Dell’s Streak, basically a new line of touchscreen Android slate-slash-smartphone devices that range from five to 10-inchers, is just about ready to launch. Well, the 5-inch mobile Streak, at least. And that’s not a typo, either. It’s a phone that rocks a 5-inch screen, so if you thought the 4-inch Evo 4G or Droid X was huge, this makes the 3.5-inch iPhone look like a compact.
These iPad-looking devices make up Velocity Micro’s Cruz line, a family of Android-powered touchscreen slates that start at $200 (or $150 if you’re looking for a reader for your kids). Now, we’re not sure if it’s right to label them as iPad rivals just yet, but you should probably check them out if you’re in the market for a cheaper, Android-based slate. (more…)
Apple’s iDevices can’t run Flash. Or Steve Jobs doesn’t want his iThings to run Flash for one reason or another. Whatever the reason, is a pretty tired topic. But that doesn’t mean it makes no difference to us. People using iPhones and iPads are missing out on a huge chunk of the web because of their lack of Flash support, and they really don’t care about the reasons Apple gave out. Thankfully, comex, the guy who gave us the Spirit jailbreak, worked on it and created “Frash,” which is basically a version of Flash for Android tweaked for the iPad.
A new leak provides a look into what Samsung’s upcoming slate has running under the hood. If the leak turns out to be true, this could be a good (and fast) Android 2.2-based option if you don’t plan to buy into the whole iPad craze.
The Macintosh Classic was first introduced back in 1990, so we’re pretty sure that if you had one then, there’s a good chance that a) it’s not working anymore and b) it’s gathering dust in your attic. Here’s something interesting you can do with that old hunk of sentimental junk: take out the guts, cut a hole along one side, and slip in your iPad. Awesome. Of course, this totally eliminates the iPad’s portability, but for using apps that don’t really need much intervention (playing movies, photo slideshows), this’ll do nicely.
