There has been some discussions about a tablet as a headunit in a car, but not much more followed... I already have a CarPC in one of my cars and no headunit, concept works and endless possibilities. Since I use a Android phone (HTC Desire) I started to think about the pro's and con's for a tablet instead. I came to the conslusion that I basically wanted a 8" HTC Desire to rip out of the casing and build into the car. Unfortunately there is no 8" HTC Desire... I tried to find a Android Tablet with FM-reciever capabilities, so far the holy grail seem to be: ICD Gemini ICD Ultra ZTE Light I would prefer the ICD because of the larger screen, have 8,4" 4:3 now and a 8" wide should do the job nicely. Unfortunately the ICD ones does not seem to be released, soon giving up hope about their products. The ZTE Light is sold by Telia in Sweden: https://www.tewss.telia.se/privat/k...erocherbjudanden/ZTE/zte_light_platta.product# Has a nice price and specifications seem to have everything I need. More to come about this one... If anyone can point me in direction of other Tablets with FM-reciever capabilities, please do.
ZTE Light, so far I have found these specifications (translated from Telia): Camera: 3,2 megapixel Mp3-player: Yes Built-in GPS: Yes Radio: Yes Videocalls: Yes Memory: 512 MB RAM, 512 MB flash Memorycard: Yes, comes with 8 GB Display: 7" TFT touchscreen, 800x840 pixlar GPRS: Yes Java: No Messages: Sms, mms, e-post Network: 3G/GSM900/1800/1900 Phonetime: 20 timmar Stand-by: 500 timmar Measurements: (HxWxD)191 x 109 x 12 mm Weight: 403 g Connections: Bluetooth, Micro usb, wlan 2995 SEK From other sites I have gotten this, if it is as below it is perfect, except for the 7" screen. ZTE Light Specs Runs on Android 2.1 OS 7-inch touchscreen display Resolution of 800 x 480 pixels 512MB RAM and 512MB ROM Support voice calling on dual band UMTS 2100 MHZ/900 MHZ Internet access on HSUPA network Up to 7.2 Mbps of download speed, up to 5.76 Mbps of upload Wi-Fi, Bluetooth & 3G module Up to 32GB SD card slot expansion 3 megapixel web camera G-sensor, GPS Music and video player with Mp4 support FM tuner and digital compass Up to 10 hours of battery life Weights of 403 g approx
Alright, was just in a Telia store and viewed the ZTE Light, unfortunately not allowed to start it up (idiots...). But I was quite impressed of the feel of it next to a Galaxy Tab. BUT, since the screen is resistive I need to try it before buy...
iRobot Oficial Website - aPad iRobot Android Android 1.5? Otherwise seem to be very like the ZTE Light...
Notion Ink Adam: Tech Specs Has EVERYTHING, Bonus mystery feature = FM Reciever... 10.1" might be too big though, limited space.
I'll bet the next generation of tablets will have satellite radio receivers. OK, maybe two generations from now... haha
