Jawei shows their latest range of E Ink based e-readers, starting at $40 for a 4.3″ E Ink e-reader without touch, $66 for 6″ without touch, add a bit for touch. Minimum order quantity is 2K.
Eken sells about 300K tablet per month. They sell 800K PCBs for tablet per month. They show ultra thin 7″ IPS, $47 for VIA 8801 single-core ARM Cortex-A9 with 512MB RAM, $56 for the 7″ Allwinner A20 800×480 and a bunch more.
SmartCandy is perhaps the worlds smallest Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 HDMI Stick yet on the market. Here showing how they have optimized the size of the ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-core PCB design to fit in the smallest form factor. 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash. The Wi-Fi is external on the special Micro-USB cable, that also includes USB Host. They can also make that cable with 3 USB Host ports and an Ethernet port for $2 more. Smartvote starts shipping the Quad-core HDMI Stick in the middle of of May.
Filmed at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2013
Acemax shows their AmLogic AML8726-MX based Dual-core Set-top-box. The bulk price (1K orders or larger) start at around $45. Android 4.2.1 is installed. XBMC support. 80 people in the factory. Acemax also shows their Allwinner A31 HDMI Stick to be sold for about $65 in bulk. Acemax even shows a $70 1080p helmet action video camera. Next step will include a remote control touch-screen like a watch.
Filmed at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2013
Archos presents this $129 1280×800 7″ IPS tablet, Titanium is currently on the Rockchip RK3066, I guess Archos might make a 7″ Platinum with RK3188 soon also (to be confirmed).
Filmed at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2013
Amaway started making Android tablets last August (before it was smartphones), they now sell 40K tablets per month. Amaway sells $90 7″ 1280×800 IPS A31S, $160 A31 retina, $190 13.3″ RK3066 (RK3188 soon also). Doubling RAM to 2GB is $12 more. $4-$5 more for 16GB flash instead of 8GB.
Filmed at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2013
6 months ago, I filmed Onyx showing the first Android E Ink e-reader prototype. Now Onyx International shows their new 4.3″ E Ink Android phone with a front light. Onyx also shows their first 6″ Android based E Ink e-reader also with a front light. Onyx is thus now fully focusing on Android on E Ink, for Android E Ink phones and Android E Ink e-readers. Check back soon at http://ARMdevices.net for more news from Onyx on their latest and upcoming Android E Ink devices!
Filmed at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2013
Sawink shows some of their latest cheap Android tablets. Their new Allwinner A20 dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 tablet with 800×480 7″ touch screen is just $45.8 when bought in bulk. They also show their new Rockchip RK3168 dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 tablet for $46.9 in bulk. RAM/Flash/Camera configurations to confirm when you contact them. They also show $133 A31S 9.7″ 1024×768 IPS. This video also features prices for screen resolution upgrades and more. They sell about 100K tablets per month and employ about 200 people in their factory.
Here’s perhaps the best “ipad mini style” (exact same ipad mini 7.85″ screen) that are now invading the Shenzhen market. Are those too similar to the ipad mini to be sold legally in Europe and the USA? Is it at all possible to design a tablet using that 7.85″ screen that doesn’t look like an ipad mini clone? What kind of flexibility does a tablet maker have when using that 7.85″ screen? Cube U35GT uses the iPad Mini screen size, this video features all the prices for the different RAM, Flash, camera configurations or more.
Epudo shows some of their latest tablets, 1024×768 9.7″ tablets, some about the price for Retina, $75 8″ Allwinner A20, $135 A31 10.1″ 1280×800. They sell about 150K tablets per month with 300 workers in the factory.
Shenzhen Jia Chuang Bo Technology Ltd. provides professional OEM and ODM services to the tablet industry. They have a number of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Lines, some of which are constantly dedicated to the manufacture of well-known namebrands. The video provides a nice visual overview of the company’s manufacuring process – beginning with SMT lines to make the PCBA, After Welding (ie. soldering), PCBA Testing, Assembly Line, Packaging Line, QA Testing, and a final Aging Area. They were showing a number of their products – including an Actions 7029 quad-core with an IPS screen (1024 x 800), with an MOQ of 1K pieces it sells for $130. Another device incorporating 3G with an Allwinner A10 processor and IPS screen for $143 at an MOQ of 1K. Going forward, they are primarily focusing on Dual and Quad core designs. A 7″ design with 3G, IPS, Allwinner A10 and a similar configuration was quoted at $96. They offered sleek, sturdy looking metal case designs. The company’s customer base is heavily concentrated in Asia, with secondary sales to Europe. The company has a good description of their products and services at http://www.jcbkj.com/.