Intel shows off more of its MeeGo Tablet UI, still needs lots of work

You may remember back at Computex we caught a very quick look at Intel’s MeeGo for tablets . Well, Intel’s landed at MWC with that very same tablet user interface, except it has done a bit of work to the underlying software and it’s finally ready to start letting the press play around with it. If you were to closely compare the design of the UI or what Intel is calling its “tablet user experience” to the one we saw back in June, you probably wouldn’t notice much of a difference in terms of aesthetics, and that’s because most of the work Intel’s been doing has been to the code and framework — it shifted it away from C++ and moved it over to QML, which is part of the Qt language. The entire OS and the individual apps (we’ll get to those, or the lack there of soon) are all built on QML, which Intel’s Mike Richmond promises will enable lots of neat UI elements. So yes, Intel’s done some important retooling on the technical and software end of things, but unfortunately, that doesn’t mean the interface is anywhere close to done yet. We got a look at the software running on an Atom-powered ExoPC , so hit the break to find out just what we are talking about. Gallery: New MeeGo Tablet User Experience hands-on at MWC 2011 Gallery: MeeGo Tablet User Experience screenshots Continue reading Intel shows off more of its MeeGo Tablet UI, still needs lots of work Intel shows off more of its MeeGo Tablet UI, still needs lots of work originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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