Jun 24

Adobe demos Flash on the HTC Hero

Posted in: Android, AndroidOs, flash, Google, hero, HTC, sense, Today's Chili

Been hankering to see what Flash — via the Open Screen Project — actually looks like on an Android (or any modern mobile) device? Well hanker no more, ya’ll. Adobe has helpfully dropped a video on us which has Flash team member Adrian Ludwig demo’ing the newly minted HTC Hero (multitouch gestures included). Once the content loads up, it seems to run at a pretty snappy rate, though waiting on Flash content to appear doesn’t look encouraging if you’re in the midst of casual browsing (or on a weak connection). We’ll be interested to see what this is like in the real world — and for platforms beyond Android — but for now at least we’ve got something to go on.

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Adobe demos Flash on the HTC Hero originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 27

Skytone’s Alpha 680 tablet, Android interface gets underwhelming hands-on treatment

Posted in: Android, AndroidOs, Google, GoogleAndroid, hands-on, HandsOn, laptop, netbook, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, Today's Chili, touchscreen, video

We’re still not sold on the $250 price tag for Skytone‘s Android-powered Alpha 680, and these video hands-on of the tablet / netbook from netbooknews.de don’t help. While the apps shown off run smoothly — browser, Maps, Skype, Office, etc. — they also serve as painful reminders that multitasking’s just not gonna work when each app takes up the full screen and can only be opened one at a time. Not that we necessarily expected to do nine things at once with an ARM-based processor, but something tells us we’d be reaching for the Jaunty Jackalope before too long. See for yourself in the two-part video series after the break.

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Skytone’s Alpha 680 tablet, Android interface gets underwhelming hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Move over, Eee: Android now running on HP Mini-Note 2133

Posted in: Android, AndroidOs, Google, GoogleAndroid, HP, Today's Chili

Not content with letting the freelancers at Venture Beat hog the spotlight, some HP-loving Canadians decided to take their 2133 Mini-Note and add a dash of Google’s Android OS — the best thing to happen to netbooks since SSD. There isn’t really much in terms of details right now, but if you’re the kind of person who gets totally stoked by watching someone go through a preference pane and empty photo album — without using a mouse, mind you — we’ve got just the video for you after the break. Let’s hope this Android-netbook lovefest doesn’t stop anytime soon.

[Via Netbooknews.de]

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Move over, Eee: Android now running on HP Mini-Note 2133 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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