On Feb 3, 9:57 pm, Robert Nekic <[email protected]> wrote: > It seems we get a new Android phone announcement every day and there > are quite a few actually out in the wild...but where are the PMPs and > tablets?
I agree completely. One of the best things about Android is that it's a great general-purpose small-device OS, yet there's been virtually no commercialization of it outside the smartphone space. It seems a great opportunity that's currently being missed... I'd like to see Android running PMPs, tablets, dedicated GPS receivers, cameras, ... All of these cases would open up new and interesting opportunities for app developers as well. It seems to me that each of them has the opportunity for one or more "killer apps" - apps which might be OK on a smartphone, but would really shine on other classes of device. For example: PMP -> improved media player / management Tablet -> world-class e-reader with e-bookstore integration GPS recever-> offline maps & navigation camera -> photo editing & management, integrated with online services (Flickr/Picasa/etc) As a software developer, I can see these opportunities, but I'd need a hardware developer to step up to the plate before I could take advantage of any. Are there no hardware companies out there with the vision to see that this could be a great new direction? String -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
