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It wouldn't be that hard, but it's not worth the price it would cost to make, when you could buy one that performs several times better for less than the parts for this.

fire219 wrote:

It wouldn't be that hard, but it's not worth the price it would cost to make, when you could buy one that performs several times better for less than the parts for this.

yeah but the learning experience is worth it

technoguyx wrote:

And being able to use Raspbian and any OS you can compile for the RasPi, while most tablets restrict you to Android.

Exactly.

I'm probably going to use Raspbian for now if I do make it

fire219 wrote:

undefeatedgames wrote:

fire219 wrote:

It wouldn't be that hard, but it's not worth the price it would cost to make, when you could buy one that performs several times better for less than the parts for this.

yeah but the learning experience is worth it

Fair enough.

For a touchscreen, this is actually a pretty good deal. All the complicated electronics are done, just plug it in to the HDMI port and a USB port. (You will need adapters though, the HDMI and USB on the screen are both of the micro-variety).

For the battery, either use something like this (even though that thing would only power everything for about 30-45 mins), or the DIY route would be to take 4 rechargeable AA batteries, and wire them up through a 5v voltage regulator.

I'll leave speakers and case up to you, it shouldn't be hard to figure out.

That right there, unless my tired mind is leaving out something, should be a complete bare-bones tablet. 

Cool! You found a driver-less touch display! All the ones I found had windows only drivers for the touch 

Been thinking about using BeagleBone instead of Raspberry Pi, because BeagleBone can run Android better than Raspberry.

jji7skyline wrote:

Linux would be cooler though.

Even if it is, the BeagleBoard looks like it runs faster anyway...

I mainly want to use Android so I can be able to run apps.

nathanprocks wrote:

Android is based on Linux. 

Yes, but remember that Linux is a kernel (the lowest level of abstraction between hardware and the OS), not an operating system. I think Android uses a modified version of Linux, hence Android is very different from actual Linux distros.

Last edited by technoguyx (2013-04-17 16:36:18)

technoguyx wrote:

nathanprocks wrote:

Android is based on Linux. 

Yes, but remember that Linux is a kernel (the lowest level of abstraction between hardware and the OS), not an operating system. I think Android uses a modified version of Linux, hence Android is very different from actual Linux distros.

It is still based on Linux because they started with the Linux kernel and modified it. 

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