Comments on: Augen’s GenTouch 78 (K-Mart Tablet) Getting CyanogenMod 6

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:52:00 +0000

Kyle, you obviously have at least a bit of interest in the gentouch, or else you wouldn’t be here. But you very clearly miss the point. A lot of people purchase the gentouch because they like “getting their hands dirty” and turning the “garbage” into something more useful. You know, it’s called a hobby – somewthing we do outside of our regular jobs. My gentouch has actually scrubbed up quite nicely, even though it will never compare to my Galaxy Tab. The gentouch is certainly not for the faint-hearted. For those who lack the patience or the aptitude, stick to the sub-$1000 gadgets, and leave the “garbage” to those who can actually make it work, and enjoy doing so.

By: kyle peterson

kyle peterson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:43:41 +0000

well honestly this augen is cheap as crap & is total garbage & to be honest you get what you pay for & when you pay for this your buying nothing but garbage in a box, I mean honesly people get a life & who ever buys this thing is poor & too cheap to afford anything (“good”) so listen people get a dang job & get with the program because broke people are losers & dont get nowhere in life

By: Billy Brown

Billy Brown — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:37:07 +0000

I followed the guide here http://nexusonehacks.net/nexus-one-hacks/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-nexus-oneandroid/ and got ubuntu working on my augen gentouch78

I’ve been trying to get it to wrok at the same time as android so I can run linux programs on my android, but no luck so far

By: Harry Skelton

Harry Skelton — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:42:15 +0000

I got one last week. For those who want it fully working from the box, don’t buy it. Folk at Augen are supposed to come out with a faster one with more options to it. But for those who want a device to hack in a price range that would cheaper than the other major money tablets, its worth having. I got it to develop programs for. A tablet that lacks a lot of options, but can spoof everything else.

Only wish to get Ubuntu running on it. Anyone know any ports?

By: cooter

cooter — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:40:45 +0000

I got one yesterday, 9-13-2010. Attached ok, surfed ok, USB doesn’t work, Micro SD doesn’t work. Keyboard ok. Email works. Worth $160? Youtube has a routine for taking personal info off. You can fiddle with it for 90 days and still return it so says the sales slip.

By: thisguy

thisguy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:16:12 +0000

Any more news about this build… picked one up the other day and its not bad. But this would be real nice.

P.S. left this comment on my gentouch!

By: hiandroid

hiandroid — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:30:35 +0000

http://liliputing.com/2010/08/first-look-at-the-wiipad-190-android-tablet-video.html
first look at wipad android 2.1 tablet

By: livingenzyme

livingenzyme — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:29:54 +0000

I have written a comprehensive review of the augen gentouch78. At the end of the review, I have listed problems and fixes for it.

http://livingenzyme.webs.com/augengentouch78tablet.htm

I will continue to add to the problems and fixes section. For now, if you follow all my instructions to fixing it, the device will work 200% better and will truly be a good bargain.

And no, I don’t work for augen. Before last month, I’d never even heard of them. It’s just that I can’t stand seeing all the bashing of the device without any real effort to give it a chance.

By: marco

marco — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:19:18 +0000

Seems that there will not be any new Gentouches available atleast for a month :(
http://www.augengentouch.com/gentouch-rumored-to-be-delayed-until-end-of-august/

By: Jeff N

Jeff N — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:33:29 +0000

Why not hack the Pandigital Novel eReader which sells at Bed Bath and Beyond for $170 minus 20% for the BBB coupons that are all over the place, minus a $25 rebate…

By: i [heart] ubuntu

i [heart] ubuntu — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:22:41 +0000

Why not just install Ubuntu on it and make life a whole lot easier?

By: Linuxslate.com

Linuxslate.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:07:13 +0000

I’m quite happy with mine. Yeah it is cheap quality, and it could be improved with better f/w, but it is FAR better than ones from the direct from China places that cost the same amount. Also, USB works fine on my Mac. Must use the rear connectors on Mac Pro, and a decent USB cable. On-going review and hints on my Website. http://linuxslate.com/Review_Augen_7in_Android_Tablet.html

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:50:55 +0000

Okay, to the “quality” critics. You are spending $150 for a device that has more capabilities than similar devices that sell for $300 (like Android 2.1, 600-800Mhz processor, resistive screen, etc). Compare it to something in the same price range and it is far superior (compare to some crappy eBook reader perhaps…those are about $150). Yeah, its not going to be perfect and yeah, there will be much better units coming out, but you’ll be spending at least double to triple for it. Be realistic when you talk about capability to price. For $150, its a pretty good deal.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:51:42 +0000

Had a chat with a tech, here is the info he told me:

larry : to get headset
Mark: We released the 1st part of the update patch which is for USB drivers and the 2nd part of the patch for the download apps issue and restore factory reset issue will be posted next Wednesday August 10
larry : but that usb patch isnt for windows 7 64bit..
larry : and my mac doesnt find it
Mark: Please wait until the end of this week for the windows 7
Mark: we cannot confirm yet the drivers for MAC
larry : so the news post isn’t correct from your site
larry : should get them to post something about that, I am sure you are getting slammed with question about it.
Mark: yes we are and we do apologize for the delay on the patch
Mark: this is due to technicalities of the android eclair that our R&D is dealing with now.
larry : ok, I will wait till then. Thanks for the info
Mark: Thanks for contacting Augen

So, looks like another week or so before the fix to the markey place and windows drivers to be complete. Sorry for the folks with MACs.

By: ari-free

ari-free — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:10:08 +0000

also in froyo:
Kernel Memory Management Boost: Improved memory reclaim by up to 20x, which results in faster app switching and smoother performance on memory-constrained devices.