One of the first real i.MX53 tablet prototypes I have seen other than the reference design development kit.
Category: Chip provider
Shenzhen DBX electrical makes Mp3/Mp4 players, Tablets and more
Posted by – April 15, 2011
They make over 200 Mp3 players and PMPs, now they also make tablets.
Arnova 10 capacitive RK2918 to be released in May
Posted by – April 14, 2011
Here’s the Arnova 10 with capacitive touch screen and the RK2918 ARM Cortex-A8 processor. At around $229 MSRP it could possibly become one of the best value 10.1″ ARM Cortex-A8 capacitive tablets on the market. It’s thin, uses most of the nice design features of the Archos 101 Internet Tablet released in October 2010, but removes the kick-stand (to lower cost), replaces some of the metallic design features with plastics (to lower cost), removes HDMI output (I need to let them confirm this, perhaps that was just removed on the prototype). This device uses the new 1.2Ghz Rockchip processor, with 1080p video codecs support (possibly all codecs at up to over 30mbitps high profile playback), new better graphics performance, but most importantly, this awesome 10.1″ tablet may be sold around $229/229€ at retail MSRP (with capacitive and rk2918), and there is a good chance Rockchip should be getting access to the Honeycomb source code soon (comon Google, give it to them sooner rather than later! (I have no idea if Rockchip has Honeycomb yet or not, I will try to interview Rockchip again about Honeycomb at China Sourcing Fair tomorrow)).
Uptek International Co Ltd makes Android TV Set-top-box
Posted by – April 14, 2011
Uptek explains how they are doing their Android based set-top-box with customized UI solutions, and even VOD stuff.
Commax 7″ 4:3 Telechips ARM11 9902 $155 tablets
Posted by – April 14, 2011
Here’s http://commax.cc they also do Telechips ARM11 based tablets.
Archos 7c Home Tablet, RK2918 Capacitive
Posted by – April 13, 2011
Welcome to Archos Shenzhen offices, Sandy Chen is Archos OEM sales director, she introduces the new Archos 7c Home Tablet, an updated Archos Home Tablet with capacitive screen and RK2918 ARM Cortex-A8 performance chip inside.
Review: $120 Hero H2000 MTK6516 Android Froyo Powered iphone4-copy
Posted by – April 13, 2011
I actually found this being sold at 780 renminbi ($120) at the Shenzhen Electronics Market the day after I bought it. So the price for this is actually as low as that. Also see my video review of the similar but even cheaper $87 FG8 3.5″ capacitive MTK6515 HTC Desire clone. And my video interview with Karasnn.com the probable manufacturer of this $120 MTK6516 Hero H2000 smartphone.
Here are the specs for this cool $120 Android Powered iphone4-copy:
Hero H2000
MTK6516 ARM9 460Mhz + 250Mhz DSP
Android 2.2 Froyo
2GB Flash storage, MicroSD expansion
3.5″ HVGA Capacitive touch screen
GSM/GPRS/EDGE Dual-SIM card slots (no 3G)
WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm stereo heaphones, 2 Megapixel back-facing, 0.3Megapixel front-facing cameras
I bought one of my H2000 from Sinoteck for $149 (969 renminbi) at http://bysino.net a partner of http://dhgate.com (they were exhibitor at the Shenzhen Electronics Fair) and the other I bought for $131 (850 renminbi) on the Shenzhen electronics market, then finding it being sold for $120 (780 renminbi) the day after.
Rockchip RK2918 for Smartphones
Posted by – April 13, 2011
Rockchip is moving strongly into bringing high-end smartphone functionality into the $200-$300 mid-range smartphone pricing, with 3G support and more. They are also providing their RK2818 series for sub-$100 Android smartphones with ARM9 performance.
Chang Jiang Android Smartphones
Posted by – April 13, 2011
Chang Jiang make some of the Mediatek 6516 based Android phones available in the Shenzhen market.
Karasnn.com Hero Android MTK6516 Smartphones
Posted by – April 13, 2011
They seem to be the guys making my Hero H2000 Android 3.5″ capacitive $120 iPhone4-copy smartphone.
ZXD $79 Android Phone
Posted by – April 13, 2011
Cheap Android smartphones based on MediaTek MT6516 dual-sim GSM.
iida mobile makes Android Smartphones
Posted by – April 13, 2011
Here are some Android Mediatek 6516 smartphones, they have different designs, resistive and capacitive.
Erathink.com Intel z550 Windows tablet
Posted by – April 13, 2011
Some thin looking Intel Atom x550 tablets, but they are still heavy, probably expensive, and probably don’t get very long battery runtime.
