Possibly the Kindle Fire. I still think you are talking $200. Walmart has a few for under $100 as does Target. I'm a bit concerned about some of these off-brand tablets though, but for hacking purposes you might be in luck.
On 08/19/2012 02:12 PM, Shankar Viswanathan wrote: > HH folks, > > I'd like to get my 2.5 year old son's sticky fingers off my wife's > shiny Nexus7 tablet, so I'm looking for a cheap (~$100) Android tablet > that I could let him use. If at all possible, I would like one that I > can root and attempt to boot into alternate OS'es (e.g. Ubuntu) for my > hacking pleasure. > > Here are the "must haves": > 1. 7" capacitive screen with reasonable multi-touch responsiveness > (10" screen will probably be difficult for my son to handle and push > the cost up) > 2. 800x480 or better resolution (800x480 seems standard for these > cheap tablets based on what I've read so far) > 3. b/g/n Wifi, don't need 3G/4G > 4. Reasonable battery life: > 5 hours would be ideal > 5. micro-SD card slot for storing videos that my son could watch when > not wifi connected > 6. Android ICS > 7. Charge via mini/micro USB as I already have chargers for home/car etc. > 8. Not more than $100 - $120 shipped > > These would be "nice to have", but not a deal breaker: > 1. HDMI out to connect to our TV while at home > 2. Access to Google Play store (I could always use the Amazon appstore > to find the apps/games my son would like) > 3. Sturdy enough to withstand a minor drop: my wife or I will almost > always be around when he uses it and I might be able to velcro the > tablet case to his table to prevent him from accidentally knocking it > to the floor (other kid-proofing suggestions welcome) > 4. USB OTG support > 5. Front facing camera for the occasional video chat with the > grandparents (we could always use the Nexus7 for this) > 6. Ability to load custom ROMs or Ubuntu etc. > > There are several "Chinese knock-offs" in the market that seem to meet > my requirements, but I thought I would ask if any of you have had > experience with any of them. Any particular one that you would > recommend? > > Thanks in advance, > Shankar > _______________________________________________ > Hardwarehacking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking > > -- Jerry Feldman <[email protected]> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:3BC1EB90 PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
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