Comments on: Lattice USB Type-C SuperMHL for Smartphone productivity, high-speed data https://armdevices.net/2015/10/17/lattice-usb-type-c-supermhl-for-smartphone-productivity-high-speed-data/ New video posted every 8 hours, forever Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Charbax https://armdevices.net/2015/10/17/lattice-usb-type-c-supermhl-for-smartphone-productivity-high-speed-data/comment-page-1/#comment-17605 Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:05:00 +0000 http://138.2.152.197/?p=133204#comment-17605 In reply to sideshow bob.

I just posted an open source GPU interview here: http://138.2.152.197/2015/10/18/open-source-gpu-freedreno/

]]> By: sideshow bob https://armdevices.net/2015/10/17/lattice-usb-type-c-supermhl-for-smartphone-productivity-high-speed-data/comment-page-1/#comment-17604 Sun, 18 Oct 2015 12:40:00 +0000 http://138.2.152.197/?p=133204#comment-17604 This (by which I mean any fully implemented USB-C; power/data/display) is an absolute game changer. This allows, finally, a real convergence device– your phone can literally be your desktop PC, running linux on an android phone with this. None of this continuum BS or endless reneged promises from ubuntu, or just android on a big screen.

The final piece of the puzzle for perfection is an open-source graphics driver for proper 3d acceleration in linux. I believe that is coming next year with intel’s next atom (their smartphone chips currently use powerVR graphics).. and of course you get x86 compatibility with atom too. But even without that you can do most of the things that a smartphone OS does not do well (desktop class browser, office, productivity, IDEs, etc etc).

I really hope this is standard on most flagships next year. And something like a zenphone 3 with this and the next atom would be incredible.

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