Here’s how the http://timingpower.com RK3188 Quad-core HDMI Stick Mini PC is being assembled. The first part of the process involves attaching a components to the PCB. The next part of the assembly process involves putting the PCB in the case and attaching the cover. The next part of the manufacturing process involves testing and powering on the Android mini pcs. The final part of the process involves packaging and delivery.
RK3188 HDMI Stick Mini PC SMT Line
Posted by – September 25, 2013
This is how the http://timingpower.com RK3188 Android Mini PC PCBs are being made at the SMT Line. This SMT manufacturing process is highly technical despite the simple nature of the products themselves. Printer like machines are used to attach components to the PCBs. However despite the automation and highly technical aspects much of the manufacturing process much of it still done by hand such as adding male and female connectors, installing Android, or inspecting the PCBs themselves. After the SMT process is complete assembly and testing is done.
Rifda Transparent LCD
Posted by – September 24, 2013
Rifda is a Shenzhen based producer of transparent LCDS. The transparent LCDS make it into products such as 3D glasses as well as point of sale products for banks.
Alcatel One Touch Hero Pico Projector and TV Link
Posted by – September 24, 2013
The pico projector accessory enables one to output anything that the One Touch Hero displaying onto another surface. The pico projector is powered by the phone through the docking connector using an HDMI signal. The projector technology is a yet produced laser beam technology from an unspecified partner. The device lacks wired HDMI support and instead uses miracast for TV output. The TV link accessory provides Miracast wireless display support to TVs lack that functionality. The Miracast TV stick has a broadcom Arm processor in it. The TV link won’t be included but the price should be less than 50 USD. The price of the pico project remains unspecified.
Alcatel One Touch Hero SmartCovers with LED, Wireless Charging and BT Phone
Posted by – September 24, 2013
Another accessory for the Alcatel One Touch Hero includes a LED smart cover which can be used to display notifications and system functions such as displaying the time or music visualization. The power consumption of the LED smart cover is very low at 1mah. When no notifications or system functions are displayed the cover will not display anything and will look like a regular cover. The wireless charging cover and LED Smart cover will be included in some markets. The One Touch Hero also has it is phone accesory that connects by bluetooth and enables phone calls and SMS without using the device itself. The Phone accessory will included with the One Touch Hero. The phone accessory can also play music and find the device if it is lost.
Innos Qualcomm based Smartphones
Posted by – September 23, 2013
Innos is a Chinese producer of Android smartphones. Innos primarily targets Asian and European markets. Innos makes around 200,000 – 300,000 phones per month. Innos is a licensee of Qualcomm. Innos also makes products for other brands.
Products Include:
D10 – 5″ Full HD OGS screen smartphone with A Qualcomm processor and 3000mah (6000mah). The price should be 250 Euro.
i2 – 4.3″ QHD Smartphone with Qualcomm Quad Core processor. The price is 200 Euro.
d9 – 4.3″ QHD Dual core MSM 8225 with a 4160mah battery. The price is around 200 Euro.
i6 – 4.5″ QHD Qualcomm processor. The Price is around 200 Euros. Not much was given in the way of specifications.
More information about Innos can be found at http://www.innos.co/en/
Luckystar Tablet Factory Tour (40-minutes!)
Posted by – September 23, 2013
40-minute Tour at the Luckystar Aoson Tablet Factory. Follow this huge traveling shot around the whole Luckystar Aoson factory, workers are assembling Allwinner, Rockchip, Actions, AmLogic based tablets in several sizes, outputting thousands per day which are being sold all over the world.
Also watch these Luckystar Aoson latest product demonstration videos:
$60 7″ 1024×600 ATM7029 M2723 by Luckystar Aoson
Luckystar Aoson M739K, $54 7″ WVGA RK3168
$72 7″ 1280×800 IPS Allwinner A31s ($95 for 3G) by Luckystar Aoson
$53 A20 1024×600, 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash by Luckystar
Luckystar Aoson Contact information (please only contact them if you are serious about buying a bulk of minimum 1000 pieces) (please tell them you watched the video):
Anson Yi
Mobile: 86-13510992428
Telephone: 86-755-83495999-657
ydxgps@luckystar.com.cn
http://luckystar.com.cn
http://szaoson.com
Luckystar Offices and SMT Line
Posted by – September 23, 2013
Showing the Luckystar Aoson Sales, Marketing, Management Offices and their SMT Lines where they output more than 1200 PCBs for Tablets per day per SMT Line (they have at least 2 SMT Lines, and it can be expanded to more if needed).
