Pardon if this is a dumb question, but does this thing look like it could decode and play MP3 files? With a little power left over for a simple user interface? I'm interesting in making a specialized MP3 player of sorts.
CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
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Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#82Pardon if this is a dumb question, but does this thing look like it could decode and play MP3 files? With a little power left over for a simple user interface? I'm interesting in making a specialized MP3 player of sorts.
I think your toaster can probably decode & play MP3 files these days.
Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#83Man this has come a long way. I remember my first Pi I wanted to do this SOO badly. I wound up doing it with a 48w/hr battery and a 7" non-touch automotive backup camera screen. [1] This was just after the launch of RPi1 and well before Adafruit had all the cool parts that just work out of the box. [1] https://www.honestrepair.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Micr...
fellow veteran, what happened to this cool device? :-)
Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#84In case anyone is looking for a similar project with a bit more definition, check out the PineTab[1]. It'll probably be pretty cheap (PineBook Pro will go for $200, PinePhone will go for $150), and I'm guessing it'll be available before this project is. I really like all of these independent tablet/laptop/phone projects! I'm just a little worried that people will pick them up thinking they'll be just like an Android/…
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Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#85I really like the idea of an open hackable tablet but the screen resolution of 1280x800 might be limiting. My digital life revolves around my 11" iPad Pro (except for my GPU rig for ML and coding, and a MacBook for light weight dev and also writing) and the hires display is important.
I wonder how hard would it be to reuse the iPad as external monitor for the rPi..
Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Who is going to Google each of the 89 components listed in the bill of materials to get a rough guess (since it doesn't list price info)? This is an open source product, and not consumer-grade in the least, so I imagine hobbyists wouldn't be opposed to doing that legwork.
As a hobbyist: I really am. Looking up the price for each component takes a lot of time, which I would much rather spend working on my hw/code projects.
So sign up for the mailing list or come back when they are more ready to talk money.
Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#87Call me dull, but why don't you just build an android app and buy a Fire Tablet to power your project.
A Fire Tablet is probably on par for power and is fully integrated with a touch screen and battery, and with discounts it costs almost or cheaper than a bare Pi.
I feel like we bend over backwards to try to use the Raspberry Pi to do cool things, but a lot of these projects can be developed more easily and powered by a more consistent framework using a Fire Tablet.
Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#88Call me dull, but why don't you just build an android app and buy a Fire Tablet to power your project. A Fire Tablet is probably on par for power and is fully integrated with a touch screen and battery, and with discounts it costs almost or cheaper than a bare Pi. I feel like we bend over backwards to try to use the Raspberry Pi to do cool things, but a lot of these projects can be developed more easily and powered b…
Because the boot loader is locked, so does its launcher, unless LauncherHijack installed and abuses Accessibility feature to draw Overlays on top of your screen....
Speaking of modifying existing hardwares, Nexus 7 is my personal favorite: http://i.imgur.com/8H9LH9U.jpg
Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#89I like this project. However, I wish that under the FAQ for "What's the target price?" they had a better answer than "We'll know better in DVT stage, meanwhile please find the bill of materials in design files for detail." Who is going to Google each of the 89 components listed in the bill of materials to get a rough guess (since it doesn't list price info)?
hi, project creator penk here, thanks for the comment, "we don't know" is the honest answer we can give at this moment, since we hadn't ordered any parts. For your reference the first batch (10pcs) EVT boards is about ~90USD a piece: https://i.imgur.com/anUASlT.jpg
Even if you can only fill in the blanks of this sentence, that would be really helpful:
"I'd be surprised if the retail price ends up being less than $___ or more than $___"
Re: CutiePi – All-in-one Raspberry Pi tablet
#90Looks like vaporware. Doesn't announce a price. I won't hold my breath. Also, double-opt-in for e-mail should be the default now. This screams 'scam' to me.
Just ticked double opt-in in Mailchimp. But man don't troll me, I have that vapor sitting on my desk. ;-)