The Ramos W7 was announced somewhere late in 2009 and after countless delays, it’s finally released. It’s probably one of the most anticipated devices from China. The specs look good on paper: a 4.8″ capacitive touchscreen, Android and 8 or 16GB internal memory all for a relative low price. Read on to find out if it can live up to the expectations.
The SmartQ R7 is the latest mobile internet device in the popular SmartQ series. While still called a MID, it’s obvious that Smart Devices put their focus more on eBook reading with the SmartQ R7. The R7 both adds and loses some functionality compared to the other (cheaper) SmartQ devices. Read on to find out if they still stepped up their game of if you should stick to the older MIDs.
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Hooray, another PMP review. This time it’s the Ainol V9000HDA, a media player with a 4.3″ 800×480 touchscreen, 1080p video playback, FM radio / transmitter and a rather slick design. Read on to find out if it can hang with the other portable players from China.
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After reviewing the Ramos T11TE, I was wondering how well the Ramos T17FHD / T17HD would perform compared to it’s bigger sibling. The Ramos T17FHD / T17HD is a portable media player with a 800×480 4.3″ screen, 16GB of memory, HD video playback and HDMI output, selling for just $118.99/€88.35 at AllPMP. Read on to find out if it’s worth your money.
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Portable media players from China have quite a bad reputation, but lately it seems like things improved considerably. The Ramos T11TE is the latest flagship device of the company, boasting impressive specs like a 5″ 800×480 touchscreen, HDMI output, USB-OTG and 1080p video playback, while still keeping a very attractive pricepoint of $148.99/€109.97. Read on to find out if this device is as good as it looks on paper.
A small Bluetooth keyboard for $24.73/€17.70, that’s quite a steal. But is it any good? Read on the find out.
Here it is, the world’s first review of the SmartQ V5, the so called HDMID, a high definition mobile internet device. The SmartQ V5 is the successor to the SmartQ 5, a nice and affordable gadget that gained a modest, but active following of tech and Linux enthusiasts. China-based Smart Devices tried to address the shortcomings of the SmartQ 5 and added new features to the SmartQ V5, like 1080p video playback and three pre-installed operating systems. Read on to find out if they succeeded.
For those who don’t know: the SmartQ devices are cheap MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), capable of running Linux and a slew of other operating systems, like Windows CE and Android. They’re used as internet tablets, eBook/comic book readers and much more. After my good experiences with the SmartQ 5, I was curious if it’s bigger brother would be worth the $211.02/€145.72. Would it just be a bigger SmartQ 5 or does it bring anything new to the table? With the SmartQ V7 already being available, the review might be a bit late, but the two devices are mostly similar. So read to see if the SmartQ 7 is worth your hard earned pennies.
It doesn’t happen too often that a company from China releases a device that immediately sparks a buzz amongst tech enthusiasts around the globe. Meizu managed to do it with their products, and now it’s Smart Devices’ turn with their Linux based SmartQ 5 and SmartQ 7 Mobile Internet Devices(MIDs). The SmartQ 5 is the smallest of the two, but unlike the term MID suggests, this pocket sized device is capable of doing much more than just some simple web browsing, mailing and instant messaging. Driven by a Ubuntu based Linux OS, the SmartQ 5 is perfectly capable of performing tasks like running e-book/comic book readers, remote desktop apps, torrent clients and some light multimedia playback.
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Yeahhhhhh… Finally. My Flashing-Eyes Monkey 2-LED Flashlight Keychain with Sound Effects arrived today. Review and video of this awesome thing in action after the break.
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