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More pictures of the Galaxy Tab have 'leaked'. These ones are interesting, as the proportions of the icons/widgets in relation to the display seem to suggest a higher res than the 800x480 phone beside it.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/29/s...-teasing-cdma/
I think 7" would be utter perfection for a tablet. Small enough to be very portable (albeit not pocketable -- less of a concern for me), but large enough to be comfortable for casual use. Just like Rebski said, I would intuit that there would be a HUGE difference in usability with the additional 3" over a smartphone.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/29/s...-teasing-cdma/
I think 7" would be utter perfection for a tablet. Small enough to be very portable (albeit not pocketable -- less of a concern for me), but large enough to be comfortable for casual use. Just like Rebski said, I would intuit that there would be a HUGE difference in usability with the additional 3" over a smartphone.
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
actually, i think apple came to intel with the basic definition of light peak. Partially based on apple's earlier work on firewire.
Arguably, that makes them smart. It's hard to fault a company that has good relations and a good eye for likely successful experiments. It's almost surprising how some companies seem to forgo opportunity and not for lack of effort.
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2010-08-29
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Originally Posted by wmarone
seems your memory may be better then mine:
I don't recall that at all. I -do- recall AMD and some 3rd parties getting fussy about the spec, though. Don't forget that Intel are basically the lead design on pretty much every major PC bus in use today (USB, PCI-Express) and hold huge amounts of leverage within them, and Light Peak changes nothing with respect to that. They'll play nice regardless though, lest the EU and DoJ come down on them.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-99...?tag=mncol;txt
still, given the speed that the tech world moves at, 6-9 months delay could mean a lot. But then this was two years ago, and it got resolved. but it seems to be a trend that when the economy goes south, the tech world goes vertical (stack).
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
dunno, android treats screens in a somewhat peculiar way.
More pictures of the Galaxy Tab have 'leaked'. These ones are interesting, as the proportions of the icons/widgets in relation to the display seem to suggest a higher res than the 800x480 phone beside it.
each device have to report its resolution in one of 3 groups, ldpi, mdpi or hdpi. This then is used by programs to decide how large the graphical elements should be.
problem is that hdpi only cover screens 3.5-4 inches with resolution around 800x480. actually, the largest physical screen defined for these groups are 5.8 inches. But there is no consideration for a resolution above 854x480 (and the definition is written as if the screens are primarily used in portrait, so perhaps i should have written 480x854), making physically large screens fall within the mdpi group.
here is a blog post on the topic, from the guy that set up andappstore:
http://blog.alsutton.com/2010/07/03/...nd-mdpi-large/
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2010-08-29
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Originally Posted by tso
Ah, that's right! I recall reading that before. Anyway, I suspect we'll know for certain in 3 days.
dunno, android treats screens in a somewhat peculiar way.
each device have to report its resolution in one of 3 groups, ldpi, mdpi or hdpi. This then is used by programs to decide how large the graphical elements should be.
problem is that hdpi only cover screens 3.5-4 inches with resolution around 800x480. actually, the largest physical screen defined for these groups are 5.8 inches. But there is no consideration for a resolution above 854x480 (and the definition is written as if the screens are primarily used in portrait, so perhaps i should have written 480x854), making physically large screens fall within the mdpi group.
here is a blog post on the topic, from the guy that set up andappstore:
http://blog.alsutton.com/2010/07/03/...nd-mdpi-large/
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2010-08-29
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Looks great. How do you carry this thing?
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2010-08-29
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
i have the sony ereader prs900 which has 7.1 inch screen, it actually can squueze into the back jean pocket and includes the built in cover.
I think 7" would be utter perfection for a tablet. Small enough to be very portable (albeit not pocketable -- less of a concern for me), but large enough to be comfortable for casual use. Just like Rebski said, I would intuit that there would be a HUGE difference in usability with the additional 3" over a smartphone.
7 inch slim tablets with minimum bezel can fit into the back jean pocket.. may start to consider going back to dumbphone+tablet if the battery life is good enough
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2010-08-29
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Originally Posted by Dave999
murse. (freakin 10 character limit!)
Looks great. How do you carry this thing?
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When these things get so big (I want one!) I always think the phone component itself should be detachable for holding to your ear.
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Thanks for the other insights. It would be extremely interesting if LP used USB-style connectors.
I think it can be safely said that LP is game changing, if it indeed lives up to claims. A tech like this in the server-room would alter the architecture of server configurations dramatically. There could be far less cables (a benefit in itself), and a greater segmentation of components.