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Get Archos 5 Android Tablet for just 1 Euro! (Developers only)
Developers, you can get an Archos 5 Internet MID (mini review) for just 1 Euro. How? Just develop an app for this nice MID and Archos will give you this tablet for just a euro!
Now, what is the reason behind this sweet offer? Believe it or not, a couple of downsides of Archos 5 Internet Tablet have forced Android to lure the developers to make apps for its MID: vibration feature and google maps. Due to the absence of those two features, many apps already available in the Android market do not work on this MID. This has actually forced the Archos to distribute their apps via their own AppsLib store.
- publish one or multiple applications on the AppsLib (publishing requires the creation of a free developer account if you don’t already have one)
- Each application will be tested by ARCHOS to validate that the application is indeed functioning correctly (see the following question)
- Once the application is validated (count at least 15 days – ARCHOS didn’t seem to increase their human resources for this program), you’ll receive a code for a 228€ (vat included) reduction that is valid only on the ARCHOS web store www.archos.com. Be careful to verify the delivery zones. The country list is shown on AppsLib (pretty much all of Europe, the United States, etc.).
- The 228€ reduction code will be applicable to the entire range of ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablets. Models like the 8GB and 16GB won’t be available until the beginning of 2010, but the reduction code will still be valid.
Note: Submissions will be accepted until the end of November.
DreamScreen internet tablets by HP – DreamScreen 100 and DreamScreen 130 – both have pathetic 800×480 resolution!
HP has released its affordable series of Internet tablets, DreamScreen 100 and DreamScreen 130. The new HP DreamScreen comes with a remote control that can used throughout the house to stream content from your home network, removable storage cards, or internal storage. It is available in two display sizes: the DreamScreen 100 that has an 10.2 inch display and the DreamScreen 130 that comes with 13.3 inch display.
The Dreamscreen will retail for $429 while the DreamScreen 130 will retail for $299.
In both the models you will find WiFi, Ethernet, 2GB RAM and a media card reader. These models have 800 x 480 pixel display resolutions. Both devices also include support for MPEG 1,2, 4, and H.264 video as well as JPG, PNG, and BMP images and MP3, WMA, AAC, and WAV audio. They can handle a number of flash card formats including CF, SDHC, Memory Stick, and xD.
They feature software for watching videos and visiting web destinations including Pandora, Snapfish, and Facebook. With HP’s SmartRadio feature, you could find about 15,000 internet radio stations from across the globe.
Commentary: HP, what were you thinking when you decided WVGA resolution (800×480) for Internet tablets and that too in 2009? It is a crime!
Fennec 1.0 BETA 3 released for Nokia N800 and N810 Tablets
Fennec is the mobile version of Firefox. Folks at Mozilla have updated the mobile version of Fennec and is now in the BETA 3 stage. The update is for the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets.
The current update improves browser performance and user interface.
