The 12th Hi-Tech Fair is currently in full swing. We’ve already posted from the show, and a robotic cycling duo. Now, we have 7 new
Android from the show.
Keep reading for full details and images of all 7 new
tablets.
We’ve been after a Chinese made
Android with a decent touch and finally we have one. This capacative touch gets a Rockchip RK2818
CPU, 256MB of
RAM and 4GB of flash . The supports 5 finger multi-touch and is a welcome site in a market flooded with cheap resistive screens. O.S is Android 2.1 and runs nice and quickly thanks to that Rockchips . Retail prices is 999 Yuan ($150), which seems a bit of a steal
Shenzhen Lucky Star have a resistive on show with 256MB of RAM, 2GB of internal flash and a 3000mAh lithium battery. Retail price is 988 Yuan which is a bit expensive considering the low quality .
Yi-Bo had this running Android 2.2 on a Rockchips . Spec is all standard stuff except for the odd size. Where as most tablets go for 7 or 9. screens Yi-Bo decided to spec an 8.4 inch . Pricing hasn’t been confirmed, but don’t be suprised to find a higher than normal price due to the size of that .
A article wouldn’t be right without the token iPad clone. Here we have two both of which use 9. screens, but with different operating systems and CPU’s. The first here uses an Intel Atom Z510 clocked at 1.1, which gives a suprisingly low power consumption of only 2w. Internal comes in 16,32 and 64 GB and there is 1 GB of RAM. Price is only the high side and is expected to cost around 3100 Yuan ($467). The second is still in the prototyple phase and runs Android 2.2 on a ARM Cortex A8 clocked at 800Mhz. Pricing still hasn’t been finalised.
Foxconn showed up with an OEM designed for export markets. Specifications are similar to the above tablets with 256 RAM, 4GB of flash and an Android O.S. is said to be a dual core 660 Mhz unit based on MIPS architecture. Price will be 1600 Yuan ($250).
Last but not least is the StoryPad. Billed as the first computer designed specifically for children the Linux based system is designed to play basic games, video, music and read books. Built in storage is only 1GB but there is room for a micro SD card to boost space. Pricing is 1000 Yuan ($150). Pictures Words