On 2012-06-21 10:53, Samuel Penn wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:23:03 +0100, Kevin Safford
> <kevin.safford@???> wrote:
> > On 2012-06-21 10:17, Vic wrote:
> >>
> >
> >> I'd have said "Android".
> >
> > I thought about an Android tablet. Would I be able to launch and
> > browser, music player and so on remotely, from a box running Ubuntu
> > or
> > Mint?
>
> The AirDroid app *might* do this. It allows you to remotely control an
> android
> device to some extent from a PC. The PC has to be on the same network
> however,
> which may be an issue. You'd need to check out AirDroid to see if it
> has all
> the capabilities you want.
>
> You can sort of launch a browser remotely - if you use
> Chrome2Phone/Fox2Phone
> you can send a link to an Android device from a PC browser, which will
> fire up
> the browser. They may get a dialog first.
>
> But I'd add my +1 to the suggestion of setting up a clean home screen
> with
> just these apps on it, and let them start it up themselves.
>
Thanks; I'll take a look.
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