Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-27 Thread Kay C Lan
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Kay C Lan lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com 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

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, roger.e.el...@sealedair.com wrote: I see these low cost pad

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Ian Wood revl...@azurevision.co.uk 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

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, roger.e.el...@sealedair.com wrote: Ian Wood revl...@azurevision.co.uk wrote: P.S. Anyone know what the retail price is for something like that? I bought mine here:

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-24 Thread Roger . E . Eller
On 05/24/2010 at 08:04 AM, Wayne Durden wdur...@gmail.com 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, roger.e.el...@sealedair.com wrote: Ian Wood revl...@azurevision.co.uk wrote: P.S. Anyone know what the

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. Roger

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 it yet,

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 Valentina

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Ruslan Zasukhin
On 23/5/10 5:35 AM, Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net 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.

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, I

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Ruslan Zasukhin ruslan_zasuk...@valentina-db.com 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

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

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net 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

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

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 ripe. I know

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 Rev. By

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

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 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. ;-)

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-23 Thread Kay C Lan
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:08 AM, roger.e.el...@sealedair.com 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

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

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

Re: Apad - The Andriod iPad

2010-05-22 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net 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

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

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 Roger . E . Eller
stephen barncard stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com 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