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The Frankentablet: Windows and Android Mashup

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the better-than-zombiephone dept.

GMGruman writes "What happens if you take a netbook, remove its keyboard, put Windows 7 in one partition, a custom version of Android 2.2 in another, throw in a Linux bootloader, and physical buttons that match none of these? You get the ViewSonic ViewPad 10, a Frankenstein creation of technology body parts that just don't fit together. As this InfoWorld review shows, it's definitely a 'were they even thinking?' class of product."

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  1. All on one page... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.infoworld.com/print/160508

  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. No pictures by iONiUM · · Score: 4, Informative

    TFA has no pictures. I can't really read a review about a tablet that has no images of it at all. Is there a better review with some?

    1. Re:No pictures by Flyerman · · Score: 3, Informative

      Haven't read it yet, but here's one with pictures:

      http://www.laptopmag.com/review/tablets/viewsonic-viewpad-10.aspx?page=all

    2. Re:No pictures by _0xd0ad · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Nobody wanted to use it long enough to find out.

  4. Re:I can answer that one by Runaway1956 · · Score: 2

    You might want to see a doctor about that. I'm not really a sissy, but that sounds PAINFUL!

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  5. Re:What? by cpu6502 · · Score: 2

    The problem is running Windows 7 on a 1 gigahertz single-core CPU. I thought my brother's PC with 3 gigahertz Pentium was slow..... but this tablet at 1/3rd speed must be a real bear.

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  6. Creamed spinach and red licorice... by _0xd0ad · · Score: 2

    You know the Reese's ad about how chocolate and peanut better go better together? I bet whoever came up with the ViewSonic ViewPad 10 had the same aspiration. The problem is this dual-OS tablet is not a delectable combination. Think creamed spinach and red licorice, not peanut butter and chocolate.

    Does anybody else want to try that now?

    No? Just me?

    Okay...

    1. Re:Creamed spinach and red licorice... by Dr.+Eggman · · Score: 2

      See a doctor. My informed (through television) opinion is that you may be pregnant and not know it.

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    2. Re:Creamed spinach and red licorice... by Rene+S.+Hollan · · Score: 2

      Saag paneer (curried spinach with fried fresh acid-set cheese) often includes star anise in the spice mix. Star anise tastes a bit like licorice.

      So, the combination isn't THAT outrageous, though the contribution of the star anise is subtle at best.

      Now, as for the pickled herring and raspberry jam my mother once came up with, well, lets just say it looks the same coming up as going down.

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  7. Get a 10.2" Viewsonic gTablet instead by drsmack1 · · Score: 2

    The gTablet is a completely different product that is android only. Has dual 1 GHz tegra2 processor and really kicks ass. LOTS of dev support; with three viable alternate ROMs. I'm running Vegan-Tab on mine.

    They can be had for less than $300 new if you look around a bit.

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    1. Re:Get a 10.2" Viewsonic gTablet instead by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I'd rather spend $400 on this. And then if I love it another $150 on the keyboard+extended battery+port replicator unit. I trust Asus a million times more than Viewsonic. Maybe literally.

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  8. Do NOT insult the Frankenstein monster. by mfh · · Score: 4, Informative

    Anyone party to the specific details of the Frankenstein story by Mary Shelly, will know that the supposed monster created was actually quite articulate, kind and thoughtful even. It was his creator who was the true monster.

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    1. Re:Do NOT insult the Frankenstein monster. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Uh.. except for that part where he "accidentally" strangles a child, frames a nanny for that child's murder, and deliberately murders two other people?

    2. Re:Do NOT insult the Frankenstein monster. by mfh · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Uh.. except for that part where he "accidentally" strangles a child, frames a nanny for that child's murder, and deliberately murders two other people?

      The position I carefully take is that of pity for the monster for being abandoned. Had Victor Frankenstein provided love to his creation, as a good parent would, the creation would have no hatred for humanity. Had the boy William not threatened to harm the monster, and also invoked the name of Frankenstein, the monster would not have harmed the boy. This is an unfortunate case of the monster not fully grasping the true nature of the problem it faced; the monster believed the boy and therefore the monster acted out of self preservation. Remember that once the monster realized what had truly transpired he did level himself with a great deal of guilt, but it was too late.

      No, it was human cruelty that caused the monster to hate. I feel he was very much justified in his actions, sadly.

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    3. Re:Do NOT insult the Frankenstein monster. by sdguero · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I think Mary Shelly's story actually fits pretty well. There is a lot of good qualities to the hardware and software in this Frankentablet, but the monster it has become is the result of Viewsonic's decisions.

  9. Re:Dear Viewsonic: by h4rr4r · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not only that, but why can't they add a DVI-D/HDMI/mini-DP input on those nice digital photo frames? They'd make really nice, low-cost secondary monitors.

    You do realize you just answered your own question, right?

  10. The InfoWorld Reviewer is the /. Submitter?!? by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 2

    Links to an Ad, no pictures, no mention of battery life... is there an question that if InfoWorld wasn't paying for this placement slashdot would not even run this crap?