The Official HP Touchpad Thread of $100 Digital Picture Frames
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Bboy AJ said:
Unable to find a suitable format for my ebooks that this thing will successfully import.
giga said:
No prob man, as long as the whole purpose of this thread isn't lost.
Its hard enough wading through the other threads about people trying to buy the tablet.
Anywhoo o.t. I uninstalled the pReader that I got from the HP App Catalog and installed the native preader from Preware version 0.9.10 and it seems to open them even after giving me an error and not importing them to the library.
Eel O'Brian said:
Went ahead and bought this, works well, hopefully the update will fix the need to restart each time new content is loaded.
Violater said:
I found preader importing to be very very slow (at least for some of my books) like 10min to import - but once its imported it works good.
I installed the patches and overclocked to 1.5ghz and the thing just hums now. Best $100 I've spent in a long time - posting from it right now.
RumblingRosco
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So, is there any app that is a better PDF reader than the built-in? I got this for $100 mainly to read scientific publications on my bus ride to/from my lab. I knew ahead of time it isn't an ideal PDF reader and it actually works fine now, just wondering if anything out there is better. Loving it overall.
The_Inquisitor
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I saw TWO ads on tv for this while working out. I lol'ed when they displayed "starting from 399"
slidewinder
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Try right click -> open with, and then something along the lines of "Java platform binary". Otherwise, try right-click -> open with -> choose default program, and look for a Java entry of some sort.ReconYoda said:
If neither helps, you may need to install Java. (google)
RumblingRosco
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Yaboosh said:
So, I got the Touchpad but am ignorant as to what "honeycomb" is... any websites that explain it and why it's good? Is it related to Android being ported over? Forgive my ignorance.
Honeycomb is the current Android tablet OS. What makes it so awesome is that it is a good os that is still being supported with an actual app ecosystem. Getting honeycomb running on one of these things would probably make it quite comparable to any android tablet currently released.Soka said:
dream
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preader fucking sucks.
I cannot emphasize enough just how janky preader is considering how simple an ebook reader really should be.
That said, I had some luck importing epubs using preader native from the Preware catalog but it's still janky preader and I just don't want to use it.
For context, giga also likes the Atlanta Hawks and Liam Neeson.
I cannot emphasize enough just how janky preader is considering how simple an ebook reader really should be.
That said, I had some luck importing epubs using preader native from the Preware catalog but it's still janky preader and I just don't want to use it.
giga said:
For context, giga also likes the Atlanta Hawks and Liam Neeson.
speculawyer
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Well it depends on your USB hub. Are you trying to charge off a notebook? Perhaps it has a USB hub chip that is not capable of giving much power. USB has a protocol for asking for power and it can be denied if the hub isn't designed to give much power. Perhaps you can if you hook up to a different PC.doctordoak said:
speculawyer
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Yeah, it is just the website. But if if works, it works. Flash is shit though but that is Adobe's fault. Of course the WebOS flash play is unlikely to get much better.wario said:
You have to try multiple times. People are hammering the servers. Happened yesterday night too. Have to keep trying. Ended up doing it in the morning .ReconYoda said:
After updating, installing preware and then the speed tweaks -> HD flash videos run really well on the device. Justin.tv streams work great too.speculawyer said:
RumblingRosco
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I notice when I dock this to my PC to transfer over files, even if I "Disconnect Device" in the bottom-right of my PC via the task bar, my Touchpad doesn't seem to recognize being disconnected and gives me an "Ouch, try disconnecting before unplugging" "error" (not really an error as the device still works, perhaps more of a "suggestion"). Is there a specific way I need to disconnect it?
The_Reckoning
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Anyone with an MLB.tv sub have one of these? Any chance of streaming games?
Nice short guide: http://www.precentral.net/new-touchpad-tips-apps-accessories
BladeoftheImmortal
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So are any of these still available online? i want one badly.
narcosis219
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There are certain Laptop Chargers that have 2.1A USB ports... One by Kensington and Targus (their latest ones). I don't know if HP needs a resistor ID bridge in the USB port, but if they don't then they should be able to charge the touchpad off a wall socket.
Try the official hp website. It will be listed for full price, but it will be corrected for you. Don't know if you will have to call or not
BladeoftheImmortal said:
Try the official hp website. It will be listed for full price, but it will be corrected for you. Don't know if you will have to call or not
RumblingRosco
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BladeoftheImmortal said:
http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/HP-...c=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-lw9MynSeamY-_-10:1
Good luck!
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Cool i got a receipt for it.
RumblingRosco
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Traced-Velocity said:
Thanks, will try that next time.
I feel the same about the PDF reader. The standard one works fine for what I read (short publications usually between 10-25 pages) but I couldn't imagine using it for large books.
dream said:
Main page = no, once I'm in a specific article (such as "Disruptive") it works just fine.
Question - When using the photo app to show off pictures, I seem to hit a point where it will no longer load the high rez version of the phot. I can use the slideshow option to properly cache the pics -which isn't really good when I'm jumping around from folder to folder, otherwise I have to restart. Is their a way to do this without shutting the tablet off?
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