I hate to shamelessly plug, but did you get a chance to see my Unity Mobile mockups a while back? I'm sure there far from perfect, but they are a step in the right direction.
i.imgur.com/56vDn.jpg On Dec 9, 2011 5:36 PM, "Chris" <cyber.dr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Seeing this also concerns tablets, I've added them to my reply. > > I've said this before (on the IRC channel it was I think), but I think > Ubuntu is already capable enough for tablets. It only needs some more fine > tuning for them, but we're there for 99% (maybe little less). That's why > I'm not focusing on tablets. We DO need to work on a functional UX or GUI > for tv and phone, reason being their differences from using a "normal" > computer. > > First the phone: in normal use it's in portrait orientation. The second > obstacle is screen size. How we can give that a good functioning Unity > experience is not yet clear to me. I still need to give it some thought, > that will hopefully come this weekend. > > Secondly the tv: we're not used to using a pointing device like a wiimote > for selecting things. It's generally not used as a multitasking device, > it's a leisure device. Designed for making things easier, not harder. > > I agree on the switching from phone UI to desktop UI when you dock it, I > was thinking about it. You could even use it as a second our third monitor > for controlling Banshee for instance. > > I think I've ranted enough for now, let's get this bandwagon going start > on those storyboard. > > With metta, Chris > > P.S.: I've written this in the middle of the night (1:30 AM) on my mobile. > I hope I didn't exclude anything in my response ^_^ > On Dec 10, 2011 1:03 AM, "Omar B." <estela...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> We have now the following hybrids: >> >> Asus transformer (laptop / tablet hybrid) >> Motorola atrix (phone / desktop / laptop / tv-media center); The jack of >> all trades. >> >> And in the possible future: >> To compete, Apple may be working on hybrid mobile devices with ios and >> full osx included (ipod/iphone that when docked turns into a desktop like a >> mac mini). >> >> >> Now, the current hybrids are great concepts, and these devices will get >> more and more powerful, but what are their weakness ? their desktop >> experiences. They don't offer as good experience as a real desktop OS like >> ubuntu would offer. >> >> As you can see from the Asus transformer review: >> http://www.androidcentral.com/asus-eeepad-transformer-review >> >> >> "This is what the ASUS EeePad Transformer really comes down to, isn't it. >> It's a perfectly capable Honeycomb tablet. But it should be, given Google's >> close watch over it's latest baby. But it's not enough for the Transformer >> to merely look like and pretend to be a laptop. We've tried that with with >> Motorola Xoom and a Bluetooth keyboard, and it's a pretty disconnected >> experience. Work a little on the keyboard, then you have to reach up and >> touch the screen. Type, reach. Type, reach. That's no good." >> >> >> Similarly the moto atrix: >> http://www.engadget.com/motorola/atrix-4g-review/ >> >> Awesome concept, super powerful phone, but the desktop experience is >> mostly limited to just a browser... which disappoints. >> >> >> This will be the next trend in mobile computing and ubuntu will have >> quite a good number of advantages, so imo the announcement of a mutildevice >> ubuntu experience was on good timing but there's not much more time to lose. >> >> Will be hard to compete directly with established platforms like >> ios/android on lone devices, so we have to look for newer areas in which >> they're not so strong yet. But in areas you can't compete, some type of >> partnerships would be an option too. >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> Post to : ubuntu-ph...@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > Post to : ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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