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Linux Based Tablets Are Coming

Posted by timothy on from the drunk-people dept.

CrypticSpawn writes "Read some good news on Diracian; there will be a Linux tablet coming out running Lycoris's Linux distribution, Lycoris Desktop/LX Tablet Edition. What's great is the tablet is the Protege by Toshiba, so you get a laptop and a tablet wrapped up into one. I guess I am a gadget fanatic, I love my Zaurus, now I want this. They even have pictures of it here. Also found another reference of this tablet on PC World, without the pics."

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  1. In the next release? by Leeji · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Right now one of the things it is lacking that it really needs is handwritting recognition, which they say will be in the next release.

    Did I tell you I'm just about to submit my perpetual motion machine to manufacturing? Motion will be in the next release, though.

    But seriously... I hope they're talking about the "next release" as in "the version that will go onto the tablet when it ships." A Tablet Pc is just an expensive doodle pad without the handwriting recognition.

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  2. Re:My Experience with the Linux by tftp · · Score: 5, Funny
    I consider myself to be very technically inclined having programmed in VB for the last 8 years doing kernel level programming.

    This is probably one of the most innovative parts of the posting :-) I don't recall anyone else claiming that before.

  3. Linux Tablet PC == Good? by aardwolf204 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let me just make sure I understand this correctly:

    Windows Tablet PC == Bad
    Linux Tablet PC == Good

    Ok, continue on with the mindless /. ramblings...

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  4. Re:Uhh... by Osty · · Score: 5, Informative

    That's a bad thing. People either want a Tablet or a Laptop or a Tablet and a seperate laptop, a mixture of the two just means missing out on the convenience of both.

    I disagree. The laptop/tablet combination is really a neat idea. You have a keyboard with a touchpad or nipple for mouse movement, but also a touch screen and stylus. The LCD rotates 180 degrees so you can have it in a laptop form factor (LCD and keyboard at 90 degrees), or in a tablet form (like a closed laptop, but with the LCD screen facing outwards). That way, you can carry it around like a notepad and write on it in tablet form, but then sit down, swing it around into a laptop, and use it for typing in a meeting.


    I've been thinking about selling my current laptop and buying a tablet to replace it, but prices need to come down a bit more before I do that.

  5. Toshiba by LoudMusic · · Score: 5, Interesting

    what's great is the Tablet is the Protege by Toshiba

    Actually it's a Portege - we have one at work. I really like it quite a lot. There are a few software enhancements that need to be made to XP Tablet, but for a kick-start it's really quite nice. I could even go for one that is a bit thinner, has no keyboard, no hard drive, and 802.11G. Basically a thin client tablet that connects to a server and does everything "Terminal" or X-Server style. That way you additionally wouldn't have to lug around the processor and cooling. You'd get killer awesome battery life too. It would still need a simple 'cradle' style charger, though.

    Tables are cool - they just need a little work.

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