Budget tablet maker Ematic is getting ready to launch a line of devices sporting Android 5.0 Lollipop software. A few days after spotting a 7.9 inch tablet called the Ematic EGQ178 at the FCC website, I found a new listing for a 7 inch model called the EGQ347. Both appear to be low-power tablets that […]
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Ematic EGQ178: A budget 7.9 inch Android 5.0 tablet
Low-cost tablet maker Ematic already offers a dizzying number of Android and Windows tablets. But the upcoming EGQ178 will be one of the first to ship with Android 5.0 Lollipop software. It’s the latest in a long line of evidence that cheap tablets aren’t quite as lousy as they used to be. The Ematic EGQ178 isn’t […]
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Ematic’s budget Windows tablets coming soon for $100 and up
Ematic has been selling low-cost Android tablets for a few years, and now the company’s getting ready to launch its first low-cost Windows tablets. We spotted a 7 inch Windows tablet from Ematic at the FCC in November, but it looks like the company also has 8 and 10 inch models on the way. All […]
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Ematic to launch a 7 inch Windows tablet
Ematic sells dozens of cheap Android tablets. Now the company is getting ready to branch out into cheap Windows tablets. An unannounced tablet called the Ematic EWT716 showed up at the FCC this week. It features a 7 inch display, an Intel Atom processor, and Windows 8.1 software. Ematic won’t be the first company to […]
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Budget tablet maker Ematic to launch a budget fitness tracker
Ematic is probably best known for offering extraordinarily cheap Android tablets. Now the company is getting ready to launch a fitness tracker, and while I haven’t seen an official price yet, I’m guessing it’ll also be inexpensive. The Ematic TrackBand SB312 showed up this week at the FCC website. The TrackBand can count steps, track […]
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Lilbits (7-25-2014): Fire Phone dissected, Firefly dev board unveiled
The tech world is on fire… or something. Amazon’s Fire Phone hit the streets this week and underwent the usual rite of passage: several different groups took it upon themselves to rip the phone apart and see what’s under the hood. Meanwhile there’s a new Fire in town… the Firefly-RK3288 isn’t going to get as […]
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Android alternatives to the iPod touch
Modern smartphones let you do much more than make phone calls: You can play games, surf the web, listen to music, watch videos and run thousands of apps that let you do everything from creating artwork to monitoring your fitness. But you don’t necessarily need to sign a contract with a phone company to do […]
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Ematic introduces $100 quad-core Android tablet
Ematic has made a habit of releasing dirt cheap Android tablets over the past few years, but you often pretty much get what you pay for. But the falling cost of components means that cheap tablets aren’t nearly as bad as they used to be, and Ematic’s latest actually doesn’t look all that bad. The […]
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Ematic Cinema Tab is a 13.3 inch Android tablet with a kickstand
Budget Android tablet maker Ematic’s latest entry isn’t as some of the company’s offerings, but what the Ematic Cinema Tab lacks in rock bottom pricing, it makes up for in size. It’s a 13.3 inch tablet designed for watching videos, among other things. It’s even got a built-in kickstand that lets you prop it up […]
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$80 Ematic Genesis Prime tablet offers Android 4.1 on the cheap
Cheap tablets have come a long way since the downright horrible Augen GenTouch78. Today’s models are still vastly inferior to what you can get if you spend a little more money… but they’r not absolutely awful. Case in point: Budget tablet maker Ematic is introducing a new 7 inch tablet that looks halfway decent… for […]