken up as a display for my grandkids This looks vaguely interesting in this context: