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Android In-Car Infotainment By Foryou/Adayo

by Rob Jackson on January 12th, 2011 19 Comments

Beyond gaming, I think one of the most underutilized opportunities for Android is in the automotive space, and I can understand why. With texting while driving being made illegal the world over, how many issues, problems and concerns does a full entertainment suite via Android include? Check out this nifty In-Car Infotainment center from Foryou/Adayo [...]

Rockchip Goes All-Out: Android DeskPhone, Laptop, 3D PMP [VIDEO]

by Rob Jackson on January 12th, 2011 5 Comments

Rockchip didn’t hold back their love for Android at CES, showing off the Android Robot at their booth in record numbers and displaying perhaps the hugest collection of Android Devices at CES altogether. And Rockchip doesn’t even manufacture the devices. That’s right: Rockchip creates the chipset in Android devices for manufacturers like ARCHOS, but when [...]

Android TV: Cideko Air Keyboard & SimpleBox [VIDEO]

by Rob Jackson on January 12th, 2011 2 Comments

We’ve seen Google TV come polished with Sony Internet TV and the Logitech Revue. While they haven’t caught on like we hoped and expected, I still view television as a growth market for Android and the Google TV platform in general. A company at CES called Cideko (warning: site has annoying music) definitely agrees- they [...]

Mirasol Android eReader Sneaked In Promo Video

by Rob Jackson on January 5th, 2011 5 Comments

A little digging by The Digital Reader has yielded a mysterious and polished looking Android eReader by Mirasol. Take a look at the promo video: It seems the company uploaded the video in preparation of CES but the link was shared a little more than they may have liked. Or, in my opinion, the more [...]

Pandigital Novel On AT&T Gets Barnes & Nobles Store, 9-Inch Screen

by Rob Jackson on January 4th, 2011 6 Comments

It looks like AT&T has snagged itself an interesting little eReader/Tablet combo with the 9-inch Pandigital Novel. The tablet is Android based, connects to both AT&T’s network (with contract) and Wi-Fi, and also has access to the Barnes & Nobles digital store. The cost will be $279.99 on contract. This isn’t the first effort by [...]

Oh, Look, the [Fake] PSP Phone on Sale in China

by Kevin Krause on November 5th, 2010 26 Comments

Bet you didn’t think the PSP Phone would be out so soon, did you? Well, we aren’t looking at it here, that’s for sure. This is the Unmei Q5 coming to us straight from Shenzhen, China, and for about $60 US you could score this 3.5-inch touchscreen, dual-SIM card touting PSP Go knockoff with Android. [...]

Advent Vega & Amico Tablets Hit UK For Holidays

by Rob Jackson on October 7th, 2010 5 Comments

The Parent Company of PC World is launching a pair of Android Tablets called the Advent Vega and Advent Amico exclusively in the UK. The company – Dixon Retail – sees tablets as a hot holiday gift and obviously they want in on the affordable end, offering the Vega for £249.99 and the Amico for [...]

Sagem Pounces on Android for Puma Phone 2

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010 1 Comments

Sagem just dropped their new Puma phone, and while it is not an Android device it was hinted that the company may be looking towards Android for the second iteration. At a pre-launch event for the Puma Phone, the VP of Marketing for Sagem revealed they are considering a scaled down version running Android for [...]

Android iPad Imitation Looks Lovely – Would You Buy It?

by Rob Jackson on March 31st, 2010 41 Comments

Like it or not (the device that is), the Apple iPad will hundreds of thousands of units, in fact it already has and it isn’t even released yet! There is clearly a strong draw to the product, not only because of the Apple brand, but because of the tablet form factor that seems to have [...]

Mobinova Beam Smartbook: Now With Android, Headed To AT&T

by Rob Jackson on March 25th, 2010 6 Comments

We haven’t yet told you about the Motorola Beam Smartbook which, in January, was said to be launching in the summer for AT&T. Why? Because at the time the Beam was running on Windows CE. LaptopMag caught up with the Beam a couple days ago and SURPRISE – it now has the pleasure of doing [...]

