[BNM] Linux Based Multimedia Handhelds

[Steve Purkiss]

This just in, looks pretty cool although may be slightly out of your
'handheld' range, but maybe not:

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/02/touch-book-tablet-netbook-with-arm-cpu-10-hour-battery-detachable-screen/



On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Joe Baskerville <joeb at cogapp.com> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I'm writing a proposal involving handheld devices capable of
> displaying multimedia content. We have the Windows Mobile/Apple
> devices covered, but I'm just wondering wether there's some good,
> inexpensive, linux based device out there that I'm missing.
>
> It needs to be:
> - touch screen,
> - powerful enough to play audio / display video,
> - we need to be able to develop for it easily (ideally using Qt),
> without any unofficial hacking involved
>
> I'm thinking something like the Archos 705, but more open.
>
> Anybody got any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe.
>
>
>
>
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