Meet:Mobility Podcast 48 – Boring Netbooks?
Meet:Mobility Podcast 48 is now available. Recorded on 23rd April 2010.
JKK, Chippy and guest, Chris Davies from Slashgear talk about netbooks, the iPad, new news from Dell and why Chippy paid 520 Euro for an Xperia X10.
Full show notes below.
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Show Notes:
Sascha Pallenberg – Netbooknews.comJKK – JKKMobile.com
Chippy – Carrypad.com
Guest: Charbax – ARMDevices.net
Netbooks:
* Intel lanuched the N470. 1.83Ghz
* http://twitpic.com/160qhb The new ASUS Eee PC 1018P will feature new Intel Atom CPUs: Intel Atom N455 and N475 (DDR3 – capable) Sascha quote: “1018p Best eeepc ever”
* Gigabyte T1000 S103T Viliv S10. Asus T101. Acer 1820 PTZ (12″ for simialar price)
* Nvidia ION 2 / 2010 launched. Two versions (actually three in total)
* New Classmate PC announced. More rugged.
MIDs, consumer stuff.
* Archos 7
* Archos 8
* Dell mini ( streak ) amazon etc
* joojoo
Ultra Mobile PCs
Hanvon TouchPad BC10C and BA10E tablets at CeBIT 201
On the podcast:
JKK – JKKMobile.com
Chippy – Carrypad.com
Chris Davies – Slashgear
Show Notes:
Netbooks:
EeePC Keyboard available.
3G Mod T91
Netbooks Boring? Suffering?
Tablets
Ipad – Roundup and discussion about productivity.
UMPC
N5, no updates.
MID
Archos 7 Home Tablet
Dell lineup http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/dells-lightning-thunder-flash-smoke-and-more-a-roundup/
- Streak stuff.. pile of goodies… wifi only option
- Looking Glass tablet ( 7 inch tegra 2 android TV tuner
Super phones
x10, Desire, Droid
What android smartbook are you using JKK?
As a college student and normal person I basically do everything on the web. Besides the browser I use a media player, skype, and Bible software (I am a religion student). I guess I’m listening to your show so I’m not quite a normal person but I want a device that will be able to fit into what I do in my life. Listen to music, take notes, read pdf’s for class, etc. I’m not interested into a luxury device I don’t need. Luxury in sense that you use it as extra. A smartbook sounds like it could maybe be a main pc for me. To me it sounds like a smartbook would be a good device. I was actually thinking in the shower that I would like a OS with a full Chrome browser and yet the availability of android apps etc.
I think maybe not these first smartbooks but the second generation of smartbooks where they iron it out and more customize the android for the bigger screen it will be better.
But then again I may not be an average american since I don’t want to buy devices I don’t need. But walking around my college campus I haven’t seen anyone with a vegetable tablet nor have I heard any of my friends say they actually want to buy it.
Also some people are getting their Viliv S10 now.
In response to user accounts on the iPad: I must agree with you that it could use user accounts. However, if you would look in the Settings under “GENERAL” then “RESTRICTIONS” you can use a 4 digit security code and then turn off in app purchases and what can be done with the device. Then when it is in ur control you can turn off the restrictions.
Also, you mentioned that you cant leave the device lying around. I have a security lock set on mine (also in the settings) “AUTO-LOCK” . Plus on top of just locking the device, you can set it after too many incorrect attempts, it will erase the device so your data cannot be accessed.