Ubuntu on tablets announced

http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tablet

Seems to be quite hyped, with a lot of features and benefits mentioned. Have not had a chance to check it out in more detail yet. The idea is good in principle, but how good it will really turn out to be depends on a lot of things, not just on their execution of the plan - some of those other things being carriers, hardware partners, fragmentation, whether they install or allow partners to pre-install  battery-hogging and general crapware on the tablets, etc.

Saw the news on Twitter a few hours ago.

Now there is a Hacker News thread about it:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5244956

- Vasudev
dancingbison.com

OpenGarden ties up with TextMe

Open Garden teams with TextMe to connect the unconnected tablet — Tech News and Analysis

I had blogged about OpenGarden before.

One of their founders, Stanislas Shalunov, worked at BitTorrent and on the Internet2 project earlier.

-  Vasudev Ram

Presto - 20,000 Linux tablets in 600 restaurants

http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/05/14/one-year-post-launch-e-la-carte-has-put-20000-of-its-tablets-in-600-restaurants-worldwide

Cool use of Linux and tablets. Articles says that both restaurants' sales and waiters' tips are up too :)

- Vasudev Ram
www.dancingbison.com

Almost a third of US adults own an e-book device (*)

http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/

(*) So says the above article. If true, that is HUGE. What are the implications for publishing?

- Vasudev Ram
www.dancingbison.com