You may have seen some excitement on the internet about LG’s launch of the webOS TV. We have waited a year and we learned we’d see it in San Francisco in February. Well thanks to CES 2014 we got to see it a month early. pivotCE is learning everything as quickly as we can about LG webOS and while we can’t offer new information, here are our first thoughts after LG’s press conference at CES today. Continue reading webOS at the CES 2014
It’s only a few hours left till LG starts its Press Conference on CES 2014.
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No, this has nothing to do with LG’s new webOS TV, but it does have to do with webOS seen on TV…at least on a TouchPad spotted in a commerical.
Our favorite tablet, the HP TouchPad, can be seen in the latest “but-wait-there’s-more” style TV advertisement featuring the GoGo Pillow. The pillow is a combination pillow, backpack, neckrest, tablet-holder…uh, thing. Of all the tablets in the video why they had to choose the TouchPad to get dropped is beyond me. Check out the screen shot and video below to see it for yourself.
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On the twelfth day of webOS-mas,
My true love gave to me,
Uberkernel running,
Eleven Preware patches,
Ten Tweaks enabled,
Nine OS doctors,
Eight Macaws tweeting,
Seven Spiders Feeding,
Six T’s to reset,
Internalz Pro!
Four WiFi Shares,
Three Touchstone Chargers,
Two printing methods,
And webOS quick install.
Your webOS device runs on the GNU/Linux operating system. The heart of the system, it’s engine, is called the kernel. WebOS Internals offers you the Uberkernel. Unlike the stock kernel, it can sense the temperature of the computer chip running your device. The kernel has another feature: It can change the speed at which the chip is run. In practice, this delivers the following benefits: Better performance & better battery life. How can it do both these things? When you are busy using your phone, the kernel allows the chip to run faster than normal, slowing down only when the chip reaches a set temperature. When not in use or when the battery is low, the speed is slowed down to save power. To control and monitor these functions, you also need to install the Govnah app from Preware. Here are the instructions if you want to try UberKernel.
So, that’s 12 gifts from the webOS & it’s enthusiasts. What 12 things would be on your list? The comment box is below. Have a great 2014!
On the eleventh day of webOS-mas,
My true love gave to me,
Eleven Preware patches,
Ten Tweaks enabled,
Nine OS doctors,
Eight Macaws tweeting,
Seven Spiders Feeding,
Six T’s to reset,
Internalz Pro!
Four WiFi Shares,
Three Touchstone Chargers,
Two printing methods,
And webOS quick install.
The first webOS device was the Palm Pre. Software for the Pre = Preware. The open nature of the webOS system and the PalmOS legacy attracted many top developers to webOS in the early days. Many produced so-called ‘Homebrew’ software that could do things with your device that Palm would not allow to apps in the official catalog. This software had to be sideloaded directly to the device with webOS Quick Install or similar programs. That is, until Preware arrived from WebOS Internals. Now there are two app catalogues for your device and Preware can also offer themes and patches to change the way the system works. Of course there is something for every device – not just the Pre. If you are here reading this, you are probably something of a webOS die-hard, already have Preware installed and know what a great gift it is. An Enyo rewrite, Preware 2, is on it’s way for the port project and available for beta-testing.
