Comments on: First impressions of the Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet

By: Micbill200

Micbill200 — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:26:00 +0000

I can not get on my market and runs really slow. I was excited to get it but its faster on my android phone than the tablet. Needs a little more work.

By: Jacd Theband

Jacd Theband — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:05:00 +0000

I got the Gentouch78 in Sept 2010 and I loved it from day 1.
I can get apps from 3rd party sites just fine, I can surf the web just fine, the battery life is fantastic 5+ hrs, and its the perfect size.
Ive been using mine on campus and at Mcd’s without issue.
The browser is fine, there is an office suite preinstalled, as well as an e-reader. the unit has survived 4 months being tossed around my bag and has never failed me. I bought mine at Kmart.com and it was on my doorstep in 2 day. Its not only good enough, its good.

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Justin.tv launches Android app for streaming live video from your phone — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:59:28 +0000

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By: getmeandroid

getmeandroid — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:40:00 +0000

I just returned my gentouch for a refund. My issues with the product are as follow:

1. There is no audio input. You cannot connect a headset with microphone. Strangely, the device comes with Skype installed – at least it has an icon on the screen. How do they think you can use Skype, if you can listen only?
2. No headset is included. The headset connector is a 2.5 mm jack. Product support offered to send a free headset. I found out that no microphone is included, so decided to give up.
3. Android market does not work. Augen provides a “fix” consisting of access to an “alternate market” with a few hundred applications, many of which seem low quality.

By: Cheap Used cars

Cheap Used cars — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:37:00 +0000

These just don’t match up to the Ipad IMO.

By: The Augen Tablet Does Even More Damage to Android’s Brand | Gear Diary

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:01:58 +0000

[...] course, like all things that sound too good to be true, the Augen tablet didn’t live up to the hype. It was slow, the resistive screen was unimpressive, and Google Marketplace didn’t work. [...]

By: BigGoofyGuy

BigGoofyGuy — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:41:15 +0000

I bought one for $149. It would not charge. I had tried to get it exchanged for another for a week but the K-Mart I bought it from did not have any. I was able to get to charge and it works.

It has a background of stars that move. I think that is cool. I just wish it had a normal size USB port instead of a mini USB port. It does come with an adapter cable.

By: WANTEDonline

WANTEDonline — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:20:30 +0000

The only reason I argue this to be untrue is that people forking out $100,000 compared to $15,000 – $25,000 is far different from $150 for something that gets bad reviews instead of something for $600 that gets rave reviews. I think people won't settle for a 'lesser' touch tablet that doesn't work as well. Its a far lighter investment than a vehicle & the depreciation is less/slower as well.

By: ari212

ari212 — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:06:24 +0000

From full charge it's about 3 hours, but I've heard that when they ported the Android OS they didn't clean up the cellular connection code resulting in the device wasting power on trying to make a cell connection which doesn't exist. I'm assuming a patch will fix this and increase battery life.

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By: Augen GenTouch 78 Cheap Android tablet gets tested

Augen GenTouch 78 Cheap Android tablet gets tested — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:13:41 +0000

[...] It’s not an iPad alternative either, but it gets the job done for a little over 150 bucks, which is amazing. But let’s see the ups and downs of the Augen GenTouch 78, as reviewed by Engadget and Liliputing. [...]

By: Monkeyking

Monkeyking — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:44:40 +0000

It almost seems like a job for a 'finger stylus' like a TrueTip® . We want to use our fingers, but we need something hard with leverage to get decent (not great but decent) input. It sounds like all the companies need to toss in a nornal stylus and a finger-tip one....it three cents of extra cost yet would make these devices bareable.

http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/truetip/De...

And not I don't work for these cats....it just seems to be the cheapest solution.

By: First impressions of the Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet – Liliputing | How To Use Android

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:15:53 +0000

[...] First impressions of the Augen GenTouch78 Android tabletLiliputingThe tablet does indeed run Google Android 2.1, and you're greeted by a live wallpaper on the home screen when you first boot the device. …Closer look at the Augen GenTouch78 user interfaceLiliputingall 70 news articles » [...]

By: David Ron

David Ron — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:15:56 +0000

I'm interested to know what kind of battery life you got with this thing.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:15:42 +0000

Lucky! My local Kmart was out so all I got was this lousy rain check…

Apparently they got 7 in on the truck but sold out in a matter of hours. Thank you Engadget.