I recently purchased a Coby Kyros MID7042 to manage my home network. My expectations have been set by an ASUS Transformer which costs 4 times as much.
It fits in my pocket unlike the Asus. The capacitative touch screen works well. The battery lasts the whole day. Some characteristics:
It has NO Google support. Specifically, it lacks both "Google's location services" and Google Play (AKA the Android Marketplace).
The app repo is GetJar - a lot of free, add supported apps. Side loading is a must. My apps are
- AndExplorer.apk
- androidVNC_build20110327.apk
- AndSMB.apk
- Netflix180HD264-Rotation-Wizard.apk
- wol.apk
The absence of "Google's location services" means that
- the time zone must be set manually
- None of the weather reporting apps work (all the ones I tried, at least)
- haven't tried any map apps as I don't get lost in my house I have 5 @ 24" 1080p LED displays at my desk - all the better to find things.
-- errata
- Netflix is my stress test. It works well, specially with the micro HDMI cable. Battery life matched the advertised hours quite closely.
- Pocketability is quite important. I am almost 70 years old and I need my hands free for handrails.
- I am researching "apk downloader" so that I can download Google Play apps to my PC (Torvolds, not Gates) and will report later.
- Found a bug in my unit. The timers do not work. Coby customer support verified, B&H provided me with an RMA in their usual responsive and courteous manner. I really like dealing with B&H, even if they are on the other side of the continent.
- The B&H price is $115 with free shipping. I recommend the $7 micro HDMI adapter and the 32gB class 6 micro SDHC memory stick.
More, later. TTFN
It fits in my pocket unlike the Asus. The capacitative touch screen works well. The battery lasts the whole day. Some characteristics:
It has NO Google support. Specifically, it lacks both "Google's location services" and Google Play (AKA the Android Marketplace).
The app repo is GetJar - a lot of free, add supported apps. Side loading is a must. My apps are
- AndExplorer.apk
- androidVNC_build20110327.apk
- AndSMB.apk
- Netflix180HD264-Rotation-Wizard.apk
- wol.apk
The absence of "Google's location services" means that
- the time zone must be set manually
- None of the weather reporting apps work (all the ones I tried, at least)
- haven't tried any map apps as I don't get lost in my house I have 5 @ 24" 1080p LED displays at my desk - all the better to find things.
-- errata
- Netflix is my stress test. It works well, specially with the micro HDMI cable. Battery life matched the advertised hours quite closely.
- Pocketability is quite important. I am almost 70 years old and I need my hands free for handrails.
- I am researching "apk downloader" so that I can download Google Play apps to my PC (Torvolds, not Gates) and will report later.
- Found a bug in my unit. The timers do not work. Coby customer support verified, B&H provided me with an RMA in their usual responsive and courteous manner. I really like dealing with B&H, even if they are on the other side of the continent.
- The B&H price is $115 with free shipping. I recommend the $7 micro HDMI adapter and the 32gB class 6 micro SDHC memory stick.
More, later. TTFN