Love how the website in the demo is theverge.com. That pretty much convinced me it's good hardware.
We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
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Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#32I remember a while back there was the similar ClamCase Clambook[1] (all manufacturer links now non-existent). It never shipped. Any relation to that project? 1 - http://www.zdnet.com/article/clambook-turn-your-smartphone-i...
There was also Motorola Atrix and one can get that laptop/shell for $75 on eBay. I wonder if their app works with it.
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#33How well does it work without Andromium? For instance: Can I enter directly to the phone with the keyboard? Does the phone screen show on the large screen without Andromium? Is the large screen a touch screen? Even more important -- if I have a rooted/virtual machine instance of a standard Linux distro running on my smartphone, can I use that? Do I have to use Andromium if I have a setup like a rooted chromebook? Tur…
Final question: Closed source right now. Having spoken to some early Mozilla employees, considering open source.
Full list of permissions can be found on the app page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromium....
There a ton of permissions we ask for in order to make the experience smooth. To be honest, we've been focusing less on privacy and more on just making a solid desktop experience. We can definitely be more intentional in our permissions as we mature as a startup.
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#34I remember a while back there was the similar ClamCase Clambook[1] (all manufacturer links now non-existent). It never shipped. Any relation to that project? 1 - http://www.zdnet.com/article/clambook-turn-your-smartphone-i...
There was also Motorola Atrix and one can get that laptop/shell for $75 on eBay. I wonder if their app works with it.
Haha yes! But when it came out, the laptop shell was $500-$600. Unsupported hardware has a tendency to get cheap ;)
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#35I don't know if this feature is on the roadmap, but touchscreen would be cool (and probably super hard to implement) because of how much of the mobile experience is geared towards that.
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#36I don't know if this feature is on the roadmap, but touchscreen would be cool (and probably super hard to implement) because of how much of the mobile experience is geared towards that.
100% possible and in the roadmap for v2. We couldn't add it to this version and keep it at $99, but trust me - I've touched the screen more than a few times.
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#37Hi I love the superbook. However I totally feel like calling 11.6" a "Large screen" is a stretch. Is there any plan to bring an actually middle-sized screen such as 13.3"? If there was a 13.3" 1080p screen I'd buy it right now.
PS, would love that it was backlit, that is literally the only complain I have with my Asus UX305CA
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#38Wouldn't have been possible to put a slot inside the keyboard dock where you could insert your phone and close it inside?
Not an Ubuntu touch expert, but would it be compatible? Just plugging it in and have what ubuntu want to reach? a complete linux distro on the go? If not, are you able to support it?
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#39Hi I love the superbook. However I totally feel like calling 11.6" a "Large screen" is a stretch. Is there any plan to bring an actually middle-sized screen such as 13.3"? If there was a 13.3" 1080p screen I'd buy it right now. PS, would love that it was backlit, that is literally the only complain I have with my Asus UX305CA
Yep, it's marketing - can't deny that. You wouldn't believe how easy it is to fail at Kickstarter and how important preparation and good marketing is.
Yes, we've gotten a ton of good feedback that people are willing to pay for a premium version. If we hit the 2.5M stretch goal, backlit will be a possibility :). We like it, but we also did a survey of our backers that said ~50% would pay for it.
Re: We're Andromium. Making the Superbook, a $99 Android Laptop Shell. AMA
#40Wouldn't have been possible to put a slot inside the keyboard dock where you could insert your phone and close it inside? Not an Ubuntu touch expert, but would it be compatible? Just plugging it in and have what ubuntu want to reach? a complete linux distro on the go? If not, are you able to support it?
You could, buuuut Android phones are so fragmented that it would be really really hard to do it for every phone and have it be aesthetically pleasing. That's why we opted for the universal side mount option.