Hott $98 Tablet To Rock Android, Crush iPad?

by Rob Jackson on March 15th, 2010 27 Comments

The team behind the Hott MD500 Android Tablet is already calling their new baby the “iPad Killer” – and THIS is probably the worst thing the company could do. The iPad hasn’t even been launched yet competitors are already giving it the stage as the device to beat. In my mind, silence is golden, but [...]

Alex eReader By Spring Design Could Launch Tomorrow

by Rob Jackson on March 15th, 2010 10 Comments

The Entourage eDGE wasn’t exactly treated like royalty upon release but the folks at Spring Design our hoping their Alex eReader is received a bit better. Having been given an “early March release” for quite awhile, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it launch tomorrow as SlashGear is suggesting will happen. Take a look as [...]

Gigabyte GSmart Codfish Gets Pictured

by Rob Jackson on March 8th, 2010 10 Comments

Gigabyte isn’t best known for their mobile phones, but they’re hoping Android will help change that. They’ve just announced the Gigabyte GSmart Codfish G1305 which runs on Android 1.6 and was caught in pictures by PointGPhone: After some hands on time with the device they said its build quality was good and its software was [...]

Cox Prepping Kyocera Android Phone With TV/DVR Capabilities?

by Rob Jackson on March 6th, 2010 3 Comments

The guys at AndroidAndMe got a hot anonymous tip on a new entrant into not only the Android market (not the one for apps) but to 4G mobile phones as well. That entrant is Cox – the nation’s 3rd largest cable company. Here is what their tipster said: "Worked on a quick short-term sub-sub-sub contract [...]

Innocomm Shark, Shadow, Scorpion & Gemini: High End, Low Priced Androids

by Rob Jackson on March 3rd, 2010 10 Comments

At Mobile World Congress 2009, a small company named Innocomm showed off an Android phone they called the Innocomm Skate (pictured) – it still isn’t released. That phone faced delays due to a change in chipsets but that hasn’t slowed down the company’s Android aspirations. In an interview with PC World the company’s Sales Manager [...]

Below $100: HiVision SpeedPad Android Tablet

by Rob Jackson on March 2nd, 2010 10 Comments

One of Android’s initial goals was to lower the cost of manufacturing “smart” devices, a savings that could/would be passed onto consumers. The cheap labor in China certainly doesn’t hurt and HiVision showed off a 7-inch Android tablet at CeBIT 2010 that will cost only about $100. Check out the video snagged by JKKMobile: The [...]

Verizon Skype Video With Saygus VPhone’s Front Facing Camera?

by Rob Jackson on February 23rd, 2010 1 Comments

It’s been a hot second since we’ve heard about the little-known manufacturer Saygus and their VPhone which was rumored to be Verizon Wireless bound. With specs that included Big Red’s CDMA requirements and 2-way video conferencing capabilities, the VPhone was an intriguing potential entry. Now that Verizon and Skype have announced an official partnership, it’s [...]

Lumigon Bring Beauty And T9 To Android With T1, S1, E1

by Rob Jackson on February 16th, 2010 16 Comments

Add another manufacturer to the Android bandwagon: Lumigon. The company is starting their Android initiative with an incredibly creative set of offerings with a feature we haven’t seen before on Android handsets… slide-out T9 keyboards. Typically Android phones have offered either touchscreen only or touchscreen with full QWERTY offerings so this is definitely a step [...]

GeeksPhone One Found In France

by Anthony Perez on February 10th, 2010 7 Comments

GeeksPhone One was announced this past summer and now, according to Android France, is finally available to those in Europe. Android France got their hands on one and posted some pics. Although a long time has passed since the initial announcement, no  upgrades have been made to make the GeeksPhone One more competitive, given the [...]

Inbrics M1 Launches at MWC and Controls All

by Anthony Perez on February 8th, 2010 8 Comments

Inbrics has announced the launch of their Android based MID M1 at next week’s MWC in Barcelona. Inbrics hopes the M1 will serve as a media controller for other devices as well so that users can share photos, music, movies and more. It boasts the following: 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen display Slide-out QWERTY keyboard with separate [...]