News...... - Acer Iconia A500

Hey I just contacted level 2 technitions of acer....they said there would be another ota regarding the 1080p support for hdmi out and resolution.....and rooting doesn't void warranty.....(I knoe most of you are already rooted.....its for people like me who need to claim their warranty!)
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vari9 said:
Hey I just contacted level 2 technitions of acer....they said there would be another ota regarding the 1080p support for hdmi out and resolution.....and rooting doesn't void warranty.....(I knoe most of you are already rooted.....its for people like me who need to claim their warranty!)
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Have not even bothered to get a hmdi cable for this device yet - this makes me want to pick one up!
Best source to get one, anyone?

entropy.of.avarice said:
Have not even bothered to get a hmdi cable for this device yet - this makes me want to pick one up!
Best source to get one, anyone?
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Amazon sell them.

entropy.of.avarice said:
Have not even bothered to get a hmdi cable for this device yet - this makes me want to pick one up!
Best source to get one, anyone?
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I use monoprice for anything dealing with cables.

got mine off eBay. Even with 3.01 and 720p Res I thinks it's still worth getting one

HDMI Converter
I bought me an HDMI D/HDMI converter from Amazon germany (the 7 euro one from Sunshine tronic or something ), and so far it's been perfect!
Was really fun playing the Scream 4 game, outputted to the big tv at work

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Still no tv out?

