Ubuntu Tablet: “all you need from a PC is in a tablet”
The concept of a single device that can be applied in various, often mutually exclusive situations, has received support from Canonical, which announced the Ubuntu Tablet.
Until an external mouse and keyboard are connected to the tablet, it communicates with the user using the Ubuntu Touch interface, which has already been repeatedly tested on Ubuntu Phone smartphones.
But, it’s worth connecting a keyboard and a mouse via bluetooth, as we will see an ordinary desktop Ubuntu.
Also, the device has a micro HDMI connector for the ability to work on a large monitor.
As an idea that will soon be embodied in a mass product, the Ubuntu Tablet looks simply discontinued: on the road and on the run we have a tablet with a “finger-oriented” interface. It is worth finding a place to place the tablet in a horizontal position, a mouse and keyboard - and voila - we work on a 10 inch laptop with full Ubuntu. Came home / to the office - connected to a large monitor.
But, perhaps, the characteristics of the device will seem to many to be insufficient to really replace the home / work computer, and without it the concept of a single device is destroyed.
Ubuntu Tablet (BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition) will be released by Canonical partner - the Spanish company BQ.
Declared specifications:
- 10 inch screen
- MediaTek Quad Core MT8163A processor up to 1.5GHz
- Battery Li-Po 7280mAh
- Memory 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal
- MicroSD slot supports cards up to 64GB
- 8 megapixels main camera and 5 megapixels front
- micro hdmi connector
- Dimensions 246 x 171 x 8.2mm
- Weight 470g
The tablet model (BQ M10) is the same in specifications, but it has been running Android since last year and costs 189 Euro on BQ.com.
I would like to hope that the price of the Ubuntu version will not differ much upwards.
Sources:
Ubuntu.com http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet
BQ.com http://www.bq.com/uk/aquaris-m10
The phrase "all you need from a PC is on your tablet" in the title - this is a translation of the slogan Ubuntu Tablet "Everything you need from a PC - in a tablet"