So... What tablet do you use?

[GroobyKrissy]

Interesting note. Looks like the surface Rt has been hacked. Search for the thread on xda developer forums. Its pretty complicated, but really cool. You can install stuff not from the ms store now, though anything you want to install will still need to be recompiled to work on arm hardware. Not trivial by any means, just random nerdy awesomeness.

Interesting. I'll check it out. Well that will really kill the launch of the Windows Surface Pro if that is true. That was one of the major draws to it... the ability to install stuff just like a regular laptop. It will be interesting to see how MS reacts.

[GroobyKrissy]

I'm not sure that side scrolling will be the norm for web design. Its possible, but I think the msn page you reference is a good example, and others like it. It makes the multi window experience in the modern ui very enjoyable with properly designed pages, and works with more graphics centric pages as well. Its definitely a shift in design layout though, and a big one, but one that overall looks sexy imo.

I think side / whole page viewing will catch on rather quickly once it gains a foothold. Don't YOU love how on the Surface, you can go backwards and forwards in your browsing history with just a finger flick? It will only be a matter of time from there that designers will want you to have all the page content be viewable without any scrolling at all (whole page viewing). At that point, I think the flick forward / flick backward motion is far more natural than up / down.

I have a touchscreen in my office and Windows 8 is a whole bunch more enjoyable on it. I do hate the fingerprints though. Have you tried out Logitech's Touchpad T650? It is what I use at home on Windows 8 for my desktop (together with a mouse for when I need fine tuning - Photoshop, etc.). It is a bit expensive but works really well with Windows 8 gestures without mucking up your screen. I've yet to be happy with any mice created for Windows 8 gestures.

[eponaskitty]

Interesting. I'll check it out. Well that will really kill the launch of the Windows Surface Pro if that is true. That was one of the major draws to it... the ability to install stuff just like a regular laptop. It will be interesting to see how MS reacts.

I doubt it will kill the surface pro. Most people wouldnot know how to recompile code to run on arm hardware which is what the surface Rt uses, but the surface pro will be standard x86_64 hardware. Also for anything closed source, compiling to run on arm hardware would be nigh impossible.

Its still pretty cool though, and opens the door for running tons of open source software, and even potentially running other OSes on the surface Rt.

[Castor_Troy05]

Currently have an iPad but cannot wait for the Surface Pro, that will be the ultimate tab for me.

What media can't you play on the nexus though as I've had zero problems playing any media on any android device?

[GroobyKrissy]

Currently have an iPad but cannot wait for the Surface Pro, that will be the ultimate tab for me.

What media can't you play on the nexus though as I've had zero problems playing any media on any android device?

Are you using Apps to play media?

Most Android devices cannot play FLV files (flash) in a native setting, which is what we're talking about, and still what most sites use to play media in browsers. Actually most mobile devices cannot either. I've had problems playing WMV files or MP4 files that I've rendered on a desktop and then transferred to my Nexus 7 too. When I researched it, I discovered that Android devices like certain codecs only.

From a site owner's standpoint, once you start trying to explain codecs to someone who has just bought the newest tablet and can't wait to view your videos... their eyes glaze over and you've lost them. I only like my Member's eyes to glaze over if I've just emptied a load of cum into them.

This is what Android plays natively... Try explaining this to someone who wants to play your videos but doesn't have the tech-i-ness to do it! That's why I think it is important for sites to start rendering in WebM, Ogg / Theora, VP8, and etc. I've already started.

[eponaskitty]

I think side / whole page viewing will catch on rather quickly once it gains a foothold. Don't YOU love how on the Surface, you can go backwards and forwards in your browsing history with just a finger flick? It will only be a matter of time from there that designers will want you to have all the page content be viewable without any scrolling at all (whole page viewing). At that point, I think the flick forward / flick backward motion is far more natural than up / down.

I have a touchscreen in my office and Windows 8 is a whole bunch more enjoyable on it. I do hate the fingerprints though. Have you tried out Logitech's Touchpad T650? It is what I use at home on Windows 8 for my desktop (together with a mouse for when I need fine tuning - Photoshop, etc.). It is a bit expensive but works really well with Windows 8 gestures without mucking up your screen. I've yet to be happy with any mice created for Windows 8 gestures.

Ok let's try again. last few times I tried to post the site timed out.

So I see your point about the side scrolling. I can definitely see that taking over for photo galleries and the like. It already works in a lot of unexpected areas (even on this site in threads).

For general web browsing though? Color me skeptical. Wouldn't be the first time I was WAY off on a prediction though. Long time ago while working at Best Buy when Netflix first came around and we had to push it, I thought it was the dumbest thing in the world. Guess who wishes they'd found a way to get a piece of that company early on?

The only touch devices I own are 2 Surfaces, an HP All in One, and my HTC Arrive. I will have more at some point, plan on getting a couple of touch monitors at least. Yea I'm with you on the "gesture" mice. I've yet to see one that I liked. Some of them have some pretty cool designs, but for actual use? Too awkward and clunky.

Before I invest in touch monitors though I'm going to have to find good screen protectors that do well at repelling fingerprints, or can at least be easily wiped clean with a cloth without a bunch of work or spray. A unicorn perhaps, but it's either that or my CDO will end up freaking out, heh.

[dgs925]

I'm still using a rooted Nook color, it's great for reading books.

[kukm4]

sorry for the old bump.
I noticed that Galaxy tab 2 had a new update in notification.
Jelly bean 4.2
Updated with no prob. The download was a bit big. about 590mb
looks good and feels very smooth and snappier than version 4.1
If you have this tablet, I would recommend you update.
I think this also applies to 1st generation of Tab as well.

[VictoriaVeil]

I prefer Cuneform... #teamassyrian

[MacShreach]

This, of course