As, again, these Android Sticks
http://liliputing.com/2012/10/mk802-iii-mini-pc-rk3066-dual-
core-cpu-
and-android-4-1.html
...are out there with an HDMI connector, and when
they have
a microphone and camera ability (for video chat, then, who
knows
what will happen next)?
So, with Pixel Qi in mind... let us do some math.
Pixel Qi + Android Stick with HDMI port = what?
Answer: Creative
screen devices, as "power supply and
battery holding shells" with an HDMI port,
just waiting
for any Android, Chrome OS, Linux, Windows, BSD Unix, etc
"HDMI
stick" of choice.
Allowing the
geeks/users to match up the Arm, x86 based,
or other CPU
"stick with HDMI" to that
shell (as a dock to a mobile device
with computing provided
by
the stick itself). Who would need dual boot, just
plug in
another stick with another OS (Linux, Windows, BSD, Android,
whatever)?
Again... Again, 7 inch, or 10.1 inch, Pixel Qi screen, or
whatever the buyer
wants,
...that is JUST A SCREEN DEVICE (with AA
battery as
Edubook folks were onto something that geeks all over would
love AS
AN OPTION, but all kinds of combinations would be
possible), ...that then you
have a slot in the device of
choice (tablet or netbook, or even full size
laptop, TV or
other monitor)... that you simply dock EITHER an ARM
CPU stick
(android) or a modern Linux friendly xcore-X86++
stick into, AS with USE
CHOICE, then any CPU sticks will
work (just need drivers for the OS, etc). So,
simply by
just
plugging in it works. And if want to dual boot, user can
switch one stick one, plug in another stick with another OS,
or version of OS.
ALSO, user is then able to plug the same
stick (again, ARM, Intel, other
x86, "HDMI stick" into a
full size HDMI monitor, OR a, HDMI TV? Or, choose to
use whatever size that the touch screen is, or chose to use
a normal HDMI
screen without touch screen too (fully at the
option of the user to match then
to the desired screen to
use).
Repeat - THE OS could be any version of
LINUX, Android, or
if x86
Microsoft (dpending)? Even Google's ChromeOS?
Or, BSD
UNIX, etc. Total choice of user, IF, the OS worked with the
hardware
on CPU stick?
Could be a tablet footprint you dock the stick to, or it
could be a netbook footprint, or a laptop, or TV, etc that
HDMI stick gets
hooked up to?
Or, a smaller phone like device? OR....? Just
imagine.
If the screen makers (like Pixel Qi) were to focus on
Android
Sticks, and have just the screen, and a few ports
for external speakers, mic,
USB Hosting, etc... just be with
battery, power supply port, and a slot for
Android Stick
to go into, ...then, as well a port for video camera too, as
well?
Maker of screen docking device to stick, could supply
internal
speakers in the ANDROID STICK dock screen device (so, for
example Pixel Qi,
with 7
inch or 10.1 inch optional could do this, where user would
have choice
of adding a stick of their choice).
Of course, HDMI would supply
sound to
screen/speaker with battery or external power
device... but, some might want to
build own dock to then
have use of a more advanced sound system to match up
with
(such as USB external powered mobile speaker to have better
mobile
sound).
Can use Xrandr trick to make 1024x600 screens seem like
better
resolution (and save battery power on mobile devices)
as lower resolution,
means less power use.
BUT, in the end, need to contact the Linux team as they
need
to fix xorg (graphic parts) or something eles, in order to
get that
formerly used MOUSE JAIL-fix patch back into main
Linux usage, ...as that MOUSE
fix part of LINUX used to work
where when using Xrandr, however they broke it
during a
LINUX upgrade a couple of years ago leaving the mouse
pointer in a
jail using the lesser resolution area only,
thus needing a geek with Linux
know-how to go find and apply
the patch file. At one time it worked without a
patch, but
when Linux team upgraded video section, they forgot to put
the
resolution change ability patch into the stew, and even
with postings on the
list, still have not paid attention to
do it (again, would allow lower
resolution devices to appear
to be higher resolution, and would SAVE battery
power using
this trick).
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