Update: The contest has ended, but stay tuned for more giveaways from Liliputing! The Augen GenTouch78 was one of the first Android tablets to break the $150 mark in the US when it went on sale at KMart last year. It’s now available for even less if you shop around. The tablet isn’t a very […]
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PandoraDroid makes the Augen GenTouch78 tablet almost bearable
The Augen GenTouch78 made headlines when it hit the streets last summer because it was one of the cheapest Android tablets you could walk into a store and buy in the US. That didn’t make it a good tablet. In fact, it’s probably one of the worst tablets I’ve used, thanks to a sluggish processor, […]
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Augen demos its new line of Android tablets
The Augen Gentouch78 got a lot of attention last year as the first sub-$200 Android tablet available from a major US retailer. It’s also a pretty lousy tablet, with a rather unresponsive 7 inch resistive touchscreen display, awkward button placement, and no accelerometer — which makes screen rotation kind of a hassle. But Augen is […]
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Augen to launch 6 new Android tablets ranging from $200 to $600
The Augen GenTouch78 may have received pretty lousy reviews, and Augen may have been forced by Google to remove access to the Android Market (it never really worked anyway). But that’s not stopping the company from moving full steam ahead into the great Android tablet beyond. Augen has announced plans to introduce 6 new tablets, […]
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Augen 10 inch Android netbook now at Kmart
Augen made a bit of name for itself when the company teamed up with KMart to offer the 7 inch Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet recently. It’s not a very good Android tablet, but at $150, it was one of the cheapest Android tablets around this summer — and one of the only models you could […]
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Augen is prepping next-gen tablets
Disappointed that the $150 Kmart tablet turned out to be just barely usable? Don’t worry, the folks behind the Augen GenTouch78 are working on a next-gen model that should address at least some users’ complaints. The company says it’s working on a new Augen GenTouch Espresso line of tablets which will feature 7 to 10 […]
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Augen release GenTouch78 update with screen calibration, USB charging
Augen may not be likely to bring full Android Market access to the GenTouch78 tablet anytime soon, but the company did push out some software updates last week that goes a long way in addressing some issues early customers have had with the $150 Android tablet. The company’s August 4th firmware update adds a screen […]
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Augen GenTouch78 KMart tablet to lose Google Apps
You know how we were just talking about that $150 KMart tablet and how it was unlikely that it would ever have full access to the Android Market? Yeah, it looks like that was just the tip of the iceberg. The company issued a statement today explaining that future shipments wouldn’t have the Android Market […]
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Don’t bank on KMart’s $150 Augen tablet getting Android Market access
When KMart started advertising that the Augen GenTouch78 tablet which the store was selling for $150 would have access to the Android Market, I was skeptical. Google may not review every app in the Android Market with as much rigor (and suspicion) as Apple does with the iTunes App Store. But to date, Google has […]
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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 […]