Android Tablets Finally Hit Mass Market; $150 @ KMart?

[jpeyton]

The value proposition here is massive. Clocking in at 70% off the iPad's price, a small Florida company has released a 7" touch-screen tablet running Android at KMart:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/augens-150-android-tablet-hits-kmart-circular-coming-to-store/

More info about the tablet:

http://www.augenus.com/indexhome.html/GENTOUCH.html

7" 800x480 touch-screen
800MHz CPU
256MB RAM
2GB storage
SD-card slot
WiFi

 

[zerocool84]

Anyone who thinks of comparing this to the iPad which is MUCH more expensive is going to be disappointed cus umm it's only $150 and can't expect much quality at that price. waiting for reviews though before making and concrete judgment on it.

 

[quakefiend420]

This looks like a fun little toy to tinker with for 150.

 

[thescreensavers]

Can you hand write on it?

 

[kaerflog]

I would get one.
I heard rumours that Kmart reps are telling people that they expect to have them the 29th.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I suspect it has a resistive instead of capacitive screen for that price.

And yeah, Android tablets are going to take over the world, seriously... Dunno about this one though.

 

[BoberFett]

I suspect it has a resistive instead of capacitive screen for that price.

And yeah, Android tablets are going to take over the world, seriously... Dunno about this one though.

It's not really about this particular one though. I'm glad there's a manufacturer willing to stick their neck out and test waters in the ultra-cheap tablet market. I hope they are successful, so others come along and improve on it and we get a healthy selection in many price ranges. I sure as hell don't want to leave Apple in charge of it.

 

[theeedude]

For $150, they'll find buyers. It's like the Two Buck Chuck of Tablets.

 

[you2]

Well I would like one with 3g for travel.

 

[JD50]

Not that I have any need for something like that, but at that price I'd buy one just to play around with.

 

[tatteredpotato]

I don't think they'll be any comparison to the iPad yet, but when Google gets serious about tablettablets and some quality hardware drops things could get interesting. At least the price is right for now.

 

[Patranus]

LOL @ Android.

Is this 1995?

Enough with the trolling please. This isn't P&N
-ViRGE

 

[rudeguy]

Not that I have any need for something like that, but at that price I'd buy one just to play around with.

Yep. I wouldn't mind this as strictly a Gmote server for when I'm chilling in bed. For $150, I'm damn sure going to try it.

 

[Raghu]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.39169

DX has had sub-$100 tablets for a while now. Granted they are cheapo chinese stuff, but the capacitive touch screens are really tempting.

 

[JD50]

LOL @ Android.

Is this 1995?

What's the problem?

 

[Raduque]

LOL @ Android.

Is this 1995?

If a customizable desktop with widgets and multiple homescreens is 1995, what year is the iPad stuck in? Because it doesn't have widgets or homsecreens, just a scrollable list of apps with a background.

 

[AMDZen]

Any reviews on these? Looking for battery life stats specifically.

 

[Patranus]

What's the problem?

The icons look frighteningly similar

If a customizable desktop with widgets and multiple homescreens is 1995, what year is the iPad stuck in? Because it doesn't have widgets or homsecreens, just a scrollable list of apps with a background.

And this is why Apple is so successful. People want stuff that looks sleek out of the box.

 

[Patrickz0rs]

Here come the Apple kiddies...

 

[JD50]

The icons look frighteningly similar

And this is why Apple is so successful. People want stuff that looks sleek out of the box.

Seriously? Just GTFO, there's already 10 other threads for you to go crap in. You people have your own sub-forum, stay there please.

 

[Patrickz0rs]

And this is why Apple is so successful. People want stuff that looks sleek out of the box.

You're right. They don't seem to care about overpaying for cheap hardware.

 

[AMDZen]

Seriously? Just GTFO, there's already 10 other threads for you to go crap in. You people have your own sub-forum, stay there please.

LoL, you people? You sound like a slave owner from the 19th century.

Not that I don't disagree, its just hilarious.

 

[Fingolfin269]

LoL, you people? You sound like a slave owner from the 19th century.

Not that I don't disagree, its just hilarious.

I'm still trying to figure out when it became un-PC to use 'you people'. Then again almost anything describing a group of people is probably not PC anymore.

 

[spaceman]

know ur trolls guys
they only mock because they are hateful bastards who would much prefer to lord their trinkets over people.they cannot stand the idea that some poor schmuck may get a nice hunk of tech for next to nothing
thats really what this is about
...

 

[JD50]

LoL, you people? You sound like a slave owner from the 19th century.

Not that I don't disagree, its just hilarious.

haha, I know, I thought about that when I typed it.