> > [...] It will come fairly quickly but these things are best developed one > step at a time. [...] It's fun to watch but sometimes a lot of pieces have > to land before the bigger picture starts to appear. [...] >
I totally agree. I've been with Ubuntu since Warty, watching Ubuntu phone/touch unfold is exciting! I didn't realise portable USB-powered touchscreens existed, they look fab. Definitely the way to go once Mir supports dual screen. I think I'll go for a Nexus 10 so I can have a play with Ubuntu on it then go back to Android for day to day use for now :). Thanks for the advice! Steve -- > Nathan Haines <[email protected]> > Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/ > > On Aug 3, 2014 5:00 AM, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi both, thanks for filling me in. I've found the video I saw, watch > from 5:00 to 5:20: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGJXGJ6Q0Ys > > > > Nathan, from what you say, would I be right in understanding that the > scenario imagined in the video is a dumb touchscreen rather than a tablet, > then - one which doesn't exist yet and isn't going to exist until well into > 2015 at the absolute earliest? > > > > So in summary, if I want a decent-sized tablet to use in the meantime, > I'm best off getting a Nexus 10 and either using it with Android or with > Ubuntu Touch Developer - yes? > > > > Thanks! > > Steve > > > > > > On 30 July 2014 22:30, Benjamin Tegge <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I think there is a misconception here. To my knowledge, pairing two > >> hosts like you described has never been directly mentioned before. > >> > >> Also "docking" may be a misleading term, as it suggests that a dock or > >> cradle and special connectors are required. > >> > >> "Convergence" or converged desktop experience is what has been shown in > >> videos last year on the Nexus 4 [1][2]. Convergence gives you a full > >> desktop experience when you connect standard peripheral hardware > >> (monitor, keyboard, mouse) to your phone. Victor Palau is using a > >> portable monitor in his video. While portable monitors and tablets may > >> look similar, tablets usually have no video input functionality. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> Benjamin > >> > >> 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9-v8Sl4yU "Ubuntu Edge: convergence > >> in action (Victor Palau)" > >> 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNhlVn3ETQ "Ubuntu Edge: the > software > >> story (Leann Ogasawara)" > >> > >> Am Mittwoch, den 30.07.2014, 14:02 +0100 schrieb Steve Smith: > >> > Hi all, I'm a long-time Ubuntu user and really excited to have an > >> > Ubuntu phone in my hand by the end of the year. From what I've seen, > >> > you're doing an awesome job! > >> > > >> > > >> > I've seen mention of docking a phone to a tablet (possibly on a video > >> > with Mark?). I'm guessing that it won't be something available in the > >> > first public release, but when you get to it how to you anticipate it > >> > working? Would it be an actual tablet also running Ubuntu, that is > >> > just synced to the storage on the phone? Or would it be a special > >> > dumb touchscreen (rather than an actual tablet) that the phone just > >> > plugs into and the software continues to run on the phone itself - > >> > much like docking with an external monitor? > >> > > >> > > >> > The reason I ask is I'm looking into buying an Android tablet and > >> > would like to future-proof myself for when docking becomes possible. > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks! > >> > Steve > >> > >> > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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