[clug] Vaguely off topic: iPeds and other Android tablets - availability and comparisons to that Apple one

[Andrew Boyd]

Hi Angus,

at this stage, I'm more interested in a hobby/plaything than a serious work tool, so it makes sense to go the less expensive route - if I can pick up a WM8505 device on eBay for a hundred bucks then I'll be happy whichever way it ends up. 

Best regards, Andrew

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On 05/08/2010, at 12:12 PM, Angus Gratton <gus at projectgus.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2010-08-04 at 15:33 +1000, Andrew Boyd wrote:
>> if I
>> want to play with an Android tablet that I can have some hope of
>> upgrading to the latest version of that OS, I would stick with an
>> WM8505 CPU machine like an Eken M002 and be prepared to get my hands
>> dirty? I know that is an oversimplification, but that seems to be
>> where the evidence is leading.
> 
> Well, this is true at the present moment for that device.
> 
> If all you want is Android 2.2, then pragmatically you might be better
> off just buying one of the newer & slightlier pricier crop of 2.1
> devices with better hardware, and hoping the manufacturer releases a 2.2
> build for it.
> 
> If you want to "fight the good fight" over open source and community
> development, you could buy a WM8505 based device with 1.6 and
> hope/encourage people to keep developing for it and for VIA to finish
> releasing the source. :).
> 
> Again, it really depends on what you want to get out of the experience.
> 
> - Angus
>