Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Mar 2009 19:17 UTC, submitted by Moulinneuf
We have found the device of your dreams. Make no mistake: this is what OSNews readers have always wanted. You are going to buy this device, in droves. Trust me, as far as geekness goes, this is pretty much the best it'll ever get. Fully open source (from hardware to software), easily servicable, runs Linux, has an ARM processor, accelerometer, powerful 3D capabilities, 10-15 hours of battery life, touchscreen, and internal USB ports. And you know what? I didn't even mention the best part: the keyboard of the Touch Book netbook is detachable, leaving you with a 8.9" tablet. And all that for USD 299!
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RE: Powerful 3D capabilities?
by andzs on Wed 4th Mar 2009 09:49
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It probably comes with the same OMAP3530 processor (http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/omap3530.html) used in beagleboard (http://www.beagleboard.org).
Read about graphics capabilities in these specs.
Can somebody please point me to the proof of these "powerful 3D capabilities"? I found nothing regarding the graphics chip used by this (beautiful) thing.
Plus, if it doesn't have dedicated memory for 3D, and I bet it doesn't, how are those 256 Mb going to be enough?
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Plus, if it doesn't have dedicated memory for 3D, and I bet it doesn't, how are those 256 Mb going to be enough?
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RE[2]: Powerful 3D capabilities?
by RRockMan on Wed 4th Mar 2009 13:18
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Can somebody please point me to the proof of these "powerful 3D capabilities"? I found nothing regarding the graphics chip used by this (beautiful) thing.
Plus, if it doesn't have dedicated memory for 3D, and I bet it doesn't, how are those 256 Mb going to be enough?
I have a bad feeling about the graphical horse-power of this machine. Remember we are close to nVidia-powered netbooks, they better not do the mistake of ignoring this. Because I don't see it very difficult to build exactly the same thing but with nVidia graphics...