Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-27 Thread Kay C Lan
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Kay C Lan wrote: > 5 who bought iPads (well put their name on a list because the 3Gs were all > sold out) were all 60+ and some mentioned they had a Kindle and the main > purpose of the iPad purchase was to read. > > Just had another opportunity to pop into an Ap

RE: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread Lynn Fredricks
> Looks interesting > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOL8V2IBq8 > > > I bought one to play around with.. It would be great if you guys would give the rest of us feedback on how well it works. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software http://www.paradigmasoft.com Valent

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread Chipp Walters
Looks interesting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOL8V2IBq8 I bought one to play around with.. On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Lynn Fredricks < lfredri...@proactive-intl.com> wrote: > > http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.39169%7Er.29767964%7 > > Er.96035782> > > > > I don't have

RE: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread Lynn Fredricks
> http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.39169%7Er.29767964%7 > Er.96035782> > > I don't have it yet, but I will report here how it performs. > I already plan to update the firmware based on reports that > some bugs will be fixed, and it should improve responsiveness > and battery life too.

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread Roger . E . Eller
On 05/24/2010 at 08:04 AM, Wayne Durden wrote: > Roger, > > Have you already the product in hand? If so, how is your experience? > > Wayne > > > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 7:50 AM, wrote: > >> Ian Wood wrote: >> P.S. Anyone know what the retail price is for something like that? >> >> I bought mine

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread wayne durden
Roger, Have you already the product in hand? If so, how is your experience? Wayne On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 7:50 AM, wrote: > Ian Wood wrote: > > P.S. Anyone know what the retail price is for something like that? > > I bought mine here: > > Retail: $99.90 > http://www.dealextreme.com/details

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Ian Wood wrote: > P.S. Anyone know what the retail price is for something like that? I bought mine here: Retail: $99.90 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.39169~r.29767964~r.96035782 The firmware can be updated too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTuGXbEnI_4 ~Roger Eller

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread René Micout
In France also. My mother is 83 years old, she has ordered an iPad and branching ADSL Internet access. This will be the first computer in his life ... Le 24 mai 2010 à 03:24, Kay C Lan a écrit : > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:08 AM, wrote: > >> I see these low cost pad type devices becoming the

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Kay C Lan
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:08 AM, wrote: > I see these low cost pad type devices becoming the future grandpa's > computer. > > Have to agree with this one. My completely unscientific survey at an Apple store recently noted that of all 6 purchases I witnessed, 1 was a Uni student who bought a Mac

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Ian Wood
Note that the battery capacity is only 1600mAh so battery life won't be too amazing with the 7" screen. At least it has non-iPad app icons over the familiar background, unlike the 8" model which just has the standard iPad home screen comped in on the rendered images. ;-) http://www.euogo.

RE: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Lynn Fredricks
> http://www.euogo.com/7-inch-google-android-16-tablet-pc-umpc-m id-notebook-with-wifi_p229.html Really nice price too! Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software http://www.paradigmasoft.com Valentina SQL Server: The Ultra-fast, Royalty Free Database Server ___

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Richard Gaskin
Roger.E.Eller wrote: Lynn, You just cured my Android buying fever. I may still grab a low-end tablet just to play around with the OS and gain some familiarity, but I will wait until we see what minimum version Rev supports before getting something better. The great thing about technology pur

RE: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Roger . E . Eller
>> True, but I don't want to bug friends for every test. I >> believe the market is ripe. I know more people with Android >> phones than with iPhones actually. > > I agree. And yes, the market certainly is big enough now. But also, I don't > think Android support is going to happen this week for Re

RE: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Lynn Fredricks
> > So, the cheapest way to test Rev on Android devices would > be to just > > know someone who has one. If you don't know anyone who has > an Android > > phone, then maybe it's not a big enough market yet. > > True, but I don't want to bug friends for every test. I > believe the market is ri

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Richard Gaskin
Roger.E.Eller wrote: Has the Rev team stated which version of Android will be the minimum spec - 1.5, 1.6 or 2.x? I haven't read anything from RunRev specifying their stance on versions, but most of the world is now targeting 2.2 ("Froyo") and forward. The earlier versions were useful in ga

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Colin Holgate wrote: > The Android SDK comes with a simulator, although I haven't > needed to use it. Instead, I just post the APK files online, > and my colleague who has an Android phone just goes to that > link, and the app installs. I knew about the simulator, but when it comes to a touch scr

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Colin Holgate
The Android SDK comes with a simulator, although I haven't needed to use it. Instead, I just post the APK files online, and my colleague who has an Android phone just goes to that link, and the app installs. So, the cheapest way to test Rev on Android devices would be to just know someone who h

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Roger . E . Eller
> Ruslan Zasukhin wrote: >> And ... No promise that next version of Android OS will work on this device. >> So you will be happy to trash it. Someday soon, I can imagine major newspapers providing similar very-low-cost (disposable) Android tablets as their 'green initiative'. Think about it... a

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Sarah Reichelt
> And ... No promise that next version of Android OS will work on this device. > So you will be happy to trash it. > > IMO this is the most weak place of Android ... > > They go by MS way -- any hardware, open devices ... As result incredible > zoo. Tons of drivers ... Overloaded systems ... Yes,

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Ruslan Zasukhin
On 23/5/10 5:35 AM, "Colin Holgate" wrote: And ... No promise that next version of Android OS will work on this device. So you will be happy to trash it. IMO this is the most weak place of Android ... They go by MS way -- any hardware, open devices ... As result incredible zoo. Tons of drivers

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-22 Thread Roger . E . Eller
stephen barncard wrote: > I would worry about this paragraph - they seem to be on the edge of the law. > > I sense Hong Kong here. > > Do i have to pay custom taxes and duties? > No, you don't have to. We will mark the Apad as gift at very low value > so that you can avoid paying custom taxes a

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-22 Thread Mark Wieder
Roger- Saturday, May 22, 2010, 8:04:48 PM, you wrote: > Mark - What's an eeePad? Is it like the eeePC (I have one)? Or is it > another Android device? I definitely want an Android device since that is > where revMobile is going. Nothing's definite about the eeePad yet, I've seen some conflicting

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-22 Thread stephen barncard
I would worry about this paragraph - they seem to be on the edge of the law. I sense Hong Kong here. Do i have to pay custom taxes and duties? No, you don't have to. We will mark the Apad as gift at very low value so that you can avoid pay

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-22 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Mark Wieder wrote: > Colin- > > Saturday, May 22, 2010, 7:35:58 PM, you wrote: > >> There are a number of things you might want to worry about: > > The one I'd worry about is "Sorry, we don't accept Paypal, we accept > credit card payment via Moneybookers." I'm holding out for more news > on the e

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-22 Thread Mark Wieder
Colin- Saturday, May 22, 2010, 7:35:58 PM, you wrote: > There are a number of things you might want to worry about: The one I'd worry about is "Sorry, we don't accept Paypal, we accept credit card payment via Moneybookers." I'm holding out for more news on the eeePad myself. -- -Mark Wieder m

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-22 Thread Colin Holgate
There are a number of things you might want to worry about: The resolution is the same as the 4 inch Android phones. The screen is two inches smaller than the iPad. The CPU is 1/2-1/3 of the speed of other Android devices. It's perhaps close to the speed of an iPhone 3GS, but it has 2.5 times t