The Archos 5 Internet Tablet runs Google Android, has the 5 inch, 800 x 480 pixel arrangement and an 800MHz ARM-based processor. Out of a box it can hoop a far-reaching operation of audio as well as video formats, as well as with the small work, you can even install a Google Android Market on it. But the Archos 5 is stuck with Android 1.6 for right away, and it’s not transparent of Archos will ever update the program to let you run newer versions of a handling system given a association is now pulling a new line of “generation 8″ tablets using Android 2.2.

I wouldn’t be astounded if hackers figure out the way to ascent the OS upon their own… but it looks like a Archos 5 isn’t just limited to Android. Tomasz Sterna has uploaded the video showing an Archos 5 Internet Tablet using MeeGo Linux. More specifically, it’s using a smartphone version of MeeGo that, as we’ve seen prior to, runs quite well on inscription computers.

You can check out a video after a break. Right now, Sterna describes it as a “basic adaptation” of MeeGo, and it looks similar to not all works — though I wouldn’t expect some functions, like say, a phone dialer to work upon a Archos 5 since it doesn’t have phone capabilities.

It’s the bit early to contend either MeeGo or other open source operating systems will be means to keep older tablets like a Archos 5 utilitarian prolonged after the death dates of their original program. But it’s positively nice to see which users competence have a option of swapping handling systems, most the way which installing a light weight Linux placement can move brand new life to an comparison PERSONAL COMPUTER designed to run Windows 95.

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MeeGo is the cross-platform Linux environment designed to run upon low energy netbooks, tablets, smartphones, as well as in-vehicle mechanism systems. But only because MeeGo runs upon all of those inclination doesn’t mean it runs the same approach upon all of those platforms. For instance, whilst you competence expect the user interface for tablets as well as smartphones to be similar, it’s not.

Now here’s the engaging bit: The smartphone user interface is accessible for download, while the tablet UI isn’t now ready for open expenditure. But it turns out which if you know what you’re doing, you can convince a smartphone chronicle of MeeGo to run upon the tablet, as well as you know what? It looks good.

MeeGo’s smartphone UI includes the decent program set of keys, the full shade web browser based upon Fennec (an early build of Firefox Mobile), as well as a really finger-friendly application launcher as well as apps together with a hit executive, monthly calendar, as well as Linux depot.

You can check out a video of MeeGo handset upon a tablet after a break.

via My Nokia Blog as well as GottaBeMobile

QML Parallax Layer Desktop is a user interface for tablets and other devices running MeeGo Linux. It’s one of the most unique re-imaginings of the computer desktop I’ve seen in a while. Instead of simply giving you a 2 dimensional, or even 3D palate for app icons and widgets, Cybercom‘s  software gives you a series of layers.

In other words, you might have 4 or more overlapping layers of widgets, icons, and other items. You could arrange shortcuts for all of your multimedia apps in one layer, and your business apps in another. You can then switch layers by scrolling through a carousel on the left side of the screen — but you can see all the layers at once on your desktop.

Honestly, I’m not entirely sure that Parallax Desktop is useful, but it’s certainly cool looking. You can check it out in action after the break.

via MeeGo Experts

MeeGo is a light weight Linux distribution that’s been optimized to run on smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and other devices with low power ARM, Intel, or AMD chips. The OS is tweaked to run on low resolution displays and to handle low power processors. But while you can certainly run a vanilla MeeGo installation on your mobile device, MeeGo technology is also available for use in other Linux-based operating systems. Linpus, Fedora, and others have already added MeeGo code to their software.

But while some folks are busy taking the MeeGo user interface and adding it to other operating systems, a company called Digia is showing off a custom user interface that runs on top of MeeGo Linux.

MeeGo Experts caught the Digia UI on video, and it sure looks very zippy and oh-so-pretty. Honestly, it doesn’t look all that useful though. The company showed a Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t convertible tablet with the Digia UI, which simulates an underwater scene with your program icons floating in bubbles. You can drag them around, watch air bubbles reach the surface, and scroll left and right.

The UI also runs on the Nokia N900 smartphone, but the animated effects look much better on the Atom-based S10-3t. Overall, I think you’re better off sticking with the stock MeeGo user interface — but it’s interesting to see what kind of tools third party developers are putting together for the platform.

You can check out the video after the break.

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