CyanogenMod Shows Off Android On the HP TouchPad 117
adeelarshad82 writes "While a $99 TouchPad running webOS is a pretty good deal on its own, most of us got it hoping developers would eventually figure out how to run Android on it. And though we were warned against wandering off to the darker side, it seems the developers behind CyanogenMod wanted the device to boldly go where no TouchPad has gone before. In a video demonstration, they show off a very early version of its software running Android 2.3.5 on a TouchPad."
If Cyanogen releases a stable build... (Score:3, Insightful)
...the TouchPad will instantly become a superb value for the money. Cyanogen truly offers the best that Android has to offer - i've flashed my phone a while ago and never ever looked back. Screw you, HTC!
Re:If Cyanogen releases a stable build... (Score:5, Insightful)
At $99 is already a great value, but the issue with WebOS is the same we had with other great OSs like OS/2 and BeOS: apps. Android has a much wider selection of apps and, given that HP shelved WebOS only 6 months after paying a truckload for it, it will only continue to get worse.
Re:If Cyanogen releases a stable build... (Score:2, Insightful)
Where can one be had for $99?
Re:i'm sorry, this is really freakin old news. (Score:5, Insightful)
Your friend is an idiot. The Pony Express only operated from 1860 to 1861, which if you consult your calendar was more like 150 years ago, not 120. Also, unless you were dealing with extremely quick wars, it's a stupid example, not a hilarious one; it only took about 10 days for mail to travel from one end of the Pony Express route to the other.
Besides that, not everyone that was interested knew 8+ hours ago. Then again, some of us have productive things to do besides read tech news every waking minute of the day.