[PIGMI] Best ePad for google

Thu Mar 24 03:09:40 PDT 2011

" Oh - is it possible to break an ePad so I can develop python apps on 
it?  That would be a redeeming feature."

I believe Python development is possible in a standard PC running Windows or
Linux, as well as Macs. No need to shell out for a special tablet then!

HTH

L8r, Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org
[mailto:pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org] On Behalf Of Andy Hawkins
Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2011 5:38 PM
To: pigmi at pigmi.org
Subject: Re: [PIGMI] Best ePad for google

Thanks guys (esp Chris) - I decided not to buy it at "Flash is a bit of 
a dog so I don't install it. "

That's the main reason I wanted a ePad (Android OS) so I could surf 
sites and run Flash again - but alas.

Guess I'll buy an iPad2, get turntable software running on my iPad1 and 
iPad2 and start my vJ / dJ career - yo.  That's where DrewFX comes from 
by the way - that's my handle.

Wuka - wah!

Oh - is it possible to break an ePad so I can develop python apps on 
it?  That would be a redeeming feature.

Andy H.
> Thank you chrism. Your list of "cons" gave me enough cause for laughter to
> get through the entire day :)
>
> L8r, Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org
> [mailto:pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> McCormick
> Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2011 9:27 AM
> To: pigmi at pigmi.org
> Subject: Re: [PIGMI] Best ePad for google
>
> Hi Andy,
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 07:34:09AM +0800, Andy Hawkins wrote:
>> Anyone suggest any preferences?  This one looks okay.
>>
>>
>
http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/pioneer-dreambook-epad-7-android-tablet/?cm_
> mmc=newsletter-_-20110324-_-prods-_-1684
>
> I have the "Witstech A81E" which I bought online from a Canadian shop
called
> Merimobiles. I think it was about $200 when I bought it and is now
available
> for $189 from that shop.
>
>
<http://www.merimobiles.com/Witstech_A81E_Android_2_2_800MHz_CPU_Market_Free
> _p/meri0306.htm>
>
> This 7" tablet runs Android 2.2 and has the market installed on it. Flash
is
> a
> bit of a dog so I don't install it. I basically use this for reading RSS
> feeds
> through Google Reader, testing software I am working on, reading epub
format
> ebooks, and reading comics in cbr format (Transmetropolitan by Warren
Ellis
> is
> highly recommended!). I have successfully played TV shows on it too. I
have
> also started using this with a stylus to make little sketches. It used to
> suck
> for that but recent updates have made the screen more sensitive.
>
> Major downsides to this tablet:
>
>   * Android Market on this device does not have all of the applications I
can
> see on my phone's version. I am not sure why this is. Most of the software
I
> install is from specific apks of stuff I need which I had to hunt down on
> the
> net. Luckily a lot of the Free Software projects release apks on their
> websites as well as in the Market.
>
>   * The screen bevel sticks out a couple of millimeters so the edge of the
> screen is apparent when you are using it. This may or may not be a con for
> you.
> I don't mind it but I thought I would mention it.
>
>   * If you are used to iOS' interface you may find Android's interface
> unintuitive. I have the reverse problem now.
>
>   * The resistive touch screen requires that you apply slight pressure.
> Practically speaking this means gently using a thumbnail or fingernail (or
a
> stylus if that's your thing). For people used to iOS devices where the
> slightest touch triggers the touch events, this could be annoying. When
> Simon
> (an iPad user) tried it for the first time he could not unlock the
> lockscreen
> and laughed out loud at the perceived crapness. I cried myself to sleep
but
> I
> feel better now.
>
> On the last point, there is a new version of this tablet which has a
> capacitive
> touch screen. Obviously this means you can't use a stylus with it. I have
> not
> tried it so I can't suggest whether it's worth buying. It comes in two
> version
> and I can't work out the difference between them:
>
<http://www.merimobiles.com/Witstech_A81G_New_Version_with_Full_USB_p/meri05
> 44.htm>
>
<http://www.merimobiles.com/Witstech_A81G_Capacitive_android_2_2_GPS_free_ba
> tt_p/meri0550.htm>
>
>   * No 3G (wifi only).
>
>   * iPad owners will laugh at you and give eachother smug, knowing smiles
and
> winks. This may or may not be a downside for you. It helps a lot to gently
> cradle the five devices you bought for the price of one of theirs, and
rock
> back and forth whispering to yourself soothingly. Later you can throw a
few
> darts into the picture of Steve that you have hanging on your wall.
>
> Conclusion: I am super happy I bought this device. As a geek and it allows
> me
> the level of customisability and hacking that I want. Also it has that
> "Shanzai" cred for not being a mainstream brand, but was rather created in
> some
> small backwoods of Shenzen. In my head the people who made it are like
> characters from Blade Runner, hacking away in their Shenzen cyberpunk
sheds,
> and
> that makes me feel good.
>
> For the tasks that I use it for (mostly reading with some TV shows and
some
> development) it works very well.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris.
>
> -------------------
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