Just in case you needed any more evidence that the Smartbook Surfer 7 inch Android tablet now shipping in Germany is basically the same device as the Augen GenTouch78 tablet available in the US, one customer decided to take the back panel off of his Surfer and see what he could see. And what he saw was a tablet that…

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The Smartbook Surfer is a cheap Google Android powered tablet that’s available in Germany for just over $230. It also has the distinction of coming from Smartbook AG, the company which has been threatening to sue device makers, bloggers, and others over the use of the word “smartbook.” The tablet is now shipping, and at least two people have received…

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Smartbook AG, the company that wants to prevent the rest of the world from calling cheap ARM-based netbooks with 3G capabilities smartbooks, has launched a device that doesn’t look anything like a smartbook… or a netbook, or laptop. The new Smartbook Surfer is a 7 inch Android tablet that actually looks an awful lot like the Augen GenTouch78 which recently…

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