Meego Tablet Pre-Alpha Preview - now we're talking
 

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/m...blet-hands-on/

http://i49.tinypic.com/kbccc0.jpg

So Intel has shown off a pre-alpha of the tablet version of Meego. This won't be the Meego UI on the next phones, but it seems a lot closer to the phone UI than the netbook OS would be. This should serve as something to wet our taste buds as we wait for the phone UI.

At the time of writing, there is just a somewhat expansive photo gallery of the UI, but a video is promised as soon as it is uploaded.

Edit: Video is up

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O.....m.......g.......

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a 5 incher would be so sweet.

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Tablet version looks awesome, wish we did not have to wait 6 months for it

there is a nice gallery full of pictures

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Some noob guestions.
There will of course be support of Qt apps, but is the UI based on Qt like Nokia's Harmattan/MeeGo?

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all meego will use Qt

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So there is a netbook ux, tablet ux and handset ux?

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Yes it will have Qt like N8 or N900 after PR1.2, but isn't Intels MeeGo UI based on QTK+ like Moblin?

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If I had to take a guess, I'd say that UI is based on the MeeGo Touch UI Framework (formerly Harmattan UI Framework). Especially the concept of vertical panes sounds very familiar. No way to be sure yet though.

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MeeGo 1.0 for netbooks is still based on a lot of moblin but is Qt compatible
i think in MeeGo 1.1 it will move completely to Qt

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http://meego.com/devices/
And a car UX, and a TV UX.

Intel is working on the netbook and tablet ux, while nokia is working on the "media phone" ux AFAIK.

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Is it just me, or MeeGo is really plain awesomeness?

Would it be possible to use the current MeeGo for ARM build with this UI and boot it up on the N900?

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Even engadget like it and they usually hate everything without a i in front

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Video of the MeeGo tablet looks awesome no matter if the UI is based on Qt or not. :D
http://www.viddler.com/explore/engad...deos/1459/1.28

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heres a better 7 minute video
that place engadget uses for video hosting sucks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVIKY...qI&feature=sub

EDIT
If handset UI is anything like the tablet then there will be a lot of MeeGo devices shipping end of the year.
UI looks so simple but panel mode gives it that bit of power user geekyness

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interesting, he shows multi touch but it's a resistive screen. (6:00min)

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Looks pretty nice! Is it the first device using Stantum's tech?

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oohh .. whens it out ? me want ..

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That thing doesn't look very pocketable.

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....that's why it's called tablet. :)

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It is a tablet. Days of mids and 5 inch tablets are pretty much over i think. It is either handheld (3.2-4 inch) or a tablet 8-10 inch. I don't think anything over 4 inch is really pocketable. Well okay HD2 sized phone is in the limits :D

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No it is not only you... MeeGo is plain awesomeness!:D

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I'm speechless. Meego looks AWESOME! I hope they get the tablet version out by the end of the year.

THat product they were demoing isn't scheduled till fall 2011? That's wayyy to far out and will be behind the competition by then.

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Simply wow! And this is just pre-alpha. Can't wait enough for a 10+ inch tablet. I hope there will be devices with this OS with Pixel Qi screen technology.

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Really impressed with fluidity, sensitivity to touch (not your typical resistive), cleaness and especially after that last MeeGo (for netbooks) demo which brought nothing new to the table.
Perhaps MeeGo does have tricks in its sleeve.
And I thought that last demo was the final product, so I started thinking it should've been Nokia-Intel-Ubuntu trio. Actually Nokia is the odd one out, another company like Asus or Nvidia would've made more sense. If Google decided to cancel Chrome and transfer those efforts to MeeGo I think they could wipe Apple and Microsoft to the floor.

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Great job for the meego project...windows tablets are looking bloated, and android tablets look like they're meant to be in PMP's not tablets.

Way to steal the show!!! hopefully the handset UX carries on the momentum

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Wow. iPad has a challenger ahead there. I'll certainly buy one of these babies!

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My N800 is pocketable. In cold months I keep it in pockets of trousers or jackets, in summer I put it in backpack or waist bag. It also fits in any car glove compartment or suits internal pocket.

Do these things with 8-10" monsters. With them I have to say goodbye to convergence dreams. Not only I don't have tablet with me anywhere, it also means I need separate camera.

5" (1024x600) phone/tablet with N8 camera for me would be ultimate electronic device.

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With Meego being open (similar to Android) as in installing on numerous platforms. I'm sure one company will make a 4-5 inch tablet. That is unless Android scoops up all the manufacturers.

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So will the tablets run on chrome or firefox?

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RESISTIVE!!! WITH MULTITOUCH, hello meego for n900!

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iNtel?

(paddingpaddingpadding)

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I want a 10 inch touch screen tablet so I can sit on my couch, watch TV and do graphics design work.

Looking forward to Inkscape on a MeeGo tablet... ahhhh... :D

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No guarantees though. There are resistive screens with multi-touch support, but it likely requires hardware support the N900 lacks.

Just have to wait and see.

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That does look pretty good! And pre-alpha: that's only an alpha stage away from normal Nokia release quality, should be out soon!

Seriously though, it does look pretty nice. Hopefully they'll get one of those out pretty soon.

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Six hour battery life, they said. Not iPad's advertised 10 hours (IIRC), but way better than ExoPC Slate's three hours (thanks to Windows 7).

Why would someone want a tablet with a three hour battery life? When a tablet really rocks is when you can use it all day, like our beloved N8x0s.

I'm not sure how I feel about the UX. A flashy UX is OK with me as long as you don't sacrifice functionality & responsiveness & as long as it doesn't get in the way.

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Not bad for x86, for sure. Intel has a long way to go though.

The UI probably needs work, certainly in how the back-end handles long load times and transitions between interfaces. Stuff just "appearing" and rendering partially shouldn't happen, instead fading into a completely rendered interface. But that's all refinements once the system is up and working (but before it goes out on devices.)

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Different generation of hardware - the MeeGo x86 tablet is based on Moorestown while the ExoPC is based on the previous generation Pine View chipset. Not saying Windows 7 isn't responsible for the cr@p battery life, but it's probably not entirely at fault so you can't really compare a Pine View tablet with one based on Moorestown.

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A new video for the tablet: http://www.viddler.com/explore/engad...os/1459/53.547

Pictures and hands-on: http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/m...blet-hands-on/

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Yep, forgot about the processor.

On a somewhat-related note, here's an article I found interesting that focuses on using the iPad (sorry!), but most of it would apply to the tablet form factor in general and thus most tablets of a similar size.

The author's most consistent complaint is figuring out how to hold it to type. That makes me realize how easy my N810 is to hold & type with my thumbs. But you can't do that with a 10" tablet, right? And it's apparently awkward to put it on your lap or desk and type. The author talks about holding it with his thumbs and typing with his eight fingers. Hmmmm...