Has anyone been able to enable tv out on the epic 4G like the other galaxy s phones have?
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mormegil83 said:
Has anyone been able to enable tv out on the epic 4G like the other galaxy s phones have?
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I hear you. I bought the Nokia cable before I found out TV out was missing from the menu. Doesn't any of these ROMs bring it back. I have yet to flash but I was going to do
Tayutama 1.1 w/ Voodoo Lag fix Beta 4
Bump. Anyone?
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Bump. Anyone?
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There is another thread about this I found. Search for it. Anyway, it seems that the issue is Touchwiz 2.5. SO...we have to wait until Froyo comes out with TW3.0 and THEN see if the TV out is available. All of the other SGS phones that have it are TW 3.0.
But I'm with you man.
ZenInsight said:
There is another thread about this I found. Search for it. Anyway, it seems that the issue is Touchwiz 2.5. SO...we have to wait until Froyo comes out with TW3.0 and THEN see if the TV out is available. All of the other SGS phones that have it are TW 3.0.
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This is partially true, but not totally true.
When people talk about TV out, it's helpful if they define how they wish to get TV out.
All four US Galaxy S series phones support DLNA, which is why Samsung claims TV out features for their phones. But that's now what most folks would consider TV out...
Only the GSM phones have TV out via the 3.5mm output.
So to say that this is a TW 3.0 issue, would be inaccurate. The Fascinate has TW3.0 and does not support TV out via the 3.5mm port. I read a post somewhere that described the CDMA chip not being able to work with the 3.5mm out port, but I haven't been able to find it. I thought it was BS at the time so I ignored it, but now that the Fascinate is out and the 3.5mm port does not support TV out, I'm trying desperately to find it to double check the specs.
That leaves TV out via the microUSB port. Samsung's website was offering (they still might be) an HDMI cable that worked via the microUSB port and specifically listed the Galaxy S series (including the Fascinate, Captivate, Vibrant and Epic by name) however, nobody has been able to get it to work.
And thuse we're left with the speculation that TV out via the MicroUSB might be a Froyo addition, but not necessarily something that might be part of TW3.0 independently.
I found the post. Here you go:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/sprint-epic-4g/132687-no-tv-out-sprint-epic-2.html#post1932751
CzechPleez said:
Hi, I'm a Sprint employee and Epic owner. Having worked with the Samsung developers a little I can tell you with assurance that the TV Out option was not "disabled" by Sprint's choice. It's a h/w limitation. When you first boot the phone you get an auto update which appears to disable the TV Out option, but I think that's a mandatory because the shipping ROM is universal to domestic carriers from Samsung. The TV Out limitation is due to the CDMA SOC (system on chip), which will be true for the Verizon model coming soon. The Galaxy S devices based on the GSM SOC do have the TV Out option.
DLNA is the only option for displaying multimedia on a remote display, but keep in mind you are limited to self-created content. You can't broadcast YouTube or SprintTV across DLNA as the DRM encryption is not supported on either the Epic or any remote device.
We're glad you're a Sprint customer and hope you remain happy with your Epic!
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I found the post. Here you go:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/sprint-epic-4g/132687-no-tv-out-sprint-epic-2.html#post1932751
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WTF! Are you kidding me? This is absolutely terrible news. I'm really disappointing if this is true.
Why are people so mad about this? No one ever said it would have tv out via cable only through dlna.
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WTF! Are you kidding me? This is absolutely terrible news. I'm really disappointing if this is true.
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Why are people so mad about this? No one ever said it would have tv out via cable only through dlna.
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Because composite out allows anything on the screen to appear on tv.....any tv. Every tv has rca's. Not every one has hdmi. And I don't want hdcp and hdmi drm restrictions. Good enough reason?
I'm sad and my dreams are dashed.
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Why are people so mad about this? No one ever said it would have tv out via cable only through dlna.
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Because you cannot share your self-recorded Movies through every DLNA device. PS3 and the Xbox both do not support our 3gp HD movie format.
I would like to visit my mother's house and be able to plug into her TV and show her the recordings of her granddaughters and other self-recorded video but I will be unable to do so without expensive extra hardware.
Well, don't shoot the messenger - I simply pay attention.
And second, RCA jacks are so 1990's I don't really care if they don't support them. This is a top of the line phone, so I'm glad if they sacrificed somewhere that they sacrificed 1990s technology.
That being said, don't give me HDMI out with the Froyo update and, well I'll have a CDMI issue. Good thing I'm on Sprint with 4G and not Verizon where I'd be really screwed. No 4G, no TV out, nothing to justify my costs, really...
kennethlongshaw said:
I'm sad and my dreams are dashed.
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Don't give up till froyo is out.
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Because composite out allows anything on the screen to appear on tv.....any tv. Every tv has rca's. Not every one has hdmi. And I don't want hdcp and hdmi drm restrictions. Good enough reason?
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I understand. But this phone never said it would have a tv out.
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I understand. But this phone never said it would have a tv out.
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Look man. No other phone said they would hace tv out via 3.5 jack, but they do. What are you doing here anyway?
so do we have hdmi out or what?
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so do we have hdmi out or what?
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http://www.nationwidediscounts.net/products/Samsung-Galaxy-S-Micro-USB-to-HDMI-Video-Cable.html
"Posted in SDX by Zeinzu.
Idk if this brings hope for anyone but one of my own customers hooked up his epic to our hdtv and streamed micro usb to hdmi both video and sound, i watched this with my own 2 eyes, he "claims" his epic was stock, I've yet to try mine cause we don't carry the cable and he had brought his own"
Given that last post, I'm almost tempted to gamble with $40. If anyone else has seen this done, just 1 more person to verify and I'm in. Now that I've heard a physical 'my own 2 eyes' confirmation, I'm feeling a bit optomistic (although probably setting myself up for disappointment). Anyone else tried or know someone who's tried?
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Just trying to understand this thread. Before this phone came out a lot of threads were talking about the fact the phone had no tv-out. Many said that was a deal breaker. I get that. Everyone know weeks before the phone came out it had no tv-out. I just understand the "tv-out" threads. Sorry
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Look man. No other phone said they would hace tv out via 3.5 jack, but they do. What are you doing here anyway?
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Well, I agree that people shouldn't be upset if it ISN'T there. However, if people are mearly asking for alternatives/workarounds, or possibly finding unadvertised features (ie 3.5 jack on gsm models) I believe that's exactly what this forum is for. However I also believe people should not be starting a ton of threads. Search for those that exist, and continue that thread (or make this one 'the thread')
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Galaxy Tab Cable on the Streak?

