Category: Chip provider

$88 5″ Android Tablet: Acorp EM501R

Posted by – June 10, 2010

Acorp is releasing the EM501R, 4.8″ Android Rockchip RK2808 powered tablet to be sold at only $88 (for distributors buying at least 1000 pieces). This is the Acorp 5″ Rockchip 600mhz ARM9 based Android tablet. This sized tablet fits just fine in most pockets and provides better view of web browser, video and apps than on a 3.5″ phone.

JKKmobile.com: Viliv X10 Android tablet

Posted by – June 10, 2010

Here’s JKKmobile.com filming the new Viliv Android Samsung ARM Cortex A8 Powered tablet:

Source: http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/2010/06/viliv-x10-android-tablet-at-computex.html

Acer Stream: New 3.7″ 1 GHz Android Phone

Posted by – June 9, 2010

Acer is launching this new 3.7″ AMOLED, 1ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon based Android 2.1 phone with the new customized Acer user interface layer on top of Android.

Malata SMB-A1011, 10 Inch Capacitive Android Tablet

Posted by – June 9, 2010

This tablet has a nice design, it’s compact and light for a 10″ capacitive Android tablet. It comes with a HDMI output for 1080p video output, USB host ports, is based on the ARM Cortex A9 based Nvidia Tegra 2 processor.

Here are the specs:

Processor: Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core ARM Cortex A9 at 1ghz
Screen: 10.1″ 16:9 1024×600 Capacitive touch-screen
Storage: 512MB to 1GB SLC, 2GB to 32GB iNand (depending on the chosen configuration)
RAM: 512MB to 1GB DDR2 (depending on the chosen configuration)
Inputs/outputs: Mini USB, Mini HDMI output, Headphones, MicroSD
Connectivity: WiFi b/g, Bluetooth (optional)
Other: G-sensor, built-in stereo speakers
Battery: 3500mAh lithium polymer
OS: Android 2.1
Size: 253 x 164 x 12.5mm
Weight: 660gr

Ubiquituous QuickBoot, 1-second Android boot

Posted by – June 8, 2010

Android usually takes about 30 seconds to boot. Ubiquituous, somehow, has made their QuickBoot solution to work for the Freescale i.MX51 processor, where Android can boot in about 1 second. In this video a full Android OS is demonstrated booting from complete power off in about 1 second.

Pocketbook 602

Posted by – June 8, 2010

The Pocketbook 602 is a new touch screen, WiFi, Bluetooth, anti-glare matte resistive 6″ e-ink e-reader.

Linaro, new company to make ARM compatible software

Posted by – June 4, 2010
Category: Software, IBM

ARM, IBM, Freescale, Samsung, TI, ST Ericsson are the founding members of a new not-for-profit open source software engineering company called Linaro.

Linaro plans to invest resources in open source projects that can be used on all Linux-based distributions like Android, LiMo, MeeGo, Ubuntu, and webOS. The goal is to provide stable and optimized base for creating new optimized tools for developers along with kernel, middleware, and more validated for a wide range of SoCs every six months.

Find more informations: http://linaro.org

Source: http://dailytech.com

Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660, the third generation, 45nm dual-core 1.2ghz

Posted by – June 4, 2010

At Computex 2010, Qualcomm announced the sampling of their third generation Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660, it’s a 45nm process, dual-core 1.2ghz. Here’s an interview with Mark Frankel, product manager of the Snapdragon processors at Qualcomm.

ZTE V7 4″ Maemo device

Posted by – June 4, 2010

A new design for a 4″ 800×480, Marvell PXA310 based Maemo Linux device, with the integrated thumb keyboard below the screen. Built-in camera for video-conferencing and GPS.

Foxconn 7″ Capacitive Android Tablet

Posted by – June 4, 2010

Cool looking, low cost, Qualcomm MSM7227 based Android Tablet, made by Foxconn.

Dell Streak Android Tablet

Posted by – June 4, 2010

So this is the first 4.8″ capacitive Android tablet, to be released at $500 or more (with unlocked 3G) according to rumors. Dell has been working on this for a while as Michael Dell first showed it to Techcrunch at Davos in January.

Inventec Kayak, low cost 3G/2G phone with built-in computer

Posted by – June 4, 2010

Based on Qualcomm’s Brew OS, this is a very basic phone for use on wireless networks in developing countries, where copper networks aren’t available but where the 2G and 3G networks already are. This Brew OS is basic and fast even on this MSM7227 based device. It offer Opera Mobile browser, some basic games and a few other basic apps.

Besta 10″ Samsung ARM Cortex A8 Laptop prototype

Posted by – June 4, 2010

Here’s a Smartbook based on the Samsung ARM Cortex A8 processor. it runs Windows CE 6. Made by manufacturer Besta. It seems pretty fast at browsing the web.

Acer Android Phone beTouch E120

Posted by – June 3, 2010

The new Low-End Android (1.6) Phone by Acer with a 2.8″ resistive LCD touchscreen, a 3 MP camera powered by a new ST Ericsson Processor.

Acer Android Phone beTouch E130

Posted by – June 3, 2010

It has a 2.6″ TFT LCD screen, a 3.2 MP camera.
OS: Android 1.6
Processor: ST Ericsson PNX 6715, 416 MHz

DigiLife Camera Projector DDV-JF1

Posted by – June 3, 2010

A good looking, perfectly pocketable, digital camcorder combined with a projector that will cost between 220 and 250 US$.

VIA Technologies WonderMedia Android Tablet and Laptop solutions

Posted by – June 3, 2010

VIA Technologies ARM processors are powering the cheap Android Laptops I filmed such as the $65 FirstView PC706V and the $90 10″ PC100

Ubuntu 10.4 on Marvell Armada 510

Posted by – June 3, 2010

DigiLife Tablet with built-in Projector

Posted by – June 3, 2010

A tablet unlike all the others! Made by a DigiLife, a producer of professional vga camcorders, it adds a built-in vga projector to a 10″ capacitive touchscreen.
OS: Android
Processor: Samsung Cortex A8
Target price: less than 200 US$ !!

Sharp PC-T1 Ubuntu Tablet

Posted by – June 2, 2010

This is the tablet version of the Netwalker on sale in Japan. It has a resistive touchscreen and is powered by a Freescale i.MX51 processor.