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 Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 05:02 AM |
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MIPS Technologies shows off $99 Android 4.0 tablet - EE Times - MWC
MWC = Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 27-Feb-2012 .. 1-Mar.
Several price points due to hardware (display, HDMI, etc.).
A 33USD one subsidized for Indonesia (1 year contract required, 6 months prepaid WiFi).
SoC = JZ4770 1GHz MIPS32 (1 core) plus GPU & VPU (250mW), 4 or 8GB flash, 512MB DRAM, USB 2.0, HDMI 1.3 1080p, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, 8 hour battery, 2 cameras, microSD slot.
Edit: JZ4770 by Ingenic Semiconductor.
MIPS shows off $99 tablet at MWC by Sylvie Barak (EE Times, 2/29/2012).
Chinese firm offers sub-$100 Android 4.0 tablet by Dylan McGrath (EE Times, 12/5/2011).
http://www.ainovo.com/product.html
MIPS applications on Android development:
Software Development Kit (SDK) (Java)
Native Development Kit (NDK) (C/C++ from Java)
Mobile Applications Development (MAD) Kit (C)
MIPS-Based™ Android™ 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Tablet Launched in Indonesia by MLW Telecom (SpeedUp) and Telkom Indonesia by MIPS Technologies (2012-Feb-27).
Ice Cream Sandwich Demo Part II by Amit Rohatgi (Mobile Principal Architect, MIPS Technologies).
Hands On With A Sub-$100 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet by Sascha Segan (PC Magazine, 2012-Jan-11). |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 07:15 AM |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 04:12 PM |
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| I would not call something with a screen resolution of 800x480 a "tablet". Even the iPod touch has a higher resolution than that. |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 04:16 PM |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 05:40 PM |
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| I'd steer clear of resistive touch screens, personally. |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 06:37 PM |
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Koshchi wrote:
I would not call something with a screen resolution of 800x640 a "tablet".
I assume our tolerances will vary. Mine: 10in at 1024*600; so 7in at 800*480 seems OK. The forthcoming models are 7in at 1024*600; if not adequate, plug in monitor or TV via HDMI (except for NOVO7 Paladin). |
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Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 12:19 PM |
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| There's a reason why you pay 5x for a Samsung or 8x for an Apple Ipad. Nevertheless, a great bit o hardware for little cost. Makes the raspberry pi look a little lame. |
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Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 04:11 PM |
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There's a reason why you pay 5x for a Samsung or 8x for an Apple Ipad.
You mean 5x for iPad. |
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Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 03:06 AM |
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| Depends where in the world you are. I'm quite sure i paid more than $500 usd for my ipad. |
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Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 06:37 AM |
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| Certainly there are iPads that cost as much as $800, but why would you compare the low end version of this device with the high end version of the iPad? |
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Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 08:35 AM |
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My 10 in. Android tablet (Acer) cost $0.00.
Traded some airline miles. They even paid the postage. |
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Posted: Mar 04, 2012 - 08:52 AM |
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Certainly there are iPads that cost as much as $800, but why would you compare the low end version of this device with the high end version of the iPad?
I'm not talking about the high end Ipad. Mine is middle of the range. Suffice it to say, buy oneof these cheapies but don't expect the same experience as say an Ipad or Galaxy. |
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