I'm looking for a tablet-like slab for use as a datasheet / instruction manual display, limited-use USB-serial terminal, and not much else. The screen needs lots of dots to make it work for datasheets and I'm not greatly interested in lugging it around in my pants pocket.
Do any of you Android whizzes have an opinion on this thing: http://www.ecrater.com/p/13480168/ainol-novo-7-elf-a10-android-40 Available for even more on eBay! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ainol-Novo-7-Elf-Android-4-0-Capacitive-Tablet-PC-Novo7-Elf-/270921700700?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3f1431155c It looks to have mostly the right hardware (verily, a 1024x600 LCD), but comes with a full-frontal Mandarin UI, Chinese instructions, no Android Market hookup, and a nearly complete lack of support. I assume one could switch the UI to English with, at worst, a bit of blind tapping, but what happens after that is up for grabs. The sellers seem remarkably up front about some issues: "Elf has a Bluetooth Share app, but we have not confirmed it has bluetooth." Admittedly, it's not much less expensive than subsidized eReaders (with smaller screens) from various sources, but it has the compelling advantage of being a vanilla Android box with unlocked everything (apart from, perhaps, the hardware drivers). Given its pedigree, I'd want to pressure-wash the OS & apps before typing in my first password. I'm not really up for a major software project, though, and can barely pronounce "Android" with a straight face. Suggestions? Brickbats? Thanks ... -- Ed http://softsolder.com _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Mar 7 - Desktop Shootout - 9th Anniversary of MHVLUG Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef May 2 - May 2012 Meeting
