Thread: Maemo Tablet
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Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
i'm not sure if i should use the word "tablet" as it means so many different things to different people... i just know that i want a device very much like the N900, only with a slighty larger screen. the form factor of the N810 would be cool. screen size between 4" and 5", not bigger.

that's one thing.

the 10" device - i don't know. it will have "i could as well use my notebook and enjoy a real keyboard" written all over it.
OTOH, i remember a thread about computing for the elderly... I said back then that I can see a market for 17" touch devices running a Maemo-like UI, only blown up in size. I still think this market exists, it's just probably not profitable yet. (Although I would love being able to let my father try one of those super-size-tablets)
I think the market for a tablet which serves as a reading device ist huge. Pdfs, magazines, books, newspapers could be replaced if
adequate screen technology is available. May even render printers useless. Screen size should be at least the size of A4 paper. For reading you don't necessarily need a real keyboard.

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