Jennifer, how were you able know that there was a newer version of the Sakar XO
Tablet offered at retailers? Was the first one quietly replaced or is there is
a new unpromoted SKU? Were you able to purchase one and from where?
The Toy's R Us deal is a good one!
Mike
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> On Nov 29, 2014, at 7:52 AM, Jennifer Martino
> wrote:
>
> Believe it or not it's also available at ToysRUs for 49.99 (max 5 per
> customer)
>
> http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=24266336&cp=&parentPage=search
>
> There's a new version with better specs (saker is currently sold out but
> there will be more) so I'm pretty sure that vendors are clearing their own
> inventory
>
> Now if only I could get these deals in Canada (US shipping only)
>
>> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 3:53 AM, Lionel Laské wrote:
>>
>> Hi Caryl, hi George,
>>
>> Any Android application from Google Play could be installed on the XO
>> tablet. However, because access to Google Play could be disable from the XO
>> Learning Platform interface you could need to download it from the parent
>> account then authorize the new application explicitly in any child account.
>> You could find video tutorials to do that on [1].
>>
>> Regarding Sugarizer on the XO Tablet, yes it could be installed from Google
>> Play. Thanks Caryl to mention it.
>> To be honest, I must confess however that because XO Tablet use an old
>> Android version, some issues could happen in some activities.
>>
>> Best regards from France.
>>
>> Lionel.
>>
>>
>> [1] http://www.xotablet.com/support/#tutorials
>>
>> 2014-11-29 6:15 GMT+01:00 Caryl Bigenho :
>>> Hi George,
>>>
>>> Sugarizer is now available at Google Play. It is also on Amazon Apps (for
>>> Kindle devices), and the Firefox marketplace. I am guessing that if any
>>> apps can be loaded from Google Play onto the XO Tablet, Sugarizer will be
>>> too.
>>>
>>> I may have loaded something when I was playing with the tablet in the
>>> summer of 2013, but I'm not sure. Someone will need to try to find out. The
>>> device is supposed to be a regular Android tablet when it isn't on the
>>> "Dream" screen.
>>>
>>> If someone else has one, maybe they can test it out and let us all know
>>> what the possibilities are for adding other Android apps.
>>>
>>> Caryl
>>>
>>> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 20:55:01 -0800
>>> Subject: Re: [UKids] Discounted XO Tablets at Amazon
>>> From: georgejh...@gmail.com
>>> To: cbige...@hotmail.com
>>> CC: support-g...@lists.laptop.org; iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org;
>>> unleashk...@googlegroups.com; socal-os...@googlegroups.com
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd be careful about promising that anything can be loaded on the "android
>>> side".
>>>
>>> My experience playing with this device is that the loader is signed, and
>>> locked. And vivitar refused to give me a key, or a procedure to unlock,
>>> that would permit me to load any arbitrary code.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> While browsing for Amazon's Black Friday deals I came across the XO tablet
>>> (not the same as a regular XO) being offered for $79 with free shipping (if
>>> you have Amazon Prime). It is definitely worth that much. It is basically a
>>> 7" Vivitar tablet with a green "skin" to make it an "XO." I don't think
>>> much about the "educational software" that is on it, but my
>>> almost-4-year-old granddaughter finds plenty of things to keep her amused.
>>> Here's a link to the listing…. it is only offered at that price through
>>> Dec. 1.
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NC081UQ/ref=gb1h_tit_c-3_5322_4fd53dd4?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0B65CRHMBE9TFAHANZN4&pf_rd_i=384082011&pf_rd_p=1989425322
>>>
>>> Sugar is not on the tablet, however you should be able to run OLPC France's
>>> Sugarizer version on the Android "side" of the tablet. Here is a link to a
>>> demo of Sugarizer and info on how to get it as an app:
>>>
>>> http://sugarizer.org
>>>
>>> Caryl
>>>
>>> P.S. The camera feature of the tablet is excellent.
>>>
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