Topic: First MeeGo tablet ships

[sam]

Neofonie-owned WeTab GmbH has shipped what appears to be the first MeeGo-based tablet, the 11.6-inch, Intel Atom N450-based WeTab, which is also said to be compatible with Android. Meanwhile, a super-light NFS N-Pad tablet prototype has popped up running Android on an Intel Atom N6xx ("Moorestown") processor.

http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/WePad-and-NFS-NPad/

-- bit small but looks cool!

[Rik]

Not much bigger than a netbook, Sam, so I can't really see an advantage.

[Simon]

A couple of inches can make all the difference. 

[Rik]

So they tell me... 

[sam]

Not much bigger than a netbook, Sam, so I can't really see an advantage.

but its a tablet, like the ipad...

[Rik]

As I was saying.

[sam]

lol.

But they do look useful, especially if they become nice and cheap.

[Rik]

I think it may be a generation, thing, Sam, but for my use a netbook/notebook is better.

[Simon]

Doesn't really do it for me, that WeTab thing.  For a start, I think I'd have trouble reading that small text around the outside of the main window.  I expect it could be changed, though.

[sam]

yeah I expect it could be. Good to see others are entering the market. I want one that is basically the ipad, with android, the ability to write and annotate on it with a stylus and a webcam in built. Then I might buy one.

[Simon]

I know it's not Android, but the Blackberry one might be worth looking at.

[sam]

indeed, I will be keeping close attention to it.

[sam]

this one looks quite swish.. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/kno-tablet-for-students/