[ale] ARM CPU devices, linux capable, cheap

[Ron Frazier]

Chris,

I know I've seen an ad on TV where they have a tablet and dock it with a 
keyboard and mouse, so you can have your cake and eat it too.  I'm not 
sure which tablet, maybe the Samsung Galaxy Tab, or one of the smart 
phones.  The GoToMeeting folks have been advertising on the radio talk 
shows about their app which runs on iPads.  So, you can see your work 
desktop on your tablet.  I'm sure you could do something similar with 
these Linux devices.  Somewhere in a desk drawer, I have a traveling 
folding keyboard that was designed to attach to a Palm Pilot.  Something 
like that, or a wireless one, would be a great companion to a tablet.  
When it was folded, it was about as big as a jumbo deck of cards.  If 
you're actually willing to touch the screen of your tablet, you 
shouldn't need a mouse very much.  Hate those fingerprints though.

Sincerely,

Ron

On 8/12/2011 8:49 AM, Chris Fowler wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-08-12 at 00:38 -0400, Ron Frazier wrote:
>    
>> Hi guys, I just found a cool source for inexpensive ARM CPU devices,
>> many of which can run Android or Linux.  Check these out.  A number of
>> these are under $100.
>>
>> http://s.dealextreme.com/search/netbook+arm
>> http://s.dealextreme.com/search/tablet+arm
>>
>>      
> What would be really cool is if  I can upgrade my 11.04 Ubuntu desktop
> to "server" status.  Then replace the LCD, Keyboard, and mouse on my
> desk with an Android Tablet.  I can use my desktop for development.
> When I leave my house I just grab the tablet and go.
>
> I've been thinking about this and have not found a truly good fit.  I
> still use a keyboard and a mouse.  I use my keyboard probably at least
> 50x as I do my mouse per day.  I have at least 10 xterms open.
>
> The idea about the tablet is that my desktop goes where I go.  I have a
> netbook but the netbook to me is really just a smaller laptop.  It is
> still a pain to boot.  The tablet is always on.  Just swipe the screen
> and go.
>
> Acer has a charge dock that could keep the netbook in landscape
> orientation.  They also sell a BT keyboard.  I wish there was a bridge
> between pads and netbooks that could give me the benefit of a pad with
> the flexibility of a laptop.
>
> Chris
>
>    

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