[Noisebridge-discuss] Inexpensive android tablets?

[Alex Buie]

Lots of friends/collegues/family members have gotten the "Ainol Fire" (best
name, I know) and fallen in love with it.

No card reader, but hacking a square reader to return unencrypted output to
an app like Rhombus is as easy as breaking a trace with a xacto knife.


http://www.mcbub.com/Search/?keyword=Ainol+novo

I've only had experience personally with the "Fire"/"flame" (first result
on that list), but reviews/friends all seem to like their ainol devices.

The latest flagship device is the Crystal.
http://www.mcbub.com/item/Ainol-Novo-7-Crystal-7-inch-Android-4-1-Tablet-PC-IPS-Touch-Screen-AML8726-M6-Dual-Core-1-5GHZ-1GB-8GB-Black-152619/

It lacks a few features that the fire has (mostly just NAND space and
screen resolution), but gets you the latest Android, and is cheaper.

One thing I like about these is that they a) have hw decoders for h.264
(among others) and b) 1080p hdmi out, which makes throwing something onto a
projector or a TV super simple.

Lastly, both devices have play store access, which is something you can run
into the lower end devices not having.

-alex

(Oh, and I have only praises for mcbub. That's where I recommend all my
friends who want to get "off-brand" electronics. Fantastic service, quick
shipping, reasonably priced)



On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 12:33 PM, John Ellis <neurofog at gmail.com> wrote:

> Naomi,
>
> I had some success with a "Trio Stealth Pro 7c" from TigerDirect. At least
> TigerDirect has a good return/exchange policy.
>
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Recs=10&Nav=|c:6957|&Sort=4
>
>  -John
>
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 1:02 AM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have decided to try my hand at Android hacking ("release the Ingress
>> drones! Mwahahaha") but don't know my way around the market.  There seem to
>> be a metric tonne of options.
>>
>> What I want, approximately (all variables malleable):
>>
>> No discernible problems using latest Android OS
>> SD card slot
>> WiFi
>> At least 4 hours "active" battery life
>> 7" tablet
>> Magnetic reader (nice to have)
>>
>> And I am not keen on cracking or jailbreaking anything, so devices
>> intended to be multipurpose and unspecialized and open would be best.
>>
>> Little help?  Thanks brohirrim.
>>
>> --Naomi
>>
>>
>> (F you, autocorrect, I do not mean "tone".)
>>
>> Sent from my NeXtCube Nano
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Naomi Theora Most
>> naomi at nthmost.com
>> +1-415-728-7490
>>
>> skype: nthmost
>>
>> http://twitter.com/nthmost
>>
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