Also watch these Luckystar Aoson videos:
$60 7″ 1024×600 ATM7029 M2723 by Luckystar Aoson
Luckystar Aoson M739K, $54 7″ WVGA RK3168
$72 7″ 1280×800 IPS Allwinner A31s ($95 for 3G) by Luckystar Aoson
$53 A20 1024×600, 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash by Luckystar
Luckystar Aoson Contact information (please only contact them if you are serious about buying a bulk of minimum 1000 pieces) (please tell them you watched the video):
Anson Yi
Mobile: 86-13510992428
Telephone: 86-755-83495999-657
ydxgps@luckystar.com.cn
http://luckystar.com.cn
http://szaoson.com
Panasonic Lumix GX7, sub-$1000 (without lense) compact Micro Four Thirds Mirrorless camera
Posted by – September 22, 2013
Panasonic launches their new Lumix GX7 compact Micro 4/3 Mirorrless camera with interchangeable lenses, showing it for the first time for people to try it out at IFA 2013. The Panasonic GX7 has classical retro-like analogue designs in silver and black styles and features modern cutting edge technology. The camera supports the latest new Panasonic lenses and also supports the usage of older lenses with adapters. The small size of the camera doesn’t prevent it from offering better image quality even than the Panasonic GH3 (which is the camera I use since January of this year). The quality offered by the GX7 is one of the best of any camera on the market today. Panasonic has developed a whole new sensor. The retail Price is about 1000 Euros in Europe and about $1000 in the USA. The GX7 offers basic video recording features similar to the GH3 but is not designed with that functionality in mind (does not support mini-jack audio input for example). Panasonic’s Lumix cameras are designed and manufactured in Japan. Panasonic itself has been manufacturing cameras for years often for other brand names. Panasonic also made cameras before they introduced the Lumix brand name in 2008. How soon for Panasonic’s consumer 4K cameras? Will there be a sub-$2000 Lumix GH4 with 4K support next year?
My 11-year old cousin Henry at the Panasonic IFA 2013 Booth Tour
Posted by – September 22, 2013
Henry shows around the Panasonic booth at the IFA 2013 consumer electronics show in Berlin Germany. You can see Henry’s other IFA 2013 Booth tours here:
Henry’s Samsung IFA 2013 Booth Tour
Henry’s Toshiba IFA 2013 Booth Tour
Henry’s LG IFA 2013 Booth Tour
Toshiba Excite Pro and Toshiba Excite Write
Posted by – September 22, 2013
Toshiba presents their latest Excite Pro Android tablet. The Toshiba Excite Pro features a 2560×1600 resolution and a Tegra4 processor. The price for the Excite Pro is 429 Euros and 479 euros for the version with a keyboard. The Excite Pro is available in Europe soon after IFA is over. The Excite Write is Toshiba’s Other Tablet with features similar to the pro but it has a Wacom digitizer added on. The Excite Pro is 599 Euro. The Excite Pro is also available as a keyboard bundle.
iDoit Gaming and Multimedia Products
Posted by – September 21, 2013
Idoit is a Korea based producer of consumer electronics such as gaming and multimedia products. The Gam.r is a game console attachment for Android smartphones. The Gam.r was demonstrated using a Galaxy Note 2. The Gam.r controller attachment is also available for the Galaxy S3 or S4. The Gam.r should retail for 60 Euros including the miracast dongle. The Cliq.r acts a remote control for your smartphone enabiling it to be used as a set top box. The iDuo is a Bluetooth adapter that outputs your phones screen to HDMI. The iDuo Vu acts as a second screen for any MHL compatible smartphone. Idoit’s core business is making TV sattellites.
Nobody at iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C launch in Shenzhen China
Posted by – September 20, 2013
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos
China Unicom tells me they sold 20 iPhone 5S today in the first 5 hours at their main Shenzhen store. Shenzhen is the smartphone center of the world. iPhone5s $930 iPhone5c $770 in China. Nobody cares at iPhone5s/c launch day here in Shenzhen China. You can buy Android iPhones here for $30, Android is 31 times cheaper than a “real” Apple device! How many Chinese people want to spend 2 months salary for an Apple factory worker (working 65+ hours a week) into buying a new phone?
MT6589 7″/7.85″ 3G Tablet Factory Tour, Next Generation Communications
Posted by – September 16, 2013
Here’s a tour at the $120 7″ 1280×800 and $130 7.85″ 1024×768 3G-enabled tablet factory in Shenzhen China. You can watch the presentation of these two tablets that are being manufactured here:
$120 7″ 1280×800 3G MT6589 by Next Generation Communications
$130 7.85″ 1024×768 MT6589 with 3G by Next Generation Communications
Next Generation Communications Contact information (please only contact them if you are serious about buying a bulk of at least 1000 units) (please tell them you watched the video):
Joanna Guo
Mobile: +86 15920043784
Telephone: 86-755-3661-5168
joannaguo@nxtgen.com.cn
http://nxtgen.com.cn
Bright Future’s latest Mediatek Smartphones
Posted by – September 16, 2013
Bright Future is a Shenzhen based maker of consumer electronics. Bright Future bases their smartphones on Mediatek platforms. The price difference between 6589 and 6589T is 2.5 USD. Bright Future sells about 80,000 phones every month. Bright Future mostly targets Europe and South Asia.
