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 […]
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Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet rooted, dissected – Video
The Augen GenTouch78 Google Android tablet has only been available in the US for a few days, but I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that at least half of the units sold have gone to hardcore early adopters and hardware hackers looking for a cheap Android tablet to play with. Case […]
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Stealth.com LPC-100 nettop offers premium performance — at a premium price
When you make a claim like “Small Enough to Fit in Your Hand Yet Outperforms Most Desktop and Mobile Computers Available Today” in your press release, your hardware better not disappoint. Fortunately for Stealth.com, this little machine has the specs to back up that claim. The company’s new LPC-100 packs some serious muscle beneath its […]
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Skinizi laptop skin giveaway
We had so much fun giving away laptop skins a few weeks ago that we’ve decided to do it again. The folks at Skinizi make decorative vinyl skins for devices including netbooks, full sized laptops, iPhones, iPods, and Nintendo handheld gaming systems. The company’s netbook skins are designed to cover the lids of most 7, […]
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Closer look at the Augen GenTouch78 user interface
I’ve had a little more time to play with the Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet, and here’s the deal: It’s a mixed bag. You can check out my hands-on video after the break, but here’s the short version: On the one hand the build quality is pretty decent and the tablet feels good in the hand. […]
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Research in Motion’s BlackPad tablet to launch in November?
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is expecting to launch its first BlackBerry tablet in November. And unfortunately Bloomberg reports that it really will be called the BlackPad, despite our best efforts to get the company to reconsider. According to Bloomberg, the tablet will have a 9.7 inch display, WiFi and Bluetooth, allowing you to connect […]
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First look at the Acer Aspire One 721 – Video
The Acer Aspire One 721 is an 11.6 inch thin and light notebook with a 1366 x 768 pixel display. Like the Acer Aspire One 521, which I reviewed recently, this model ships with a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon II Neo K125 processor and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics. The main difference is that the Aspire […]
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First impressions of the Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet
The Augen GenTouch78 tablet has been getting a lot of attention for the past few days. That’s not because this cheap Android tablet is the fastest, highest resolution, or most powerful iPad competitor to hit the streets. It’s for two reasons: It’s cheap. And it’s available in stores in the US. I stopped by a […]
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FlatPad 10 inch Android tablet available in the US for under $300
It’s apparently cheap Android tablet week in the US. KMart has started selling a limited number of Augen GenTouch78 tablets for $150. But if the 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel display and 800MHz processor aren’t doing it for you, Flat Computing has a somewhat sexier model which is still reasonably inexpensive at $285. The […]
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Augen introduces 10 inch Android netbook, pushes fixes for GenTouch78 tablet
Up until a few days ago few people had heard the name Augen. But now that KMart is selling 7 inch tablets Android netbooks and tablets from the company for between $99 and $150, it seems like a day doesn’t go by without a bit of Augen related news. Here’s today’s dose: Augen introduces GenBook108 […]