[Qt-interest] Any recommendation for a tablet running Qt?

[Gabriel M. Beddingfield]

On Friday, May 06, 2011 08:41:18 pm Darryl Hunter wrote:
> I would like to change this to be running on a tablet,
> and thought that if I install Linux on it, I can make
> the application look more like a "System" (where to the
> clients they are buying an all-in-one unit, rather than
> a computer running Windows, and my product is an
> application running on top of it).  Believe it or not,
> my client base will believe this J.

FWIW, MeeGo would be a good OS choice for this kind of 
thing.  Out of the box, it's designed to be ODM-customizable 
so that you're in full control of the front-end user 
interface (user experience).

Tablets known to work well with Linux/MeeGo:

ExoPC:  This is what the folks at Intel are currently using 
as dev units for Meego.

ii-view M1touch: This is a very nice tablet and looks like a 
big iPhone.  Needs 2.6.38 driver for touchscreen to work 
proper.  (Dual touch)

Lenovo S10-3t: This is a convertable netbook, but also has 
good MeeGo support.  (Better support if you have the atheros 
wifi instead of broadcom) (Dual touch)

I've also played around with random atom-based "China 
tablets" and I've usually been able to make them work.

> I've had a look at a Hanvon tablet, which was quite nice.

The B10?  It's very nice, but having *no* wifi support is a 
big gotcha (3DSP wifi card).  Also, you need a 2.6.38 driver 
for the touchscreen to work right. (FYI)

> Today I saw the Acer A500 tablet, running Android.  This
> may be a way to go - I'm still trying to find out if I
> can install a Linux kernel on that system.

Rule of thumb with tablets:  If it's got an N450 processor 
and a supported wifi card, you'll have a smoother ride.

> So, my question is, has anybody got a Qt application,
> running on Linux, on a tablet, with touch screen support
> (doesn't have to be multi-touch) and Wi-Fi?  I'm after
> suggestions of the hardware to use.  I want to keep the
> purchase price down.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.

-gabriel