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fjtorres · 12-01-2010, 07:48 AM

Android, as implemented on the Pocketbook IQ, is an open OS just like the Palm OS in the Treo and the PocketPC OS of its competitors. You can think of it as Java atop Linux. If you can find the installation file for a given application it will install and run, subject to the usual caveats of OS Version, screen resolution, and required hardware features.

Current Android tablets are roughly comparable to the last generation PocketPC PDAs, like the DELL Axim 51v models, but with larger screens and better internet support. Or an iPod Touch. Which is to say, you can do a *lot* but they are *not* PCs.

For example, you should be able to do some light photo-editing (if you find a suitable app) but no video editing. It can run Documents-to-go but not a full heavy duty office suite. (However, Softmaker of Germany *is* porting over their PocketPC Office Suite and it is *GOOD*. By next year you'll be able to do some light Word Processing, Spreadsheeting, and presentations on it and be able to round-trip MS OFFICE files. It is currently in Beta.)

In general you should find it about as capable as your Treo, maybe a bit more.

12-01-2010, 07:48 AM	#109
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Android, as implemented on the Pocketbook IQ, is an open OS just like the Palm OS in the Treo and the PocketPC OS of its competitors. You can think of it as Java atop Linux. If you can find the installation file for a given application it will install and run, subject to the usual caveats of OS Version, screen resolution, and required hardware features. Current Android tablets are roughly comparable to the last generation PocketPC PDAs, like the DELL Axim 51v models, but with larger screens and better internet support. Or an iPod Touch. Which is to say, you can do a lot but they are not PCs. For example, you should be able to do some light photo-editing (if you find a suitable app) but no video editing. It can run Documents-to-go but not a full heavy duty office suite. (However, Softmaker of Germany is porting over their PocketPC Office Suite and it is GOOD. By next year you'll be able to do some light Word Processing, Spreadsheeting, and presentations on it and be able to round-trip MS OFFICE files. It is currently in Beta.) In general you should find it about as capable as your Treo, maybe a bit more.