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Friday, 23 March 2012

Teknision Changing Perception Of UI Skins For Tablets By Developing Chameleon Skin Based Off ICS

"> 1by Roy Alugbue
tagged Android 4.0, blackberry playbook, Chameleon, rim, skins, Teknision, ui

Ice Cream Sandwich is away and by far the best Android OS to date. By including the most fluid UI yet while integrating noteworthy features such as facial unlock and an improved set of widgets for use, ICS makes for a solid experience using the OS and especially UI. As a trademark of Android’s open platform, ICS allows for custom “enhancements” in the form of skins (Sense, TouchWiz, MOTOBLUR, etc.) and style by the various OEM who sell Android-based devices. One thing that’s painfully obvious for many of the “enhancements” done by OEMs is many of the custom skins include well… useless features and poorly designed widgets which tend to actually slow down Android devices despite those same devices having incredible processors and memory.

And that’s exactly why you tend to see many (though not all) Android owners go the way of the ROMing route in order to stick it to OEMs and experience what they feel a solid Android experience. While some folks (like me) prefer their Android in vanilla flavor or others (like many of the writers here at TA) prefer custom ROMs and some ummm, you know— like their resource hogging skins, Canadian developer Teknision is out to re-define how Android skins should be developed. Highlighted in our Forums, the same team behind RIM’s Blackberry Playbook UI has developed not only a intriguing skin for Android 4.0′s homescreen, but a stellar one at that in its Chameleon concept which is for tablets. Hit the break to read more details about what it does and to check out a video to see it in action.

Teknision gets the design of the Chameleon skin right by taking advantage of every aspect of a device’s features. As you can see in the above screenshot, the entire screen is filled up with widgets in order to give you easy and visual access to the items you do most like emailing, your calendar, news feeds and books. This is all done in a sleek and well-designed way too. It’s not meant to be overwhelming too. In fact— the various widgets filling up the screen is meant to improve upon how we use widgets now. Most widgets are not resizeable nor do they effectively present all of our needed information in front of us in an effective way. Chameleon aims to redefine how we use our widgets in our skin.

The Chameleon skin doesn’t stop there either— it’s introduced the instant changing of user profiles on our devices. Let me explain: some of us love our devices enough that we share it with those who may use it often too (husband, wife, children, “friends”, etc.). Chameleon makes clever use of its name by adapting to a user’s surroundings and thanks to the integration of facial recognition technology, a profile associated with a specific user can be activated— all on the fly. That means you can see you can see your different apps and general customizations with your profile, while another can see their own apps and customizations in their own profile when they’re logged in, similar to how its done on a Windows or Mac-based PC. Neat isn’t it?

This sure looks like a mighty good way to convert those of us who generally cringe at the thought of a skin slapped on top of the Android UI. There’s a good bet this will make it out to Android devices VERY soon. Check out the Chameleon skin in action and then hit the source link to head on over to our Forums and show some love by giving the developer your thoughts on how it is or how you think it can be improved.

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Sunday, 11 March 2012

Splashtop THD now available in the Android Market, 3D PC Gaming on Tegra 3 tablets now a reality

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We had a chance to see the Splashtop THD app at CES back in January. We were totally excited then and today we’re even more excited because it’s now officially available in the Android Market.

With Splashtop THD you can play 3D PC games from your PC on your Tegra 3 tablet. We are talking 60 frames per second. Other things you can do include:

Fully access your applications on your tablet such as PowerPoint, Keynote, Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.Watch videos / Flash content streamed from your computer in any formatListen to music on your computer in any formatAccess your full computer browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) including your bookmarks, favorite plug-ins, and extensions (Flash, Java, etc.)

Splashtop specificially says that this is only compatible with Tegra 3 tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich, but in the “about app section” they have it listed as requiring Android 3.1 and higher. We suspect that you will indeed need ICS, which makes this only compatible with the ASUS Transformer Prime. The cost is $6.99 and seems well worth it. Hit the break for our CES video and download links.
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Sunday, 4 March 2012

OnLive Desktop lands on Android tablets, brings Microsoft Office

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Android users can get down to business

The OnLive desktop app first launched in January, offering iPad users remote access to a full version of Windows 7, including Microsoft Office.

Android tablet users can now join the Office party, "enjoying" Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as Adobe Reader.

The service also promises cloud-enhanced web speeds of up to a gigabit, producing a cloud-accelerated connection that slashes page-loading and streaming speeds regardless of home Wi-Fi speeds.

