It’s great to hear that the ASUS EEE Pad Transformer is getting all the recognition it really deserves, especially since the latest Android tablet brands itself as the appropriate Honeycomb laptop that can be fully functioned. But in spite of the intense popularity, some issues remain to exist among Honeycomb devices – the Transformer is no exception. These issues are quite valid and noteworthy, given the situation with the Transformer as a tablet-laptop hybrid. What are these issues, you say? Well, here they are:
1. How will this affect Android developers?
Just when the game and app developers had their brains wracked on absurd Android devices such as the Kyocera Echo, the ASUS EEE Pad Transformer will be another device developers should be worry about. Apart from the fragmentation and tablet-optimization issues, new questions will certainly pop up on their minds. Will this mean creating and modifying their apps just to suit the laptop mode of the Transformer? Will Angry Birds be modified once again, for Transformer users to play the game using the keyboard’s mouse cursor ala Mac?
2. Does this mean PC programs will be ported over to the Transformer?
It’s a no-brainer that you need a computer and a mouse to play Plants vs. Zombies; but now that the Transformer can also function as a laptop, does this mean you can have the same PC experience on the tablet-laptop hybrid? This may be one serious conundrum, but the mystery may come with a big benefit – if the device has enough potential, then ASUS may get a legion of support from PC program developers in the future. And the idea of developing PC emulators on the Transformer may seal the deal among interested tablet buyers.
3. Will the Transformer see future updates?
It is already the most controversial issue, concerning whether a device will get firmware updates from the manufacturer. Fortunately, ASUS committed itself to provide firmware updates on the ASUS EEE Pad Transformer.