Products Include:
B645 – a 6.45″ Full HD screen smartphone with a MTK 6589t processor. The price is 243 USD in bulk.
B608 – 6″ HD (1280×720) screen smartphone with a MTK 6589 processor. The price is 168 USD in bulk.
H602 – 6″ HD (1280×720) screen smartphone with a unspecified MTK dual core processor. The price is 120 USD in bulk.
H572 – 5.7″ HD (1280×720) screen smartphone with a MTK 6577. The price is 135 USD in bulk.
H53 – 5.3″ HD (1280×720) screen smartphone with a MTK 6577. The price is 110 USD in bulk.
B501Q3 -5″ HD (1280×720) or QHD (960×540) screen smartphone with a MTK 6589m processor. The price is 138 USD for QHD or 158 USD for HD in bulk.
B5012F – 5″ (1280×720) OGS screen smartphone with MTK 6589m processor. The price is 158 USD.
B4513 – 4.5″ QHD (960×540) screen with MTK 6572 processor. The price is 74 USD in bulk. The design resembles a HTC One.
Bright Future also makes a variety of devices MTK 6577a processors a downgraded version of the MTK 6577. The prices start at 49 USD.
Archos Childpad
Posted by – September 16, 2013
The Archos Childpad is a 10″ or 8″ rugged tablet aimed at the younger audience. The Childpad has a toy bear Mp3 player attached to it for the purpose of playing audio files away from the tablet, it works by having music dragged to it. The Bear Mp3 player charges through the tablet. The price is targetted to have a retail price of about 160 Euro for 10.1″ and 130 Euro for 8. The 8″ version lacks a handle and lack the bear MP3 player. Expect the product to launch around October or November.
E Ink SmartCover for Alcatel One Touch Hero
Posted by – September 15, 2013
The Alcatel One Touch Hero has a E Ink display cover which can display system functions and can act as a second screen for reading ebooks. The E Ink cover attaches to the device using a docking pin on the side of the device. The E Ink screen by displaying content rather than having the LCD do it you save power. The final version of the cover will have the ability to magnetically clip to the back. The E Ink cover at this time only supports the built in e-reader app but 3rd support should come in the future. The One touch hero has a 6″ full hd screen with pen support, the MT6589T 1.5Ghz Quad-core processor, 8gb and 16gb options with Micro SD expansion, 2gb of ram, and 3400mah battery.
Guest Post: changing the concept of hdmi tv dongles
Posted by – September 15, 2013
Category: HDMI Sticks, Opinions
This is a Guest Post by Alex Marinho. Do you want to write guest posts on ARMdevices.net? Send me an email charbax@gmail.com and let me know what you want to write about.
I love computers and I am fascinated by them, and the idea that i can mount my own computer with my hands like lego and this has in the 90’s. Now we have mini pcs or hdmi tv dongles small computers that you can put in your pocket but they have some faults.
1-Internal wifi with bad performance, solution for this issue, external antennas that were implemented by the manufactures (see cozyswan s400 hdmi tv dongle and others)
2-A audio combo jack,is important for people that have lcd monitor’s that dont have speakers, they need the audio combo jack (see MK806 hdmi tv dongle)
3-A 2-pin connector for a fan and holes to fix the fan into the board, for heating problems.
4-change the usb 2.0 to usb 3.0 for better performance (see hardkernel odroid xu+E)
5-the storage issue, all hdmi dongles have nand flash that is welded and you cannot remove to upgrade, only by microsd card.
People nowadays use microsd cards to install linux and to boot from the card but a youtube user posted that booting from a microsd card is not very fast and the performance is not very spectacular.(30MBps)
So the best solution is using a Emmc card with a connector in the bottom-160 Mbps (see hardkernel)
so with paint and gimp i altered some pictures of hdmi tv dongles that i found in the internet to show you what I considered should be the perfect Hdmi tv dongle
In this first picture I added by paint some holes and a 2-pin fan connector to put a “future” fan like this (photo from a russian web site)
In the third picture, I removed by paint the NAND FLASH and I added a Emmc connector. And the combo audio connector because a lot of people that I know they dont have speakers in their lcd monitor.
In the market there is already a company (hardkernel) selling this emmc cards with connectors, but is very expensive if every company that does hdmi tv dongles adopt this standard i think that the price will come down, and everyone can altered their storage very easy.
