martin.drashkov.com
Hardware
diy tablet
SHOW HN2011
160points
55comments
#51of 1,097 in 2011
Top 5%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun for two people at once, e.g. Fruit Ninja
From 1 comment
I want to post a longer and more detailed post in a few days, but at a high level, this is a TI Pandaboard (dual core 1GHz, 1GB RAM) running Gingerbread attached to a Quanta…
martythemaniak on HN
Interesting project idea for education and info terminals
From 2 comments
How about for textbooks or schoolbooks? This is at a size that I could actually see myself using it, if it were something I could lay flat on a desk. It would even be practical…
aperrien on HNMaybe it's just that I'm damaged too much by resistive touchscreen terminals (rural startup flashbacks…), but I wonder whether this really will be the future. Someone at the…
mhd on HN
Objections
Vertical touch screens cause gorilla arm fatigue
From 3 comments
As much fun as giant touch screens look (no thanks to minority report) they're not very usable for hours of work. Try it out for yourself, sit at your desk raise one or both…
kreek on HNI can't see how a vertical monitor is helpful. Some of the touch screen PCs that HP and Lenovo have launched tilt back so you can use your hands without gorilla arm syndrome. I…
drzaiusapelord on HNIt's a great idea as a gimmick, but on the long run gravity will soon make our arms go down on top of our mouse and keyboards. Maybe if it is inclined then it would make more…
TechnoFou on HN
Setup is laggy and Google Earth shows IO errors
From 1 comment
I want to post a longer and more detailed post in a few days, but at a high level, this is a TI Pandaboard (dual core 1GHz, 1GB RAM) running Gingerbread attached to a Quanta…
martythemaniak on HN
Requests
Share hardware and Android image details for building one
From 1 comment
Enquiring minds would like to know the hardware / android-image you used for this project. Tablets, even large ones, are nothing new now... but I'd really like to know how to…
trebor on HN
More photos of the device
From 1 comment
I'd like to see some pictures of the device itself from different angles, a touch screen monitor is not a big deal in this day and age.
hellweaver666 on HN
Questions
Is multi-touch enabled in US Android
From 3 comments
Since multi-touch is disabled in Android (in the US) due to patent issues, would this harm the ability to have simultaneous use?
kodablah on HNIt's not disabled. At least not on any Android device I've tried within the last 2 years. Pinch-to-zoom has worked since 2008 IIRC.
tadfisher on HNUS multi-touch has been enabled for a couple of years now. I don't know the specifics, I imagine more cronyistic backroom patent deals that typify our broken patent system.
drzaiusapelord on HN
Alternatives named
Microsoft Surface table
From 2 comments
I remember trying a prototype from Microsoft about 5 years ago. It looked like a giant touch screen coffee table (http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx). The price…
matthiasb on HNSo, I'm really keen to do something like this but with a dining table and a projector set above it. I had dinner at Inamo in London last week - their tables are essentially this…
dotBen on HN
awesomeTouch large touchscreens
From 2 comments
There's a project here in my town by a couple of my fellow engineering students working on a related idea they're calling awesometouch. They've installed a few in our city…
jadedoto on HNThanks for the mention @jadedoto. You're correct, we're not running Android on our screens, but there is an Android port for MT4j, the Java multitouch framework we use:…
aerosuch on HN