AllGo is presenting what may be one of the lowest cost ARM9 i.MX233 based Android device solution. For Tablets, PMPs, intelligent screens. AllGo provides Android software integration on the Freescale processors. The full Tablet with a 7″ WVGA screen and a battery could have a Bill Of Material cost of as low as $35.
Category: Android
Dell promotes the 5″ Android Tablet form factor
Here’s my review of the Dell Streak, 5″ capacitive Qualcomm Snapdragon powered Android Tablet, as posted by JKKmobile.com a few minutes after I first tried to use his unit at the recent Computex in Taiwan.
The 4.8″ to 5″ Android Tablet is in my opinion the coolest and the best size for a Tablet because it is the largest possible screen that fits in most pockets, thus this form factor Android tablet can be carried around everywhere with the largest screen size for web browsing and watching videos and launching apps always available.
Archos created and has been selling this form factor since 2003 with their release of the Archos AV300, back then the first large screen PMP device. Since 2005, Archos released the first WiFi enabled touch screen embedded Linux Qtopia based PMA430 and for over 9 months, the Android based Archos 5 Internet Tablet has been available on the market at $249 in Radio Shack.
The release of the Dell Streak is a good thing for Archos as it popularizes the form factor. Also, I believe Archos has some advantages even with their 9 month old Android product such as pricing with a 9 month old pricing that is at about half the launch price of the Dell Streak, support for all video codecs and high profile H264, larger storage capacities up to 500GB, HDMI output, USB host and a bunch of other features. Also, Archos is expected to release 45nm based OMAP3640 Android tablet devices by September, thus further improving on the features and on the price/value performance.
$99 Android e-ink e-reader platform enabled by Freescale i.MX51e and i.MX508
Posted by – June 14, 2010
I am a big fan of the e-reader market, it helps people read again, as TV and the Internet has taken over more and more of people’s time, the e-readers makes it possible to read any book, any article at any time with a quality up close near to paper quality.
I filmed an early Android e-ink prototype at CeBIT that was showcased by Gigabyte, now Freescale is pushing further the use of Android as the software stack for e-ink e-readers with the i.MX51e development board demonstrated in this video. This could mean awesome use of feed readers, where articles, blog posts could also be beamed from the Chrome browser extension directly to your Android based e-reader. The feature of adding text contents from your laptop to your e-reader could become really really powerful.
$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
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.
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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.
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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.
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
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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 $90 10″ PC100
DigiLife Tablet with built-in Projector
Posted by – June 3, 2010
A tablet unlike all the others! Made by a DigiLife, a producer of professional vga camcorders, it adds a built-in vga projector to a 10″ capacitive touchscreen.
OS: Android
Processor: Samsung Cortex A8
Target price: less than 200 US$ !!
Accenture Android Solutions
Posted by – June 2, 2010
3500 software engineers are at your service for customizing Android.
Exclusive: Pegatron 10″ capacitive Android Tablet
Posted by – June 2, 2010
This 10′ Tablet is manufactured by Pegatron and has a Freescale i.MX 51 processor.
Here are some of the specifications:
LVDS 10.1 1024×600 16:9
Camera (1.3Mpix)
Wifi n,
3G optional
BlueTooth
HDMI output
2 USB,
Sim slot
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Android Pavilion at Computex 2010
Posted by – June 2, 2010
Loads of cool, innovative products shown at the Android pavilion at Computex 2010.
Google Q&A: Chrome browser as just an app in Android Smartbooks?
Posted by – June 2, 2010
I was lucky to be able to ask Sundar Pichai, Google Vice President of Product Management some questions during the Google Cloud Computing Q&A session at the Computex 2010 consumer electronics conference in Taipei Taiwan. Here are the questions I was able to ask during the Q&A:
1. Chrome browser as just an app in Android Smartbooks? (this video)
2. Google Marketplace on Tablets?
3. Native Code to support video and photo editing in Chrome?
Google Q&A: Google Marketplace on Tablets?
Posted by – June 2, 2010
I was lucky to be able to ask Sundar Pichai, Google Vice President of Product Management some questions during the Google Cloud Computing Q&A session at the Computex 2010 consumer electronics conference in Taipei Taiwan. Here are the questions I was able to ask during the Q&A:
1. Chrome browser as just an app in Android Smartbooks?
2. Google Marketplace on Tablets? (this video)
3. Native Code to support video and photo editing in Chrome?
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$50 Android Set-top-box by Webia Technologies
Posted by – June 2, 2010
This is the $50 mass produced Android Google TV based on ARM Processors, that could be coming soon to revolutionize the way people get Internet and Interactive content on their TVs. The ARM Powered Google TV boxes will obviously be much cheaper, smaller and better than the ones using Intel. Look forward to lots of ARM Powered Google TV news to come on ARMdevices.net during the next days, weeks and months.
