Hardware
$100 Tablet from Maylong Now at Walgreens
Well that didn’t take long. But maybe it will be a short trip. I predicted awhile back that at some point in the great Tablet/Slate race we’d see these devices at places like Walgreens and CVS priced below $100. Guess what? According to the Boy Genius Report, Walgreens is going to be selling the Maylong M-150 Tablet for $99.99 like beginning now.
Before you get all excited and head to Walgreens to pick up a Tablet when you get your flu shot, keep in mind that to hit that price this 7 inch Tablet is running Android 1.6, which to my mind for Android Tablets would be like purchasing a new laptop with Windows 98 on it. The resolution is 800×400 on a resistive display, so don’t expect all that touch screen fun that you might see on devices with capacitive screens.
But, then again you get what you pay for.
Anonymous
10/27/2010 at 3:37 pm
Depending how hackable this thing is, it would make a great dedicated e-book reader (I see that Aldiko is preloaded). Also, how hard would it be to sideload apps if it’s stock 1.6?
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