I just picked one also, since I develop for Android it is the perfect device to test on, because it is a POS. If an app runs good and looks good on this thing it should run great on anything :)
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 09:00 -0500, JimHays wrote: > I bought my first home computer from Osco. Remember the Timex Sinclair > 3000 (AKA Sinclair X81). Now THAT was a computer....... > > > Steele, Thomas C wrote: > > What is the world coming to when you buy your "state of the art" technology > > from the corner drugstore?!! > > > > Thomas C. Steele > > Technology Director > > Manteno CUSD #5 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 8:41 AM > > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Android Tablet > > > > And like a couple forum posters said that if it is a total POC I can > > take it back to Walgreens within 30 days. (There is a Walgreens about 3 > > blocks from my house.) > > > > > > > > Brien J. Bednara wrote: > > > >> Way to take one for the team. I was thinking the same thing but now I > >> can hold off until we get a few reports from you Jim. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: "JimHays" <hay...@sages.us> > >>> To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > >>> Date: 10/21/2010 08:11 > >>> Subject: [tech-geeks] Android Tablet > >>> > >>> I have been watching the Android tablet market for the past couple > >>> months. Last night, in a fit of weakness, I ordered one of the "el > >>> cheapo" Android tablets just so I could have one to see if there is any > >>> future in it for K-12. (Sorry, Tim and Joe, I can't afford $500 for an > >>> iPad - my money not the school's - on a test toy.) I ordered the $99.99 > >>> tablet from Walgreens.com. No camera - I don't need or want one for my > >>> testing - and resistive instead of capacitive touch screen. When I get > >>> it and have a chance to test it for a while I will let TG know how it > >>> turns out. > >>> > >>> > >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > >>> > >>> > >> Grant CCSD #110 > >> > >> > >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > >> > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
