Essential Tablet apps (Android)

jr1104 · 21 May 2011 at 08:08

ishamy said:
Could you use splash top as a 'remote' for my Htpc? Can it work like that?

Technically yes, I've used it as a few times to control music on my PC. Problem is it'll change the resolution on the PC to match the tablet screen, so if your watching movies or TV it won't look nearly as good on the PC screen.

I use Unified Remote now, it has a full media remote and file browser.

ishamy · 21 May 2011 at 13:30

Ahh thats not so good then, not what I'm after. So do you find Unified Remote good then? Can it control XBMC etc?

V4NT0M · 21 May 2011 at 17:02

Riptide gp is probably the best game I've played al round on the tablet... Water looks and acts awesome.

Cosimo · 21 May 2011 at 17:12

Skyfall said:
Riptide gp is probably the best game I've played al round on the tablet... Water looks and acts awesome.

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How are you getting the screen capture?

V4NT0M · 21 May 2011 at 17:38

The Transformer has a built in screen capture, not sure about other tablets... It's in the options here:

jr1104 · 21 May 2011 at 18:14

ishamy said:
Ahh thats not so good then, not what I'm after. So do you find Unified Remote good then? Can it control XBMC etc?

Haven't used it with XBMC, but it does have quite a few different media remotes, so there might be something for it.

Cosimo · 23 May 2011 at 16:23

Google Body and WeatherBug for Honeycomb both look quite sleek.

Scottland · 23 May 2011 at 16:30

ishamy said:
Ahh thats not so good then, not what I'm after. So do you find Unified Remote good then? Can it control XBMC etc?

The Official XBMC app works fine for me on Honeycomb but only in portrait. It won't come up in Market, but if you download the APK from their forums it works ok.

Cosimo · 30 May 2011 at 17:52

Warning do not load TED Mobile MotherApp on Honeycomb as it locks up your tablet.

EniGmA1981 · 30 May 2011 at 18:25

unified remote can control xbmc, works well too. .. you have to get the paid version for the xbmc control though... well worth it in my opinion though

skyfall, that game looks like wipeout

Myshra · 31 May 2011 at 09:31

Dungeon Defenders is pretty good for those with Tegras.

PiKe · 31 May 2011 at 10:03

If you run a non-optimised tablet app does it just do what the iPad does and zoom it in?

Myshra · 31 May 2011 at 10:22

Extremely hit or miss. Android apps can be coded to a specific pixel count or a screen aspect ratio (inc %) iirc. Those with pixel counts don't zoom which obviously, is bad. If you have a specific in mind I can test for you if you'd like?

V4NT0M · 31 May 2011 at 10:26

PiKe said:
If you run a non-optimised tablet app does it just do what the iPad does and zoom it in?

Not really, most of the non optimized apps I've used just kind of resize so a lot of the buttons are normal size etc.

Here's a screenshot of tune in radio, which is not optimized:

PiKe · 31 May 2011 at 10:29

What does Wordfeud and Fruit Ninja look like?

V4NT0M · 31 May 2011 at 10:45

Fruit ninja runs fine but there's also a tablet version of that.

Wish there was a tablet version of wordfeud... One of the annoying things about non optimized apps is that they sometimes want you to go portrait.

Myshra · 31 May 2011 at 11:00

Wordfeud yeah, forces portrait, but it works without issue aside from this small gripe.

PiKe · 31 May 2011 at 11:02

The letters look massive

Cosimo · 31 May 2011 at 11:04

Skyfall said:
Fruit ninja runs fine but there's also a tablet version of that.

There is:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.halfbrick.fruitninjathd&feature=search_result

Cosimo · 31 May 2011 at 11:19

PiKe said:
The letters look massive

RealCalc Scientific Calculator isn't exactly small: