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Google quits selling tablets

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Post by closeparen »

namibj wrote: post #60
derefr wrote: post #50

> Cheap Kindle tablets from Amazon have proliferated somewhat, presumably as distractions for kids who would otherwise get fingerprints all over mom’s new phone, or for ultra-compact time-wasting on airplanes. Why does everybody think of only consumer-electronics uses for a $40 tablet? I think it would be quite obvious what the real use for these is: IoT control surfaces (the “smart fridge” upgrade), POS systems, inv…

The "hand-out" case seems to be particularily promising. Are there radios that could complement a few miles of range, be it only with simple chat / send-coordinates? Come to think of it, opus doesn't take much either. A sub-100$ kit with voice+tablet should be feasible.

FRS/GMRS handhelds are like $50.

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Post by gecko »

defined wrote: post #300
mrexroad wrote: post #290

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I’ve owned every other generation iPad since launch. The iPad Pro 10.5 is something special. Keyboard cover, screen size, split view, effortless portability... they add up in a way that has significantly changed how I use it. I rarely use my MBP away from my desk anymore. Aside from work requiring Xcode, Smart Keyboard cover + ssh client + tmux works surprisingly well (for me) for away-from-desk dev work.

I have the same tablet and the same experience. If they stopped making the iPad Pro, or something like it, I would be very much affected, because I do a great deal of real-world work on it, in places that would be much less hospitable to even small laptops. I, too, do ssh + tmux, as well as Textastic, Pythonista, and Working Copy (git), so much so that when I showed a colleague what I did, he exclaimed in an astonish…

Would you mind posting the video? That sounds great.

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Post by toast0 »

dbuder wrote: post #133
toast0 wrote: post #98

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Chromebooks have no room for manufacturer involvement with the software. Afaik, assuming based on public references, if you want to make a Chromebook, you use Google's reference design for the motherboard, pick a compatible CPU, design your own keyboard (but use a Google approved controller instead of a normal one), design your own case and pick a display, put everything together, use Google's firmware and use Google…

Can you point me towards some information on the google approved keyboard controller, I couldn't find anything except the layout differences on google.

A lot of the Chromebooks have an i2c keyboard controller instead of a standard USB/PS2 controller. I assume you have to put something in that has drivers in ChromeOS. I don't know if there's specific info on that (other than what goes into the other os drivers)

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Post by wvenable »

chiefalchemist wrote: post #232
mercury888 wrote: post #231

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Nah I love my iPad Pro 10.5

Yes. But I think the gist of the point is you're in the fringe, the minority.

I don't think that's true; tablets are everywhere among the non-tech circles. They are mostly some iteration of iPad, however.

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Post by namibj »

closeparen wrote: post #311
namibj wrote: post #60

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The "hand-out" case seems to be particularily promising. Are there radios that could complement a few miles of range, be it only with simple chat / send-coordinates? Come to think of it, opus doesn't take much either. A sub-100$ kit with voice+tablet should be feasible.

FRS/GMRS handhelds are like $50.

Thanks, though they seem to be US-only, from quick research. Also LoRaWAN does not require a license and can handle lower-power applications with the same network. I will check it out in detail later.

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Post by eksemplar »

fauigerzigerk wrote: post #168
eksemplar wrote: post #162

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I guess I’m an oddity, I can’t remeber the last time I went to HN or reddit on something other than my iPad. But I have an iPhone SE so maybe it’s just because I have a small screen phone that I rarely browse the web in it.

You must be keeping work and HN/Reddit admirably seperate then :)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything on HN that was related to my job.

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Post by muse900 »

oneweekwonder wrote: post #239
muse900 wrote: post #191

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I agree. 1st table I ever owned was a Nexus 7. I bought it because I was very satisfied with Nexus 5 being my phone (price and stability). The thing that annoyed me the most about Nexus 7 apart from lacking on basic things was its sound... I'd go in an airplane and I wouldn't be able to hear anything. After that I never bought a Nexus product again, and tbh I don't feel left out of anything.

> basic things was its sound... I'd go in an airplane and I wouldn't be able to hear anything. Was the sound issue also present when you were using headphones? A bit of topic: Because it inconsiderate to use speakers in a airplane. Last airline I used warn passengers to not use speakers.

Sorry, I didn't specify it. Yes that was using headphones... who would use speakers on an airplane.

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Post by muse900 »

EpicEng wrote: post #249
muse900 wrote: post #191

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I agree. 1st table I ever owned was a Nexus 7. I bought it because I was very satisfied with Nexus 5 being my phone (price and stability). The thing that annoyed me the most about Nexus 7 apart from lacking on basic things was its sound... I'd go in an airplane and I wouldn't be able to hear anything. After that I never bought a Nexus product again, and tbh I don't feel left out of anything.

You weren't using headphones on a plane? You know other people don't want to hear your movie, right?

I was using headphones, just forgot to specify it... why you so mad?

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Post by howard941 »

doingmything wrote: post #252
__sr__ wrote: post #224

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I guess that varies from person to person. My iPad Pro, for example, is my most used personal device. I prefer it over my phone whenever possible. In fact, I like phones small - it’s a pain to pull out a brick every time I want to talk. It’s a matter of personal taste, I guess.

Do people stilll talk on phones? Serious question. I think I do about 99% of my communication via text or other messaging

They do when driving.

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Post by closeparen »

namibj wrote: post #315
closeparen wrote: post #311

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FRS/GMRS handhelds are like $50.

Thanks, though they seem to be US-only, from quick research. Also LoRaWAN does not require a license and can handle lower-power applications with the same network. I will check it out in detail later.

Spectrum allocation for personal radio service is almost always country specific.
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