Thanks Guttorm,
On Tue, 3 Feb 2015, at 06:21 PM, Guttorm Flatabø wrote:
> I see (lots of) usage potential now, and it should be easier to install
> an
> app, rather than an OS. Don't have any Lollipop device yet, but will try
> as
> soon as Cyanogenmod and the like have upgraded.
Yes, unfortunately Lollipop aka Android 5.0 roll out seems pretty slow.
I hope you manage to get on it!
The previous < Android 5.0 way of not using
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-5.0.html#ScreenPinning
was to create a Home screen launcher. Which can be a little finicky to
setup/deploy and quite a bit uglier to code AFAICT.
> One concrete use scenario is tablets for exhibit terminals in museums.
> The
> Norwegian Glacier Museum f. ex. uses iPads to show information in many
> languages for each exhibit in the exhibition. I suspect they're using a
> dedicated app, and Android tablets are way cheaper than iPads. There are
> of
> course many other museums using touch terminals as the exhibit itself
> where
> this could also be used.
Yes, Android 5.0 tablet + Webconverger would be cheaper than an Apple
based solution.
There are also Android 5.0 devices as large as TVs coming out I'm told.
So exciting stuff!
I also need to find time to create a fresh Webconverger for the rpi2.
https://twitter.com/webconverger/status/562177857502208000
It will be using gitfs + systemd + rpi foundation's webkit hacks I guess
Kind regards,