Technical Survey: Monday, June 13, 2011

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=7212231&sku=V18-0020

Viewsonic gTablet - 10.1" Android for $300

• Froyo - (Android 2.2)
• Can install Android 3.0 Honeycomb ROM (http://www.intomobile.com/2011/05/16/viewsonic-gtablet-gets-first-taste-android-3-0-honeycomb/)
• Camera not working right now
• Smoke in mirrors 
• 16 GB memory
• Forward facing camera
• Dual ARM 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor
• Perhaps not a really good price.  Woot has had it for $279 (http://androidcommunity.com/viewsonic-g-tablet-dual-core-android-tab-is-279-at-woot-com-today-only-20110323/)

Fantom GreenDrive 2TB USB 2.0 & eSATA 32MB External Hard Drive - 2 Year Warranty! - GD2000EUS - w/ NTI Shadow Backup Software

2TB for $85 + $5.49 shipping

• USB 2.0
• $45.25 per TB

BlackBerry PlayBook $500

http://www.staples.com/BlackBerry-PlayBook-Tablet-7-in-with-WiFi-(16GB)/product_927826

Cruz eReader

http://www.staples.com/Velocity-Micro-Cruz-eReader/product_913150

Android 2.0 (Eclair)

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Erricson Giga Bit Board Band Router ($50)

EMCKGJJ27 promo code

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129184&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL031111&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL031111-_-EMC-031111-Index-_-WirelessRouters-_-33129184-L02D

Nice looking device.  I would like to have one to put wireless in my home.

Archos 5 Internet Tablet for $269.99

Android 1.6

Almost 5" screen.

Being sold by NewEgg.  Nice company.  Have bought stuff from them in the past.

Looks like a nice Android tablet.  However, there does seem to be some problems:

• Have to purchase HD plugin for 720P H264.
• Trouble streaming with UStream.
• Android market place is not installed but can be.
• Must update to latest firmware.
• Can it be updated to Android 2.2?
• 3g tethering doesn't work for all Android phones.
• Poor GPS reception.

Seems like a lot of the complaints were from back in March.  Maybe things have gotten a little better.

Testing Network Speed on a Mobile Phone

http://mobilespeedtest.com/

My Nexus One reported 684 Kbps, which is between 3G (400 Kbps) and broadband (768 Kbps).  This is much better than I thought it would be.

4G is 2500 Kbps.

HTC Corp use to be High Tech Computer Corp

http://www.htc.com/us/about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Corporation

Taiwan based company.  Started out making portable computers but right now makes the most awesome Android phone on the planet.  (See Nexus One, HTC EVO™ 4G).

http://www.hardwarezone.com.au/img/data/nnews/2010/15420/Image/google-nexus-one-front.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_one

http://www.htc.com/us/content/images/phones/evo-sprint-Support-1013.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_EVO_4G

HTC for Use in Lowlevel Android Linux Development ($200)

This is a very good price.  I could use the phone for testing with low level Linux changes on the phone and for test application, without the fear of messing up the phone I rely upon daily.

USED HTC G1 T-MOBILE GOOGLE ANDROID PHONE BLACK MINT

CISCO's new Android Tablet 7'' Screen and 1.15 lbs

Has a seven inch screen and special software for business calls and video conferencing. Its target is business.

GCN articale about the new device:  http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/08/cisco-intros-cius-teleconferencing-tablet.aspx?s=gcndaily_090710



http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/08/%7E/media/GIG/GCN/Web/2010/cisco_cius_400.ashx

Cisco talks about the new device:  http://cio.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11156/index.html



http://cio.cisco.com/assets/prod/uc/vid/cius-ogilvy-188x115.jpg