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[Q] Android Honeycomb on the G-Tablet?

Does anyone have inside info on whether the G Tablet will be getting Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb)? I've done a lot of searching but I can't find any screenshots of what it may look like.

Considering Gingerbread isn't even out yet, I'm not surprised we haven't seen Honeycomb. But I bought this tab with the assumption that the hardware is bleeding edge enough that it will handle 3.0 just fine.
-=Sent from my ViewSonic G Tablet using Tapatalk=-

I think we are set up pretty well for Gingerbread and Honeycomb. Are the SDKs even avaiable for those yet?

The modding community will have software updates until Nvidia no longer supports Tegra 2. There will possibly be something within hours of it being available.

Now that Honeycomb is out and the Motorola Xoom release is just around the corner I am hoping that the possibility of getting Honeycomb on the G Tablet has improved.
Does anyone know if this is being worked on?

Honeycomb isnt out yet.
ryanmc2033 said:
Now that Honeycomb is out and the Motorola Xoom release is just around the corner I am hoping that the possibility of getting Honeycomb on the G Tablet has improved.
Does anyone know if this is being worked on?
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One of the reasons I went with the GTab over the Archos was I felt there was a better possibilty of it getting Honeycomb, even if it doesn't, it still works great with Froyo.

06LTNox said:
One of the reasons I went with the GTab over the Archos was I felt there was a better possibilty of it getting Honeycomb, even if it doesn't, it still works great with Froyo.
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I have both the Archos 101 and G tablet and I can tell you first hand that the G tablet is sooooo much better. Yes it's a bit larger and thicker and heavier but the build quality makes the Archos feel like junk. Mine is bowed with gaps in the middle of the screens frame and the screen is just horrible....... I've dealt with Archos crap for over 7 years and only stuck it out because of the DVR feature but now that that is gone I'm done with them and love my G tablet. looking forward to Honycomb.......

Has anyone started working on a Honeycomb for gTablet port?

kbelzowski said:
Has anyone started working on a Honeycomb for gTablet port?
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ohh, this will be fun to watch.

@kbelzowski: google decided to cancel honeycomb and instead focus on Ice Cream as the tablet OS for Android. Instead, we got icing on our gingerbread with a 2.3.3 update to GB for now. Long story short, no, we won't be getting Honeycomb on the Gtab... Likely late summer/fall for Ice Cream.

kbelzowski said:
Has anyone started working on a Honeycomb for gTablet port?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11626690&postcount=5

roebeet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11626690&postcount=5
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Tee hee!

doctorde said:
@kbelzowski: google decided to cancel honeycomb and instead focus on Ice Cream as the tablet OS for Android. Instead, we got icing on our gingerbread with a 2.3.3 update to GB for now. Long story short, no, we won't be getting Honeycomb on the Gtab... Likely late summer/fall for Ice Cream.
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Please site your source.

Unconn said:
Please site your source.
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He's obviously mocking him.
Everyone, please don't reply to these "Honeycomb" threads so they'll stop bubbling to the top of the forum (and yes, I'm aware of the irony, but it's already at the top right now).

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ThinkerT said:
He's obviously mocking him.
Everyone, please don't reply to these "Honeycomb" threads so they'll stop bubbling to the top of the forum (and yes, I'm aware of the irony, but it's already at the top right now).
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Ok, I won't!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974522
Closing this thread - please everyone pay attention to the sticky about HC threads!

[Q] BB Playbook dual boot

I am considering purchasing the Playbook when it comes out due to it's specs. Does anything think it might be a possibility to have it dual boot with honeycomb?

Bump!! Well not exactly bump....
I got a Playbook yesterday to evaluate for work and the hardware is great. I am currently using a Nook Color but the Playbook beats it hands down except for the software which has a long way to go.
Instead of a dual boot how about a straight port of say...CM-7?
Anyone...anyone? Is it remotely possible, I wouldn't even know where to start but I would be willing to help financially.