Geniatech explains their AmLogic Cortex-A9 Single Core Set-top-box
Posted by – April 12, 2011
Category: Set-top-boxes, Exclusive videos, AmLogic, China Sourcing Fair, Geniatech, Android, Google TV
Shenzhen Geniatech shows a pretty impressive ARM Cortex-A9 AmLogic (Single Core 800Mhz) Set-top-box which they have told me can actually be sold in bulk starting at $70, here I interview their product manager about their status, where they want to bring this product, if he thinks they could be getting Google TV software for this.
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Rayology.com $135 ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core 7″ Capacitive Tablet
Posted by – April 12, 2011
This is the first tablet that I have seen that is using the Renesas/NEC 1.2Ghz ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core processor platform (Renesas and NEC are collaborating on this ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core processor targeted at consumer electronics devices). I wonder how good this $135 Dual-Core Cortex-A9 tablet performs, I’ll try to get a sample to review further for you later during the next few days. Let me know what needs to get tested on this in the comments.
Shenzhen Behind the Scenes 2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker
Posted by – April 12, 2011
See how this small Chinese Android tablet maker makes it happen, how they do it, see UtopiaCN’s boss show his new 10″ Freescale i.MX51 powered Android tablet, with tea and cigarettes, meet the creator of the famous Apad Android Tablets line, he says he was the first to introduce the ipad-copies and that everyone else copied his copies. They specialize in making Freescale i.MX51 and later i.MX53 tablets, and they also have some AmLogic PCBs lying around. Find more information about them and order their products at http://utopiacn.com
Also watch my other videos in my series “Shenzhen Behind the Scenes“:
1: Hongda Factory tour
2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker
3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer
4: Walking around the Shenzhen smartphone market
5: 3Gnet Factory Tour
Shenzhen Behind the Scenes 3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer
Posted by – April 12, 2011
The PCB is the motherboard, it includes the ARM Processor, all the main components of an ARM Powered device. The PCB designer designs that PCB according to plan to fit a certain amount of functionality into a given price point. They take the ARM SoC and puts it on a compact motherboard design, one that fits in Android tablets, Smartphones and more. In this video you can see some of the young engineers working at http://richtechie.com on the current and future Freescale i.MX51 and i.MX53 designs that this PCB makers customers want to release to the market.
Also watch my other videos in my series “Shenzhen Behind the Scenes“:
1: Hongda Factory tour
2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker
3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer
4: Walking around the Shenzhen smartphone market
5: 3Gnet Factory Tour
Best of Shenzhen: $87 Android 3.5″ capacitive phone, MTK6516 FG8
Posted by – April 11, 2011
Here’s my initial video- and photo-review of this $87 Android smartphone that I found at the Shenzhen electronics market. It’s based on the ARM9 Mediatek MTK6516 processor, with Dual-SIM (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) support, Android Froyo 2.2 installed (seems smooth!), AGPS, 2Megapixel Camera, Bluetooth A2DP, the screen is a great 3.5″ capacitive touch screen, seems super! You read this right, this one now sells on the Shenzhen market for only $87 (565 Chinese Renminbi).
Here are the specs for this Mediatek MTK6516 ARM9 Based so-called FG8 Android phone:
MTK6516 ARM9 460Mhz + 260Mhz DSP (that can do certain video playback and other UI acceleration)
3.5″ Capacitive HVGA 480×320 screen
256MB RAM
Froyo Android 2.2 supported
Dual-SIM Card slots GSM Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900MHz works worldwide on GSM/GPRS/EDGA (no 3G HSDPA data speeds though)
WiFi, FM, Bluetooth A2DP, AGPS, 2Mpix Camera, Microphone, MicroSD card slot (up to 32GB), Mp4 playback support claimed, 3-4 hours talk time and 200 hours standby time claimed (I haven’t tested yet).
Here are some pictures of this awesome product (click thumbnails for the bigger photos on Google Picasaweb):
Let me know in the comments what features you would like me to test in my next videos of this device. If you can find links for realiable-looking online Shenzhen exporters for where to order, post the links to export stores in the comments, so interested people can try to order with worldwide shipping.
Thinkbook RK2818 Capacitive Froyo $100 tablets
Posted by – April 10, 2011
Thinkbook T-718 uses Rockchip 2818 with a 7″ capacitive touch screen, Froyo, for about $100 ordered in bulk. They also make it in 8″ and 10″ sizes, all capacitive.
NewWay Freescale i.MX515 Capacitive $244 Tablet
Posted by – April 10, 2011
szppm is showing this 9.7″ same quality as iPad1 LG touch screen, based on the Freescale i.MX515 it’s sold for $244 at retail price, thus can be gotten from them for a bunch cheaper in bulk.
