[ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

[Daniel Case]

Trying to get one today, went to the nearest O2 store but they were
out of stock...so im going to have to try Doncaster.

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Tony Scott <tonyscott100 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Just ordered one myself from the O2 site - looking forward to running Netbook Edition on it....
>
>
> Cheers
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> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk>
>> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Sent: Tue, 6 April, 2010 9:38:23
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..
>>
>> Alan Pope wrote:
>> No, not that Apple thing, but the O2
>> Joggler.
>>
>> 50 quid (for 14 days from 2nd April) and free delivery
>> gets you a 7
>> inch touch screen device with:-
>>
>> 1.3GHz
>> Intel Atom CPU
>> 1GB storage
>> 512MB RAM
>> Wired
>> ethernet
>> Broadcom b/g/n WiFi
>> Audio + headphone jack
>> USB
>> port
>>
>>
>> >http://shop.o2.co.uk/joggler
>>
>> It seems to come with a
>> cut-down version of Ubuntu Hardy and can be
>> flashed to run 'proper'
>> Ubuntu or Netbook Edition if you wish.
>>
>> I thought it might be
>> useful as a mythtv frontend for my desk or
>> bedside, or maybe even an IP
>> telephone when paired with a suitable USB
>> headset.
>>
>> Some
>> links I've gathered:-
>>
>>
>> target=_blank >http://shop.o2.co.uk/joggler
>>
>> href="http://robhu.livejournal.com/750902.html" target=_blank
>> >http://robhu.livejournal.com/750902.html
>>
>> href="http://magician.gforums.de/wiki/index.php5?title=UNE_Installation"
>> target=_blank
>> >http://magician.gforums.de/wiki/index.php5?title=UNE_Installation
>>
>>
>> >http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=21187242
>>
>> href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/peripherals/review/2009/07/01/O2-Joggler/p1"
>> target=_blank
>> >http://www.trustedreviews.com/peripherals/review/2009/07/01/O2-Joggler/p1
>>
>>
>> target=_blank
>> >http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/peripherals/253801/o2-joggler
>>
>> href="http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/646001/o2-joggler-49-99-now-with-free-app-"
>> target=_blank
>> >http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/646001/o2-joggler-49-99-now-with-free-app-
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Al.
>>
>>
> Hmm... I'm very interested.
>> Has anyone on the list actually got one of
> these yet?
>
> I'm wondering
>> what sort of power requirements it has (I gather it
> doesn't run off a
>> battery which is a shame) but I'm interested to know
> if it has a fairly
>> standard power supply (such as 12 volt PSU or laptop
> PSU)?
>
> What I'm
>> thinking is maybe something like this would make a great in-car
> media player
>> (either for playing MP3s or XVid movies to keep the kids
> quiet on long
>> journeys) at least if it can be powered off a cigarette
> lighter socket (or
>> alternatively an inverter).
>
> Sounds like a good excuse to pop down to the
>> O2 store later on.
>
> Rob
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