I'll third that!
That would be a killer combo for me! If anyone has the chops to tackle this you would be my hero!

maybe running some android apps but the os i dont think so.

gingerbreadman222 said:
maybe running some android apps but the os i dont think so.
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Since it can run android apps, should we be able to install launcherpro, adw, or other home launchersM
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ffarber said:
Bump!! Well not exactly bump....
I got a Playbook yesterday to evaluate for work and the hardware is great. I am currently using a Nook Color but the Playbook beats it hands down except for the software which has a long way to go.
Instead of a dual boot how about a straight port of say...CM-7?
Anyone...anyone? Is it remotely possible, I wouldn't even know where to start but I would be willing to help financially.
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Since it is able to run Android apps, I wouldn't be surprised if it was able to get a port of Honeycomb or something eg the iPhone's Android or HD2's Android. I would actually expect it to be rooted and such just like android devices. I may be able to get one because my cousin is the Production Manager or something along those lines for the the Playbook and he has a bunch of in his house.

My understanding of the Android Apps is that they would have to be repackaged and recompiled as opposed to running natively. They would then need to be released via the Blackberry app world. I am not sure if this is conducive to an emulator, etc.
My offer of financial assistance still holds.

ffarber said:
My understanding of the Android Apps is that they would have to be repackaged and recompiled as opposed to running natively. They would then need to be released via the Blackberry app world. I am not sure if this is conducive to an emulator, etc.
My offer of financial assistance still holds.
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From my understanding it plays them out of the box.

I know this for sure, there not emulated, and not ready out of the box. They will need to be compiled differently from my understanding, to early to tell yet, a few weeks away from them announcing details i think

robbyf66 said:
I know this for sure, there not emulated, and not ready out of the box. They will need to be compiled differently from my understanding, to early to tell yet, a few weeks away from them announcing details i think
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Hm, I havent really checked into its specs, but if the processer is compatible, then It is possible for it to run Android. I think it's best bet is some port of Honeycomb like the Nook's version. If they can get it on the iPhone of all devices, then the Playbook shouldn't be as hard.

fowenati said:
Hm, I havent really checked into its specs, but if the processer is compatible, then It is possible for it to run Android. I think it's best bet is some port of Honeycomb like the Nook's version. If they can get it on the iPhone of all devices, then the Playbook shouldn't be as hard.
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I don't believe it is an Android derivative. RIM bought an OS manufacturer, QNX, and are you using that OS.
I agree that it ought to be easier than an iOS device but there would need to be demand. I think I will go over to Crackberry.com and see if I can't stir up some interest over there.

[REJOICE] NVidia WILL continue supporting the g tab after all!!!

http://phandroid.com/2011/04/14/nvidia-clears-up-tegra-confusion-no-devices-left-behind-pr-blunders/
http://briefmobile.com/nvidia-to-continue-support-on-all-tegra-devices-until-oems-drop-support
It looks like we might have jumped the gun on assuming no more support from NVidia. They have since come back and basically said they are continuing to support the hardware as far as the Manufacturer wants to go. So now it's on Viewsonic to bring us that sweet honeycomb. Additionally they stated that they are going to be helping out the developer community!!! This great news! So we should be seeing some great stuff coming!
"Finally, while we cannot support or give out third party peripheral drivers or provide the Android 3.0 source before Google does, we do want to explore whether we can assist the open source ROM makers. We will be reaching out to them today." - From official statement from NVidia on 4/13/2011

I was reading the phandroid article while I was on the can today, and it was a relief, although I kind of figured that Nvidia wasn't going to entirely cut the plug on the harmony line. Hopefully one of the manufacturers opts to support the harmony line.

beebop483 said:
I was reading the phandroid article while I was on the can today, and it was a relief, although I kind of figured that Nvidia wasn't going to entirely cut the plug on the harmony line. Hopefully one of the manufacturers opts to support the harmony line.
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Double relief? Bonus!

when do we get the drivers for Gingerbread?

rob_z11 said:
when do we get the drivers for Gingerbread?
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Who knows, the bigger question would be, "when is Google planning on releasing Honeycomb source code.. if ever"

pr0cs said:
Who knows, the bigger question would be, "when is Google planning on releasing Gingerbread source code.. if ever"
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Umm, gingerbread source has been released for MONTHS now. I am guessing you mean Honeycomb?

pr0cs said:
Who knows, the bigger question would be, "when is Google planning on releasing Gingerbread source code.. if ever"
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gingerbread has been released for months, but no driver for our chipset from Nvidia. I am worried bout getting Gingerbread fixed, and get them to agree on Honeycomb.

rob_z11 said:
gingerbread has been released for months, but no driver for our chipset from Nvidia. I am worried bout getting Gingerbread fixed, and get them to agree on Honeycomb.
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I agree.. Lets try to get a fully stable gingerbread 2.3 OS and get everyone updated to 2.3 and then while we play with 2.3 the devs can play and get the honeycomb on the way.

