Android 2.2 iPad Alternatives

[RadiantBurrito]

Just released in SZ (China). New iPad clones run Android 2.2 / Windows 7 with "decent" hardware equal to iPad, supporting Flash 10.1

8" Android 2.2 aPad - 1GHz Cortex A8 Processor - 512MB DDR2 (http://www.vostrostone.com/8-android-22-tablet-cortex-a8-1ghz-cpu-512mb-ddr2-p-203.html)

10.1" Windows 7 ePad - 1.66GHz Atom N455 - 2GB DDR3 - 32GB SSD (http://www.vostrostone.com/101-win7-tablet-atom-n455-2gb-ddr3-32gb-ssd-p-206.html)

Any reviews, discussion on those? I have laid my money down and waiting for the courier to show up. Been burnt before and not holding my breath, but as an ebook reader and wifi surfer?

[deathwinger]

Apple has suddenly become overpriced yet again :D

[mammadon]

China? That in itself says it go fall apart after a short while. lol

[Virtual_Ninja]

How about the notion ink adam? http://www.notionink.com/

Pre-orders for the new device have been sold out!

Tech specs (copied from: http://www.notionink.com/techspecs.php):

Size+Weight

Thickness: ~14 mm
Width: 191 mm
Length: 269 mm
Weight: ~1.6 pounds
System on Chip
NVIDIA Tegra 250
Dual Core Cortex A-9
ULP GPU
Memory+Storage
1GB DDR2 RAM
1GB SLC
8 (more variants coming soon) GB Flash
Micro-SD Card support
Power & Battery

Universal Charger
3 cell 24.6Whr battery




Display

10.1" WSVGA (1024 x 600)
Optional Pixel Qi display:
Transmissive, transflective,
and reflective modes
Multi-touch
Matte finish
Anti glare coating
Scratch resistant
Finger print resistant
Camera
3.2 MP Auto Focus Swivel
Camera
Communication

WLAN - 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
WWAN - 3G HSPA
Audio

Stereo loudspeakers
3.5mm headphone jack
Built in microphone
Input/Output Ports

USB 2.0 Host x 2
Mini USB
HDMI
Micro SD slot
SIM Card slot
DC connector
Sensors

3-Axis accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
GPS
Digital Compass

[CPL593H]

"decent" hardware equal to iPad...
Gorilla glass screen on the front and Unibody aluminum back?...
and an iPod connector to plug into millions of periphal's that are made to fit that plug?...
10 hour battery life?...
Go for it...

[deathwinger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUT39op2Pp8

An Iphony Review.

[CPL593H]

I like the way they copied the iPhone, right down to the little stylus...

[mammadon]

what dis? Chinese knockoffs? lol

The Xoom looking good, as well as the new Galaxy Tab.

[BW]

The Asus Transformer is out and getting reviewed.


A lack of responsiveness is also evident throughout the Android UI. Aside from a delay in activating the function you've selected, there are also troubling instances where input isn't registered at all. That leaves the user with no less than three potential scenarios when she doesn't see an immediate response -- she could be looking at lag, an unregistered tap because of software, or an unregistered tap because the physical input was too light. Such uncertainty doesn't build a great user experience and the Transformer, unfortunately, doesn't offer a great user experience. Much of that is, regrettably, down to Honeycomb itself. It's not a finished product yet. It's actually a fair distance away from a finished product. Some apps are done to absolute perfection while a lot of the "glue" bits, the stuff that goes between the apps and basically makes up the OS, is either confused, not responsive enough, or broken in some other way. Let's take these things in turn, starting with the good parts.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/asus-eee-pad-transformer-uk-edition-review/

well that doesn't sound good.