Has anyone else noticed that the Galaxy Tab uses a connection pretty damn similar to the one on our Streaks? After doing some reading it looks as though both use PDMI and cables sold as Galaxy Tab cables are a damns sight cheaper. So I've just ordered one and hopefully I will have some good news to report, we'll be able to spend a fiver instead of £30 for a cable! Not to mention car chargers.
But if anyone knows someone with a Tab they can test, we might get an answer sooner?
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Does not work I have both devices and theu do not fit
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Bummer on the cheap cable idea;-(
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Mail me your gtab so I can see!
Ha. Almost gotcha..
tchamander said:
Does not work I have both devices and theu do not fit
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Ahhhh that sux! But I think, had I searched google for "Dell streak with galaxy tab cable" I would have noticed the amount of people that had the same bright spark idea.... (leave me alone, it was late.... LOL)... But since I'm going to have one delivered that I have no need for, I'm going to see if I can mutilate it enough to fit
It does annoy the hell out of me, how they can use a "standard" and make it proprietary.
Don`t want to spoil your morning but i already mutilated mine Tab cable and it still didn`t fit...
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Don`t want to spoil your morning but i already mutilated mine Tab cable and it still didn`t fit...
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Motherfff..... back on eBay it goes then.... ha ha ha
)
I did find a company on ebay supposedly selling them for £7.95 (or there abouts) called speedydelivery.co.uk but as I've not heard of them before Ive sent them an email to see if anyone "lives" there, before I ordered one.
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Wouldn`t count on that neither
http://android.modaco.com/content/z.../new-battery-p7-35-case-p2-75-speedydelivery/
Damn, i`m in Poland and there is no way of buying Streak accessories here...
It's just not working out for you is it RavenY2K3?
So how can Dells connection and Samsung's connection bother be PDMI yet both are different?
I got a lil excited at one point as my lil sister has a little creative MP3 player and that had a simialr looking connector but that didn't fit
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It's just not working out for you is it RavenY2K3?
So how can Dells connection and Samsung's connection bother be PDMI yet both are different?
I got a lil excited at one point as my lil sister has a little creative MP3 player and that had a simialr looking connector but that didn't fit
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It certainly isn't mate, think I'll get me coat now ha ha, I don't how they can be PDMI, that's what I mean about changing standards, it would be like a company adding an extra contact in USB and still calling it USB, im not going to give up....
we shall fight Dell on the beaches,
we shall fight Dell on the landing grounds,
we shall fight Dell in the fields and in the streets,
we shall fight Dell in the hills;
we shall never surrender! We will find cheaper alternatives to their accessories..... ha ha
Okay, Winston Churchill style rant over )
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RavenY2K3 said:
I did find a company on ebay supposedly selling them for £7.95 (or there abouts) called speedydelivery.co.uk
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See this thread as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829234
Cheap replacement galaxy tab cable here if you need a replacement: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51799
Slacker G2 apparently has the same cable as the Streak, since their dock works for charging and connecting to computer. The only thing the dock doesn't do is audio out. But to get one cheap you have to be in the States. $18 free shipping.
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Cheap replacement galaxy tab cable here if you need a replacement: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51799
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It say Data cable anyone can confirm if it's charging too?
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It say Data cable anyone can confirm if it's charging too?
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Charging what?
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Cheap replacement galaxy tab cable here if you need a replacement: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51799
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Um - why are you posting this in the Dell Streak forum? It's not as if the Tab and the Streak use the same cable :-(
Philip said:
Um - why are you posting this in the Dell Streak forum? It's not as if the Tab and the Streak use the same cable :-(
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Because someone posted they wrecked they tab cable trying to make it work with the streak. If they need a new one, thats the link. Did you read the whole thread? I dont think so
They should use micro-usb instead
Next year every manufacturer need to use micro-usb for every device
Trust_no1 said:
They should use micro-usb instead
Next year every manufacturer need to use micro-usb for every device
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Not for every device, only for mobile phones and regulation is only for EU...
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Of course there are at least 4 different kinds of 'micro' usb connectors out there...

Is a Xoom worth it?

