RPi Powered Tablet?

[FAKEBOOK]

Hello forumers.

I was thinking of starting a project of a Android tablet powered from the RPi.

Here are some BASIC things that i need.
-Raspberry Pi.
-Touchscreen display
-Battery
-Ported Android
-Some sort of case.

Now, this is how I am going to wire the stuff up.
For the battery, I have found a battery pack that i can use a USB to MicroUSB cable to connect it to the raspberry pi. You can find that here.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PortaPow-Premiu ... 904&sr=1-8

For the case, I will make a custom case, probably out of plastic. It will be able to hold the raspberry pi in place and have easy access to the battery pack. I will use extended cables to the edge of the case to have an external HDMI port on the case, as well as some USB ports.

For the screen, I am using an 10" screen, which the touchscreen works on USB. I am not sure if it will work with android or not.
http://www.chalk-elec.com/?page_id=1280 ... t=14647624

That is my plan on creating a Tablet. If anyone knows any easier ways of going around things, please post.

[ghans]

Buy a Android tablet.

Reason 1 : Android for Pi is slow , and 4.0 is simply unsusable.
The accelerated build from Broadcom is absolutely not high priority for
the foundation and not publicly availble at all.

Reason 2 : This will be very expensive compared to a premade tablet.
And you will loose time. And it won't be as smooth as a premade one.

Tip: Buy a ODROID , they have Android as priority OS and a completely
different goal.

ghans

[aaa801]

Hello forumers.

I was thinking of starting a project of a Android tablet powered from the RPi.

Here are some BASIC things that i need.
-Raspberry Pi.
-Touchscreen display
-Battery
-Ported Android
-Some sort of case.

Now, this is how I am going to wire the stuff up.
For the battery, I have found a battery pack that i can use a USB to MicroUSB cable to connect it to the raspberry pi. You can find that here.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PortaPow-Premiu ... 904&sr=1-8

For the case, I will make a custom case, probably out of plastic. It will be able to hold the raspberry pi in place and have easy access to the battery pack. I will use extended cables to the edge of the case to have an external HDMI port on the case, as well as some USB ports.

For the screen, I am using an 10" screen, which the touchscreen works on USB. I am not sure if it will work with android or not.
http://www.chalk-elec.com/?page_id=1280 ... t=14647624

That is my plan on creating a Tablet. If anyone knows any easier ways of going around things, please post.

It is possible, but please realize that it will cost you a lot more than a equavilent android tablet already in production
There is also not a "fast" android build completed yet, Both razdroid and broadcom are still working towards that

[THS]

A 7 inch Touchdisplay cost 55€ stores.ebay.com/chinatobby
A model accu kost 20 €
That is much cheaper than a n Adroid-Tablet.
THS

[TazLogic]

A 7 inch Touchdisplay cost 55€ stores.ebay.com/chinatobby
A model accu kost 20 €
That is much cheaper than a n Adroid-Tablet.
THS

You can have Android tablets as cheap as 80 EUR. Do you get your RPI for free ? The unique interest would be GPIO but definitely not the price !
http://www.pearl.fr/tablettes-mini-pc/t ... X8778.html

[ghans]

You're missing a Pi , tools, cables , time , effort , driver boards and software drivers.
And casing.


ghans

[mahjongg]

If and when the RPI comes out with their raw LCD panel interface design for the PI's DSI connector this plan may make more sense.

[CoolApps]

I can power my Raspberry Pi with my Android Tablet like a large battery, hehe...

[mrpi64]

Why is 4.0 unusable???

[ghans]

No HW acceleration on community builds - and Broadcom will not release the build
because we ask. And the foundation has other things to do
(check their stated goals).

ghans

[CoupedUp]

Shouldn't there be a sticky in this section so no one has to say the same things, over and over, again.

[aaa801]

Shouldn't there be a sticky in this section so no one has to say the same things, over and over, again.

I did ask for a post to be stickied explaining this but the mods never got back to me -.-

[CoupedUp]

Say something hateful about the "foundation" or Jamesh and you'll surely get attention.

[tonyhughes]

Say something hateful about the "foundation" or Jamesh and you'll surely get attention.

Is that like saying "bomb" in an email to get the governments attention?