Hudl For Dummies, Portable Edition

Chapter 1

Finding Your Way Around the Hudl

In This Chapter

Exploring what’s in the Hudl box

Examining the controls

Charging and turning on the Hudl for the first time

You’re ready to dive in and start using your Hudl, but how to begin? In this chapter you take a look at its designs and controls so you know what to tap or press when.

Checking Out the Specs

The Hudl is a tablet computer that runs the Android mobile operating system. It has a high-resolution 7in touchscreen. Rather than using a keyboard to type what you want to do, you do most things on the Hudl by tapping its screen. Don’t worry — the Hudl’s screen is pretty resilient and made from scratch-resistant glass, so you won’t damage it by tapping it. Because it doesn’t have a separate keyboard, the Hudl is very light and small. It weighs just 320g and measures 194x128x11mm.

Hardware

The Hudl is powered by a quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM. You get 16GB of storage space, which is ample for storing photos, music, videos and books, but you can easily add more storage or copy items to your computer when you don’t need them on the Hudl.

Although the Hudl doesn’t have a keyboard in the traditional sense, it has an onscreen ...