Good news indeed. I just bought one and was facing a dismal reality of having bought something that was already obsolete.

Yet they are slashing prices like crazy eddie
They may be supporting it, but amazon.com just released the Gtab on sale for 300 and office depot....
If people keep buying them up, then i hope the love and support continues...
I love my gtab. and nook color
I love my droid1, which incidently is going to be retired for an LG Optimus V , but only bc I find i use my tablets way more now, so i dont feel the need for a 4 inch monster phone. and I am going to try and make it work with a $40 a month Virgin mobile 1200 minute plan...
Sam

It is all in Viewsonics hands now. As long as Viewsonic keeps developing releases for the G-tablet, Nvidia will make drivers for it.

I am still not very convinced that they are going to support it. I think they are just trying to quiet us down a little by making that statement.

sambo989 said:
They may be supporting it, but amazon.com just released the Gtab on sale for 300 and office depot....
If people keep buying them up, then i hope the love and support continues...
I love my gtab. and nook color
I love my droid1, which incidently is going to be retired for an LG Optimus V , but only bc I find i use my tablets way more now, so i dont feel the need for a 4 inch monster phone. and I am going to try and make it work with a $40 a month Virgin mobile 1200 minute plan...
Sam
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2 points for the Crazy Eddie reference.
Maybe people will see there is a market for a sub $300 tablet since these and the nook color's are flying off the virtual shelves.
I've debating going to tablet/dumb phone. I gave up on smart phones for a while and went PDA/dumb phone. But that ended when I got a Treo.
Maybe an LTE Xoom and a cheapo phone is a better idea in the long run, let me price that out...

Does anyone think that maybe this a little early to rejoice yet?
I've read the articles, and my interpretation is damage control.
Both companies (Viewsonic and Nvidia) are claiming to stand by their products with one side of the mouth while contridicting it with the other. Viewsonic said it would continue to support the G tab, but due to complication and other factors doesn't know for sure whether it can get get any more updates. Nvidia is claiming to still support harmony as well as manufaturers do, but Viewsonic (a manufaturer) is claiming it isn't getting any support from nvidia. Plus the fact that other then viewsonic's name it, they haven't had anything to do with development with the G tab to date. (Rebranded a Malata Z Pad and paid TNT to supply the OS).
I for one will be seriously suprised if we can get Gingerbread drivers and figure HC may get to to where Gingerbread is now (working, no hardware acceleration) once AOSP is released.

beebop483 said:
I was reading the phandroid article while I was on the can today, and it was a relief, although I kind of figured that Nvidia wasn't going to entirely cut the plug on the harmony line. Hopefully one of the manufacturers opts to support the harmony line.
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What was the relief? The article or the cannage?

I have a feeling at the end it will be a finger pointing situation, with both manufactures blaming each other on not producing a thing. We will be entirely forgotten as soon as the next generation is out.

Hmm... let's hope we can get 3.0 for sure.

rbansal2 said:
I am still not very convinced that they are going to support it. I think they are just trying to quiet us down a little by making that statement.
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I agree.
The uproar brought by us (somewhat rabid) fans probably made the PR guys get a little quivery at the potential backlash being "hinted" at.
I'll believe this so-called continued support when I load it on my Gtab. I don't know of any real confirmation from Viewsonic that they are working on a Gingerbread release, let alone Honeycomb.

I'm sure there will be more than a few people here that will continue to talk to VS to make sure we are not forgotten. Props to tunnel visioned g tab lovers!

I'm still not sold on the whole "we must wait on Google..." excuse. That may wash for Honeycomb, but what about Gingerbread?

Honeycomb sdk preview port for desire hd works on inspire too

I got sick of youtubing honeycomb videos and decided to try out the desire hd honeycomb sdk port - guess what? It workes on inspire too. At least it works as well as it does on desire
I found a working link to the rom http://www.r2doesinc.bitsurge.net/OMHC-port-desirehd.zip
Here is the desire hd thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958391
Be sure to have your copy of android revolution / cm7 / whatever on your sd card for reverting to it when you're done. (volume rocker down and power to get back to recovery) This rom has no data access. But it's a neat way to check out the ui for now. It runs surprisingly fast considering it's origins.
I just wanted to stick this where more inspire users might see it and confirm that it works, I am not the developer.