I really want a Xoom even though its older and a Xoom 2 is supposedly in the works, I cant really afford a Xoom 2. I wanted to sell my laptop and get a.Xoom because I dont really use it anymore since I got my Evo 3D. Is a Xoom still worth it or wait for Xoom 2 later?
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Wait. It isn't a laptop replacement.
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I need to sell mine, $350 central Florida, comes with oem dock and car charger. 2 months old, looks brand new!
So wait for a Xoom 2? Only thing I would need a laptop for is iTunes to manage my music.
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knowledge561 said:
So wait for a Xoom 2? Only thing I would need a laptop for is iTunes to manage my music.
Whooo! (Cole Voice...)
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Personally speaking, the current Xoom functions as a laptop replacement and more but it all depends on what you expect to do with it. You've heard from at least one person who disagrees with me, but many more would agree. It's an amazing piece of hardware and will only become more functional as more apps and customizations are created for it.
But do as you like.
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Personally speaking, the current Xoom functions as a laptop replacement and more but it all depends on what you expect to do with it. You've heard from at least one person who disagrees with me, but many more would agree. It's an amazing piece of hardware and will only become more functional as more apps and customizations are created for it.
But do as you like.
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Any scripts to get an external drive connected because 32GB wont cut it. I have lots of movies.
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knowledge561 said:
Any scripts to get an external drive connected because 32GB wont cut it. I have lots of movies.
Whooo! (Cole Voice...)
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Rooted and running the newest Tiamat Rom, I can use my usbOTG cable to connect to my 750GB usb3 WD Passport and watch my ripped DVDs.
okantomi said:
It's an amazing piece of hardware and will only become more functional as more apps and customizations are created for it.
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Couldn't agree more. I have the latest Team Tiamat Moray ROM on here with Bazar617's StockRed UI, and with the current crop of apps, I believe I am getting value far beyond my original expectations. The development community that is behind the Xoom is going to make this worthwhile for a long time.
They are $329 from amazon, a damn good deal until the quad core models are available.
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Wait. It isn't a laptop replacement.
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Xoom 2 won't be a laptop replacement either, Android tablets will never replace a windows laptop, especially not what i use my laptop for. I download all my music in .flac then convert them to mp3, try doing that on a android tablet!
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Xoom 2 won't be a laptop replacement either, Android tablets will never replace a windows laptop, especially not what i use my laptop for. I download all my music in .flac then convert them to mp3, try doing that on a android tablet!
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It's unrealistic to expect any tablet to suitably be your only computer. I have my high-powered desktop to do all that downloading, ripping, file conversion, storage for streaming, and for adb, etc...My Xoom goes everywhere with me, something I wouldn't do with a laptop. My desktop and Xoom make a perfect team and I'm mobile as can be.
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My desktop and Xoom make a perfect team and I'm mobile as can be.
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Exactly, it's a supplement, not a replacement.
knowledge561 said:
I really want a Xoom even though its older and a Xoom 2 is supposedly in the works, I cant really afford a Xoom 2. I wanted to sell my laptop and get a.Xoom because I dont really use it anymore since I got my Evo 3D. Is a Xoom still worth it or wait for Xoom 2 later?
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Yes. Do it.
Yeah, I'm Homeless.
I might consider trading my Evo 3D for one. Its not connected anyway.
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not yet, see what the Xoom2 or Xformer 2 has to offer. The browser still is garbage and it will annoy you if you want to surf with browser. the HDMI sound is in mono which is also terrible if you want to hook it up to your flat screen. I love mine to death but will be getting rid of it once either a new one with better browser and audio comes out or another table is comparable..
I hope ICS resolves some of the annoyances.

