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

[Jeffery MacEachern]

Whoops! This was off-list initially.

On Saturday, May 07, 2011 05:07:02 am you wrote:
> There is also the WeTab, although I haven't personally
> seen or tried it. http://wetab.mobi/en/

Also, here's a (rather long) video review of the device.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOBUdiPZ1hA

 - Jeffery MacEachern



On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 19:15, Gabriel M. Beddingfield
<gabrbedd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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