I'm still really confused why people want to run a tablet fork of Android on their phones.

helushune said:
I'm still really confused why people want to run a tablet fork of Android on their phones.
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Why not? That is the true question.

helushune said:
I'm still really confused why people want to run a tablet fork of Android on their phones.
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Try it out the interface is wonderful maybe then you'll see

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Try it out the interface is wonderful maybe then you'll see
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Still, doesn't make any sense to me. Especially when they've made it fairly clear 3.x is for tablets, 2.x is for phones. A bigger number in front doesn't always mean it's better. Not trying to start a flame war, just trying to understand.

It's highly buggy. Have tried this on a few phones.
Maybe google will come out with a phone version and simply name it something else.
Honeycomb was written specifically for tablets. Not a lot of that is easily ported to any phone.
Read xoom forums. Even it has its issues.
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helushune said:
Still, doesn't make any sense to me. Especially when they've made it fairly clear 3.x is for tablets, 2.x is for phones. A bigger number in front doesn't always mean it's better. Not trying to start a flame war, just trying to understand.
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We do it to do it... to say we done it... to prove we can do it... plan simple and to the point

symonc said:
It's highly buggy. Have tried this on a few phones.
Maybe google will come out with a phone version and simply name it something else.
Honeycomb was written specifically for tablets. Not a lot of that is easily ported to any phone.
Read xoom forums. Even it has its issues.
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ummm isn't 2.4 Honeycomb for phones? thought i seen that somewhere.and 3.0 is for tablets specifically

wade7919 said:
ummm isn't 2.4 Honeycomb for phones? thought i seen that somewhere.and 3.0 is for tablets specifically
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2.4 is Gingerbread.
With
Dual core support and hopefully some bug fixes.
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im with the why not crowd.. but i would think problems would arrise from the fact that the tablet has higher pixel count and surface area. But ill prolly try this out before tomuch longer.. maybe someone will make a custom rom to runn better on the phones.. Overclock the cpu and it would help with processing what is supposed to run on 2 cores.. but then again you got the extra gpu cores that he nividia chipset uses.. Sooo.. but on tiger and newegg you can get a low priced nividia powered tablets for 300 to 349. not that much money if you can save up and skip the bar for a month.

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im with the why not crowd.. but i would think problems would arrise from the fact that the tablet has higher pixel count and surface area. But ill prolly try this out before tomuch longer.. maybe someone will make a custom rom to runn better on the phones.. Overclock the cpu and it would help with processing what is supposed to run on 2 cores.. but then again you got the extra gpu cores that he nividia chipset uses.. Sooo.. but on tiger and newegg you can get a low priced nividia powered tablets for 300 to 349. not that much money if you can save up and skip the bar for a month.
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Honestly, I'd just grab a ViewSonic G-Tablet and wait for a port. Woot's tempted me a few times now with dropping them down to $260.

helushune said:
Honestly, I'd just grab a ViewSonic G-Tablet and wait for a port. Woot's tempted me a few times now with dropping them down to $260.
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That's what I did.
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I'll give it a shot...THanks!!!

Ice Cream Sandwich (still not used to the new name) will be the honeycomb+gingerbread mash up for phones. But seriously this is XDA we can do anything. If we had source code there would be honeycomb phone roms popping up left and right with phone apps pulled from gingerbread. The size of the interface can be scaled for lower resolution phones. It can work. For those of us with wives that cant go out and spend money on a tablet without first spending more money on jewelry to bribe with - this rom is a neat way to peek at the latest hotness.

[Q] Android 3.1?

Has the transformer received android 3.1 yet because it has become available for tablets like the motorola xoom
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No, not yet. 3.1 was just announced today and is only rolling out to Verizon Xooms. For the moment, no other tablet, including the Wifi Xoom, is getting the update.

Nope. It ain't that easy, unfortunately. Each hardware manufacturer has to fine tune their device to make it compatible with the upgrade, or better phrased, to take advantage of all new features. It's not all Steve Job's happy Apple world out there where one update is good for all devices, no matter if a small or big phone

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It's not all Steve Job's happy Apple world out there where one update is good for all devices, no matter if a small or big phone
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Wrong ;P iPad/iPhone GSM/iPhone CDMA/iPod Touch use different firmwares.