[Q] odd hdmi request

Woo too.. long time lurker first time poster!
Love having the hdmi out on the Motorola xoom, and it seems to work perfectly on my hdtv. My question is, I have a projector unfortunately with no hdmi. It does, however , support vga. So I was wondering, if anybody on the forum had any luck or experience with adapters converting hdmi from the xoom ?
Thanks in advance to anybody That has any input.
HDMI<->VGA requires digital<->analog conversion, and requires active electronics rather than just a dumb cable. In layman's terms, it means "expensive". Some solutions per below link (from a Goog search, no endorsement intended),
http://www.hdtvsupply.com/hdtovgaad.html
Thanks e.mote, I appreciate it.
For the price involved with conversion you are better off getting an hdmi projector.
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tincbtrar said:
For the price involved with conversion you are better off getting an hdmi projector.
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Kinda what I figured, but wanted to ask before spending any $$$ either way
Thanks

The Raspberry Pi Computer [$35]

This is what you get for $35:
Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM1176JZFS processor with FPU and Videocore 4 GPU
GPU provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG, and 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
GPU is capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs with texture filtering and DMA infrastructure
256MB RAM
Boots from SD card, running the Fedora version of Linux
10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket
HDMI socket
USB 2.0 socket
RCA video socket
SD card socket
Powered from microUSB socket
3.5mm audio out jack
Header footprint for camera connection
Size: 85.6 x 53.98 x 17mm
Official site: http://www.raspberrypi.org/
Seller: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/general...02_Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_Pi
$35 is $35. But that doesn't seem so interesting. I understand it doesn't need a computer since it's a computer itself. But why not just get a flashable boot drive?
Same thing as Cotton Candy I feel. This is just more cost effective.
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$35 is $35. But that doesn't seem so interesting. I understand it doesn't need a computer since it's a computer itself. But why not just get a flashable boot drive?
Same thing as Cotton Candy I feel. This is just more cost effective.
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In this instance, you could carry it as a HTPC. It has HDMI, micro USB charging; make a simple case and hide it on the back of my TV.
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In this instance, you could carry it as a HTPC. It has HDMI, micro USB charging; make a simple case and hide it on the back of my TV.
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Indeed that was what I was about to do with it, it can be so useful.
I also read that it smoked the 4S by a factor of 2 when comparing their GPU capabilities.
Check out raspberrymod.com, hope we can gather good content to push this uberdevice
any way to get windows or android on it?
chrischoi said:
Same thing as Cotton Candy I feel. This is just more cost effective.
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That is the point of Raspberry Pi. Cotton Candy is $199. If you can get the price point to $35 then every one can have a box to hack and experiment with. They can be handed out with school supplies and textbooks.
Element14 called to say the second batch of Raspberry PI is still one per person and should be available in May.
See http://raspberrymod.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13
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Element14 called to say the second batch of Raspberry PI is still one per person and should be available in May.
See http://raspberrymod.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13
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May!?.... that sounds far away
orangekid said:
any way to get windows or android on it?
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Probably yes, as android works on ARM and the new Windows 8 is said to be working on ARM processors too, so why not
Got mine ordered!
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got one too!
looks pretty fun to mess around with and it would be awesome to run android on my hdtv lol
supah hd angry birds anyone? lol
also 1920x1080 splash screens and boot animations... those 2 things would take up like a gig.5 all on their own lol
DUDE! WAIT! WHAT ABOUT... 3D ANDROID?! duuude...
I can't freakin wait
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Ordered one too. So anyone know a place to buy a case for it.
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EBay has some. As for the quality... meh. Btw, anyone know somewhere other than Newark.com to buy them? Their website says their next stock wont ship until August. And that's too long to wait
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CharlyDigital said:
Ordered one too. So anyone know a place to buy a case for it.
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Have to currently make them. Not mainstream enough to produce.
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Mine is ordered as well...just waiting for it lol. Wonder what the odds are of getting Boot 2 Gecko built for it...just for kicks.
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Ordered mine last weekend...I might see it in August . I'd like to dual boot android and ChromeOS. I plan on making my own case. You could try this one, http://pdfcast.org/pdf/raspberry-pi-card-case-revision-1
I heard it was some bull**** to do with CE certification. They will ship as soon as thats taken care of, in the same order as the orders recieved. I just dont see how they make money at 35$ a board though...
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leo321 said:
I heard it was some bull**** to do with CE certification. They will ship as soon as thats taken care of, in the same order as the orders recieved. I just dont see how they make money at 35$ a board though...
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IT"S $25 now.
I got mine today.
This could so use a android port.

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