11:20 a.m.
On 13 September 2010 23:43, Tig <staffslug(a)caveconnect.com> wrote:
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Russ Phillips
<russ(a)phillipsuk.org> wrote:
>
> At tonight's meeting, I got talking to Dave about Redshift and the
> Android-based aPad, so mainly for Dave's benefit, here are some links:
>
> A website selling the aPad:
> http://themp4.com/product_info.php/cPath/21/products_id/30
>
I like the idea/price point of the aPad but I am concerned about it running
Android 1.5 as it was
very poor when I had it on my G1, had quite a few issues with power usage
(v.thirsty fixed in 1.6)
and various other niggles.
That could be useful to know. I read a review of the aPad in Full
Circle Magazine [1], but it didn't mention battery life. There are
other, similar, Android-based tablets with various screen sizes (there
seem to be a lot with 7" screens) and different versions of Android,
so you should be able to get one with Android 1.6 at least, if not 2.x
Russ
[1] http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-39/
11:25 a.m.
On 14 September 2010 11:20, Russ Phillips <russ(a)phillipsuk.org> wrote:
On 13 September 2010 23:43, Tig <staffslug(a)caveconnect.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Russ Phillips <russ(a)phillipsuk.org> wrote:
>>
>> At tonight's meeting, I got talking to Dave about Redshift and the
>> Android-based aPad, so mainly for Dave's benefit, here are some links:
>>
>> A website selling the aPad:
>> http://themp4.com/product_info.php/cPath/21/products_id/30
>>
> I like the idea/price point of the aPad but I am concerned about it running
> Android 1.5 as it was
> very poor when I had it on my G1, had quite a few issues with power usage
> (v.thirsty fixed in 1.6)
> and various other niggles.
That could be useful to know. I read a review of the aPad in Full
Circle Magazine [1], but it didn't mention battery life. There are
other, similar, Android-based tablets with various screen sizes (there
seem to be a lot with 7" screens) and different versions of Android,
so you should be able to get one with Android 1.6 at least, if not 2.x
Russ
That same website have a similar tablet running 2.1... Just looking at
those, they don't seem as slick as everyone makes out, the UI just
seems a little jerky, like acceleration does not quite work. But to be
fair, I haven't seen the one running 2.1, maybe it's improved. But 150
quid is certainly a tempting figure, certainly tempting.
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11:33 a.m.
On 14 September 2010 11:25, Kris Douglas <krisdouglas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
That same website have a similar tablet running 2.1... Just looking
at
those, they don't seem as slick as everyone makes out, the UI just
seems a little jerky, like acceleration does not quite work. But to be
fair, I haven't seen the one running 2.1, maybe it's improved. But 150
quid is certainly a tempting figure, certainly tempting.
The Full Circle review basically said that it's not as good as an
iPad, but it's also a third of the price, and that it was good value
for the price. Personally, I'm looking at them as a more versatile
e-book reader. A Kindle is £109, if I can get an Android tablet for
the same sort of money, then I'll probably get the tablet, since I can
use it to read books, but I can also use it for other things.
Russ
noon
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Russ Phillips <russ(a)phillipsuk.org> wrote:
>The Full Circle review basically said that it's not as good as an
>iPad, but it's also a third of the price, and that it was good value
>for the price. Personally, I'm looking at them as a more versatile
>e-book reader. A Kindle is £109, if I can get an Android tablet for
>the same sort of money, then I'll probably get the tablet, since I can
>use it to read books, but I can also use it for other things.
Russ
From the little bit of research I have done the Android software has not yet
been
optimised or designed for a tablet and so these early devices do not
compare well to the iPad. I have read that Android 3.0 will be designed for
tablets and for this reason I am holding back from buying an Android until a
device that has tablet optimised software is available especially as
upgrading Android can be an issue. With Android specifically optimised for
tablets I think even early 3.0's could be easily better than the iPad.
I too wanted a tablet to read books but am slowly changing my mind as I
think that e-books like the Kindle have quite a few advantages over tablets
especially e-ink and the weight of the device. I appreciate its all money
but I would think for some there is no need for a tablet if they have a good
phone (of which there are many good Android phones) and a e-book reader.
Saying this I will no doubt buy the first Android Tablet 3.0 that comes out
at a decent price.
Phil
1:09 p.m.
On 14 September 2010 12:00, Philip Oakley <philip.oakley(a)gmail.com> wrote:
but I would think for some there is no need for a tablet if they have
a good
phone (of which there are many good Android phones) and a e-book reader.
I can see your logic, but I have a crap phone, and I don't use it
enough to warrant paying for a smart phone to replace it.
Russ
5:09 p.m.
On 14 September 2010 13:09, Russ Phillips <russ(a)phillipsuk.org> wrote:
On 14 September 2010 12:00, Philip Oakley
<philip.oakley(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> but I would think for some there is no need for a tablet if they have a good
> phone (of which there are many good Android phones) and a e-book reader.
I can see your logic, but I have a crap phone, and I don't use it
enough to warrant paying for a smart phone to replace it.
Russ
I used to never touch my phone, but then I got an android HTC hero
randomly from Orange... That handset changed how I used phones,
honestly, I can hardly put it down now, it is the most useful bit of
gear I possess.
--
Regards, Kris Douglas.
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