We have no idea how long they've had access to the 3.1 code or what their process is for testing updates. If they (ASUS) are really proactive about updating, I would think that it would be at least 30 days until we see or hear about an update for the Transformer. If it's sooner, I'll be thrilled.

I highly doubt we'll be getting it this year even. Asus's main priority is (or should be) getting these devices stocked and sold as soon as possible because they'll be taking a huge hit once the Galaxy Tabs become available. They're not even thinking about fixing/upgrading the software.

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Wrong ;P iPad/iPhone GSM/iPhone CDMA/iPod Touch use different firmwares.
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See, not even THAT world is perfect LOL

akarol said:
I highly doubt we'll be getting it this year even. Asus's main priority is (or should be) getting these devices stocked and sold as soon as possible because they'll be taking a huge hit once the Galaxy Tabs become available. They're not even thinking about fixing/upgrading the software.
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I don't think they move the guys from software development to shipping/receiving depending on demand...

akarol said:
I highly doubt we'll be getting it this year even. Asus's main priority is (or should be) getting these devices stocked and sold as soon as possible because they'll be taking a huge hit once the Galaxy Tabs become available. They're not even thinking about fixing/upgrading the software.
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Software developement and production are handled by different groups. One wouldn't impact the other. They can work on getting software ready then deliver it via OTA update.

If Asus doesn't provide the update within a month, or announces soon that that they're working on it and it will be out soon, this will be going up for sale for either the Xoom (again) or the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Yep, same here. I'll wait for something else...
And they had better be working on updates, at least fixing the 60%+ of people who can't use their dock doorstops...
Bugs are part of computers, and we are early adopters but I am not very pleased about not being able to use it at all right now...

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I don't think they move the guys from software development to shipping/receiving depending on demand...
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LMAO, exactly what I was thinking. I don't give a crap what my marketing/production team is doing, I'm still a code-monkey and would want to be proactive to fix all the found bugs in my current software.

I think Asus will release Android 3.1 for the Transformer in the next 2 to 3 weeks. It would make sense that they have the code already as a manufacturer, and they would want to stay ahead of the Galaxy tab 10.1 which seems like will be realease with 3.1 installed.
Just my opinion,
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Ha! Exactly.
WANTED: Android developer. Must also be able to lift heavy boxes for prolonged periods of time.

Wow. Android 3.1 was just announced this morning and already people are threatening to buy something else if Asus doesn't release the update. Yeesh.
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Let them get the current bugs squashed, especially w/ the keyboard dock, then let's worry about getting 3.1.
Given the demand for the TF, I would think that they would have an interest in keeping it at the top of the heap for as long as possible - i.e. get it updated w/ the latest iteration of HC as quickly as possible.

Of COURSE they'll want to get updated as soon as possible. Why wouldn't they? I swear, people are getting more and more ridiculous every day. In every forum for every product, if a company doesn't announce something within 15 minutes of someone demanding it, people start pulling out the tar and feathers.
I mean, seriously, why WOULDN'T Asus update the Transformer? What reason do we have for believing they won't? The only examples we have of what Asus might do with this product has been provided by the two updates they've issued in about a month, the presence of Asus personnel on this very forum helping people out with an unfortunate glitch with the last update, issuing a fixed update for manual install on their Web site within days of the glitch being identified (which required working on it over the weekend), and in general communicating better than I've seen any other Android manufacturer communicate in recent memory.
I say, if we haven't heard about an update to 3.1 within 30 days of today, then we'd have some reason to complain and wonder when we'll get one. But a few hours after it was announced by Google? Seriously?
Ye gads, people, get lives, will you?
(Rant over.)
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Yes, because the same three guys that developed the Tablet are the same 3 guys that fullfill orders and then package them and ship them!

Why are people do so willing to (threaten to) sell their Transformer if there's no announcement? How long till the other tablets get 3.1. You know, the old Samsung Tab, the G-Slate, the Viewsonic GTablet, etc. Oh that's right... nobody knows.

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LOL, didn't Amazon used to make it's upper level people work in any dept that needed extra manpower?