I am writing this post to show people that they can present good ideas to change the statuos quo of the designs of the hdmi tv dongles or mini pc.
And manufactures could see what can they do to change for a better way the mini pc.
$30 Allwinner A13 7″ Android Tablet Factory Tour, ZXS ZhiXingSheng
Posted by – September 15, 2013
ZXS is a 7-year old electronics factory in Shenzhen, selling many Tablets and Car DVR’s at the moment. The market is USA, Baltic countries and the middle-east. This is a tour of the $30 Android Tablet ZXS factory. Shows sales staff working on the computers. Next, the unpacking of PCBs. Allwinner A13 based PCBs. Then filming the final assembly only to go back to other parts of the assembly. After the factories receive the PCBs, screens are attached. After screens are attached touch panels are attached. After touch panels are attached batteries are attached soon after. The camera module is then attached next. Then Android is installed on all the different devices using a boot firmware install MicroSD card. After Android is installed the Wifi module is tested. The final part of the manufacturing process is packaging and sending the products to other parts of the world. Last shown is the warehouse with all the components arriving for use in the manufacturing of tablets. ZXS expects to manufacture 90,000 tablets per month by next year.
You can contact ZXS for enquiry about bulk or 5-sample orders here:
1)
Sales & Marketing Vice manager
Shenzhen Zhixingsheng Electronic Co.,Ltd
Add: F/4, East Zone No.8 ,F Building ,High And New Industrial Park ShangXue, Ji Hua Road, BanTian, LongGang District, Shenzhen, China
Tel: 86-755-89390389
Mobile:+86 13392875348
Fax: 86-755-89390139
Skype: robert.wongzxs
Wechat: +86 13392875348
E-mail: sales03@sz-zxs.com
Web: www.sz-zxs.com/en
Alibaba website: http://sz-zxs.en.alibaba.com/
2)
Shenzhen Zhixingsheng Electronic Co.,Ltd
Add: F/4, East Zone No.8 ,F Building ,High And New Industrial Park ShangXue, Ji Hua Road, BanTian, LongGang District, Shenzhen, China
Tel: 86-755-89390389
Mobile:+86 133 9287 6348
Fax: 86-755-89390139
Skype: zxs-bernice
Wechat: zxsbernice
E-mail: sales04@sz-zxs.com
Web: www.sz-zxs.com/en
Alibaba website: http://sz-zxs.en.alibaba.com/
Latest ZXS ZhiXingSheng Android Tablet Range
Here are the latest products being made by the ZXS ZhiXingSheng factory. There’s a 7″ Android tablet with a Allwinner A13 processor. Another version of the A13 product is available with 2g Dual sim functionality and is available for 60 USD in bulk. A single sim 2g version is available for 50 USD in bulk. A 3G model of the A13 tablet with a single sim card is also available for 60 USD. A smaller version of the Allwinner A13 model is available with a thinner bezel. The Allwinner A13 tablet is also still available in 9″ size. The 9″ model sells for about 50 USD in bulk. The 9″ also has a 2g model for 78 USD. Another tablet that was shown was a 7″ 1024×600 MTK6577 based Android tablet with dual sim functionality. An 10″ tablet with a dual core Allwinner A10 was also shown. A 7″ Allwinner A20 tablet was shown available for 60 USD. The MTK model has a 3800mah battery that can last 4.5 hours on video playback. The MTK models sells for around 70 USD in bulk. The MTK model is available in multiple colors and finishes. ZXS mostly targets the US and European markets with their products. Prices of products show here are just for reference and are not final and can be negotiated. ZXS also makes car DVRs.
You can contact ZXS for enquiry about bulk or 5-sample orders here:
1)
Sales & Marketing Vice manager
Shenzhen Zhixingsheng Electronic Co.,Ltd
Add: F/4, East Zone No.8 ,F Building ,High And New Industrial Park ShangXue, Ji Hua Road, BanTian, LongGang District, Shenzhen, China
Tel: 86-755-89390389
Mobile:+86 13392875348
Fax: 86-755-89390139
Skype: robert.wongzxs
Wechat: +86 13392875348
E-mail: sales03@sz-zxs.com
Web: www.sz-zxs.com/en
Alibaba website: http://sz-zxs.en.alibaba.com/
2)
Shenzhen Zhixingsheng Electronic Co.,Ltd
Add: F/4, East Zone No.8 ,F Building ,High And New Industrial Park ShangXue, Ji Hua Road, BanTian, LongGang District, Shenzhen, China
Tel: 86-755-89390389
Mobile:+86 133 9287 6348
Fax: 86-755-89390139
Skype: zxs-bernice
Wechat: zxsbernice
E-mail: sales04@sz-zxs.com
Web: www.sz-zxs.com/en
Alibaba website: http://sz-zxs.en.alibaba.com/
