[PIGMI] Best ePad for google

Thu Mar 24 07:21:56 PDT 2011

Yeah but it's nice to be able to use a tablet to work on rather than a 
bulk laptop.

Plus it doesn't burn your crotch :)

Andy H.
> " 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.
>>
>> -------------------
>> http://mccormick.cx
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