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[Steve Smith <hello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> [...] It will come fairly quickly but these things are best developed one
> step at a time. [...] It's fun to watch but sometimes a lot of pieces have
> to land before the bigger picture starts to appear. [...]
>

I totally agree.  I've been with Ubuntu since Warty, watching Ubuntu
phone/touch unfold is exciting!

I didn't realise portable USB-powered touchscreens existed, they look fab.
 Definitely the way to go once Mir supports dual screen.

I think I'll go for a Nexus 10 so I can have a play with Ubuntu on it then
go back to Android for day to day use for now :).  Thanks for the advice!

Steve


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> Nathan Haines <nhaines@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
>
> On Aug 3, 2014 5:00 AM, Steve Smith <hello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi both, thanks for filling me in.  I've found the video I saw, watch
> from 5:00 to 5:20:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGJXGJ6Q0Ys
> >
> > Nathan, from what you say, would I be right in understanding that the
> scenario imagined in the video is a dumb touchscreen rather than a tablet,
> then - one which doesn't exist yet and isn't going to exist until well into
> 2015 at the absolute earliest?
> >
> > So in summary, if I want a decent-sized tablet to use in the meantime,
> I'm best off getting a Nexus 10 and either using it with Android or with
> Ubuntu Touch Developer - yes?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > On 30 July 2014 22:30, Benjamin Tegge <benjaminosm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think there is a misconception here. To my knowledge, pairing two
> >> hosts like you described has never been directly mentioned before.
> >>
> >> Also "docking" may be a misleading term, as it suggests that a dock or
> >> cradle and special connectors are required.
> >>
> >> "Convergence" or converged desktop experience is what has been shown in
> >> videos last year on the Nexus 4 [1][2]. Convergence gives you a full
> >> desktop experience when you connect standard peripheral hardware
> >> (monitor, keyboard, mouse) to your phone. Victor Palau is using a
> >> portable monitor in his video. While portable monitors and tablets may
> >> look similar, tablets usually have no video input functionality.
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Benjamin
> >>
> >> 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9-v8Sl4yU "Ubuntu Edge: convergence
> >> in action (Victor Palau)"
> >> 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNhlVn3ETQ "Ubuntu Edge: the
> software
> >> story (Leann Ogasawara)"
> >>
> >> Am Mittwoch, den 30.07.2014, 14:02 +0100 schrieb Steve Smith:
> >> > Hi all, I'm a long-time Ubuntu user and really excited to have an
> >> > Ubuntu phone in my hand by the end of the year.  From what I've seen,
> >> > you're doing an awesome job!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I've seen mention of docking a phone to a tablet (possibly on a video
> >> > with Mark?).  I'm guessing that it won't be something available in the
> >> > first public release, but when you get to it how to you anticipate it
> >> > working?  Would it be an actual tablet also running Ubuntu, that is
> >> > just synced to the storage on the phone?  Or would it be a special
> >> > dumb touchscreen (rather than an actual tablet) that the phone just
> >> > plugs into and the software continues to run on the phone itself -
> >> > much like docking with an external monitor?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > The reason I ask is I'm looking into buying an Android tablet and
> >> > would like to future-proof myself for when docking becomes possible.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> > Steve
> >>
> >>
> >
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