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General Discussion / Re: Slate Tablets & Pixel Art
« on: January 09, 2011, 09:05:00 pm »
I have an old Nokia n800, it doesn't have any decent pixel-level editors, but it has a few that make it great for doodling on the go, Maemopad+, and MyPaint are both good for that. Maemopad+ just has a doodle/sketch application with no real features, but MyPaint is a lot more of a painting application, it takes some work, but you can set up a pixel brush to use in it. Its got a fairly small screen compared to 10 inches, but it can fit in your pocket nicely
Its an older device, so you can probably find it affordable on e-bay and the like, runs Linux (which is a big plus for me, but not everyone). I wouldn't recommend it for serious pixel work, and i've found nothing but other uses for it since getting it, but its very fitting for getting some ideas down before you lose them while you're out.
Other uses: skypephone, irc/aim/msn/email, games/emulators, network storage, reminders, makes a good mp3 player with headphones too, though its got built-in speakers. You can probably find it for sub-$100 on e-bay, I'm pretty sure that's where mine was gotten.
Its an older device, so you can probably find it affordable on e-bay and the like, runs Linux (which is a big plus for me, but not everyone). I wouldn't recommend it for serious pixel work, and i've found nothing but other uses for it since getting it, but its very fitting for getting some ideas down before you lose them while you're out.
Other uses: skypephone, irc/aim/msn/email, games/emulators, network storage, reminders, makes a good mp3 player with headphones too, though its got built-in speakers. You can probably find it for sub-$100 on e-bay, I'm pretty sure that's where mine was gotten.