We are wicked close to it. Technically the droid bionic with the hd dock and lapdock could have matched it from a hardware perspective. And it actually would have been functional. Te padfone has the phone/tablet mixup. But is much more current hardware.<div>
<br></div><div>If done right the padfone having a love child with the transformer tablet and desk dock with ubuntu touch OS would co er everything except console/pc gaming.</div><div><br></div><div>That is my dream device. And so close. Someone just needs to decide to take that step.<span></span><br>
<br>On Friday, May 31, 2013, keith smith wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit">
<br>Now that's what I'm talking about!!<br><br>------------------------<br>
Keith Smith<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 5/31/13, Ted Gould <i><<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'ted@gould.cx');" target="_blank">ted@gould.cx</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px">
<br>From: Ted Gould <<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'ted@gould.cx');" target="_blank">ted@gould.cx</a>><br>Subject: Re: bye bye M$ and Apple.<br>To: <a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org');" target="_blank">plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>
Date: Friday, May 31, 2013, 11:35 AM<br><br><div>
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On Fri, 2013-05-31 at 11:08 -0700, <a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'joe@actionline.com');" target="_blank">joe@actionline.com</a> wrote:
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<pre>Android is also on a path to take over desktops and laptops. A new Galaxy
Smart Dock allows your Android phone to become a desktop computer by
connecting an HD monitor, external storage, USB keyboard and mouse for
just $99. Now an Android phone can also be your entire desktop computer.
Hardware will only get better and cheaper and the Android OS is free.
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I think that phones are powerful enough to do what most people need. And I say that as I'm checking e-mail because I'm waiting for packages to build on my phone. I'm not sure that Android will be the winner there, it's a big transition to go to desktop use-cases, just like it's hard to go the other way as well. The trend to convergence is clear though.<br>
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Here's a nice video on it that you can send to non-technical friends:<br>
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<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iv1Z7bf4jXY" target="_blank">Ubuntu for Android</a><br>
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Ted<br>
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