Free basic service

The OnLive Desktop app is available now from the US Android Market for free, and there are a number of versions to suit your budget.

Desktop Standard is free, Desktop Plus is $4.99/month and Desktop Pro is coming soon at $9.99 along with 50GB of cloud storage. There will also be an Enterprise version for big businesses.

OnLive hasn't yet released details of when we'll see a UK offering, though we imagine it can't be far off.

You can see what we thought of OnLive Desktop on the iPad when we took it for a spin at CES in January, and check out the hype-tastic promo video for yourself on the OnLive Desktop site.

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Sunday, 12 February 2012

Motorola Xyboard Wi-Fi Tablets rolling out today

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Folks looking to get their hands on the Wi-Fi Motorola Xyboard 8.2″ and 10.1″ tablets, the wait is over. Though the device has been up for preorder for a few weeks now, the follow up to the Xoom tablet is now shipping from Motorola’s website.

Starting today, customers who order the Xyboard will be treated to free two-day shipping on their orders. The pricing for the Wi-Fi models range from $399.99 for the 16 GB 8.2″ model to $599.99 for the 32GB 10.1″ model.

Highlights of the Motorola Xyboard include:

Android 3.2 Honeycomb at launch8.2- or 10.1-inch IPS display with Gorilla Glass1.2 GHz dual-core OMAP4 processor5 MP rear camera1.3 MP front facing camera1 GB RAM16 GB or 32 GB internal storage

Frankly, unless you’re a big fan of the form factor of the Xyboard, we can’t see much of a justification for plopping down $400 to $600 on a tablet, especially when you’re putting these devices on shelves next to the Transformer Prime ($500 and $600, same as Xyboard) and upcoming 7″ Tegra 3 MeMO 370T at $250.

If you’ve still got your heart set on the Xyboard, you can head over to Motorola’s site to order your shiny new Android tablet. Anyone planning on picking one of these up? Which model?

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87spazby 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +4

Not interested, Asus has an upper hand on both Prime and MeMO… C’mon Google, do something good with Motorola

66Jeff Pan 9 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Exactly. set Price = $250 and you have a product!

65dpleus 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1

I have an OG Tab 7.0 WiFi and the 7″ screen is a bit small for my tastes, especially since I predominately use it for internet consumption. And I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the 10.1″ 16:9 screens, as it’s nearly impossible to thumb type even for my huge hands. Therefore, my plans had been to pick up the 8.2″ Xyboard, since it’s almost right in between for size. But, with Sony dropping the cost of their 8.9″ S Tablet to $399 for the 16Gb version, I am leaning towards that one instead. That is unless anyone knows of a Tegra 3 tablet that’s due to release in the coming month in that 8″ range.

56Trinhbo 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

Have you not heard of the split-keyboard options? This allows you to thumb type, even on larger tablets.

100BiGMERF 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +4

Anyone who researches their purchases online will see what a waste of money this unit is

25Alan Reboli 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

This is a perfect size, bigger than a phone but not clown shoes like 10.1.

98BetterWithRoot 13 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

I like my clown shoes.

hengkiGuest 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

kapan pelucuran ke indonesia ,,,berapa harga pe unit.

сергейGuest 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

хочу такой

56Trinhbo 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3

This product is about 6 months too late and $100 overpriced. Don’t waste your money people.

8Jayson Olson 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1

To say the least, I’m both confused and surprised that many of the pricing structures haven’t changed that much in response to how well the Kindle Fire has been doing, and all the buzz the MeMo has been receiving.

Is it me, or does it seem as if the manufacturer’s are tone-deaf to what the streets are saying and just making up inflated price points just because they can.

I wish them luck, but in all seriousness, I won’t be surprised (and neither should they) if they don’t move as many units as they think they are based on what we know is in the pipeline.

JHGuest 14 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

meh.
I want a Google Nexus Tablet (if it ever comes…), or at least a tablet born with ICS

31Vance 14 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -2

I can’t think of one scenario where there isn’t a better device option that this to meet one’s needs/desires.
Sadly, the cost Moto will incur over this epic fail will ultimately be passed back down to their consumers… which is why I’m glad I’m not one :)

Mike CGuest 14 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

And as always, non US customers should consider Motorolas abysmal support of the original Xoom. Europeans should take a look at the Transformer Prime instead.