Coby Kyros MID7015 7-Inch Android Internet Touchscreen Tablet

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Android 2.1 connects to the world though the touch of a fingertip. The Kyros Tablet is a powerful and flexible Internet and Entertainment solution that features a generous 7" screen with intuitive touchscreen controls powered by the Android 2.1 operating system. Browse the web wirelessly or enjoy media on a sleek and stylish media device. Enjoy 1080P HD videos, photos, music, and more in the comfort of your living room when connected to your TV via HDMI.

The Kyros has 4GB of built-in internal memory and features a microSD card slot for upgrading the capacity to up to 16GB. It also allows you to wirelessly access the Internet through a hi-speed networking support and includes more than a dozen built-in applications, each one identified by an icon. Among the included apps are an alarm clock, browser for surfing the web, calculator, email, gallery for viewing and playing videos, music and video player for launching the mobile YouTube browser page to watch Internet videos and more! In addition, the Kyros offers two unique apps, the Aldiko E-Book, for downloading and reading thousands of e-books (which supports the ePub standard) and AppsLib, to browse, download and install apps from the AppsLib marketplace for a complete mobile Internet solution.

Features Large 7 inch Resistive Touchscreen Connect to the Internet wirelessly Browse the web and check e-mail Watch videos on YouTube Integrated flash memory Built-in 4GB internal memory microSD card slot(upgrade up to 16GB) Connect and enjoy Full 1080p on your HDTV via a HDMI cable Discover and download apps to play games, check the weather, listen to the radio, and more with AppsLib Download and read thousands of books with the included Aldiko E-book reader application View pages in portrait or landscape with automatic orientation detection Full-size USB connection enables keyboard of your tablet USB 2.0 Hi-speed for fast file transfers Rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.

 - Memory Internal: 4GB Flash Removable: microSDHC card Slot (max 32GB)
 - Display Resolution 800 x 480 (WVGA - widescreen)
 - A/V Connections: Mini HDMI out, Type C (max 1080p) 3.5mm headphone out
 - Android 2.3
 - Integrated microphone, Integrated speaker

I purchased this (COBY KYROS MID7015) android tablet from another retailer and ended up getting it for $149.97 (A Steal). I mention the model clearly because I have noticed many negative reviews on what I am sure is the previous model Coby Kyros 7005. I say that because the newer 7015 was just relesed on 12/1/10 at the earliest. You will see that many negative reviews were posted saying they had the COBY MID7015 before it was even available. If people want to post a negative review of a product they at the very least, SHOULD KNOW WHAT MODEL THEY ARE REVIEWING.

That said, in my opinion this Coby MID7015 is an outstanding product. It does everything it claims it can do, and very well in fact. If you take your time and read the simple instructions it is very easy to set up. Even the internet runs very fast on this tablet, (decent wifi connection required). All other applications that come pre-loaded, and even the ones I have loaded myself, run great as well. The bottom line is this. For a full color e-reader (as good as my Daughters brand new $250.00 Nook color), and an amazing media player that plays everything I have thrown at it with ease, plus an android internet tablet with tons of free applications available, this one is a tough cookie to beat. At this price point this is a no brainer in my opinion :)

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Coby Kyros MID7015 Internet Touchscreen Tablet Overview

Monday, December 26, 2011

Connect to the world through the touch of a fingertip. The Kyros™ Tablet is a powerful and flexible Internet and Entertainment solution that features a generous 7" screen with intuitive touchscreen controls powered by the Android™ 2.1 operating system. Browse the web wirelessly or enjoy media on a sleek and stylish media device. Enjoy 1080P HD videos, photos, music, and more in the comfort of your living room when connected to your TV via HDMI.

Browse The Web : More than ever, the web is part of our daily lives. We live in a connected world that allows us to laugh, share, and live on the web. The Coby tablet allows us to do the little things we love - shop, check the weather, get recipes, keep in touch with our friends and family, and keep up with the constantly changing stocks and news. Now, experience your personal web up close with a lightweight tablet that powers on instantly anywhere. (* WiFi Connection required)

Check Email : Emails are easy. Fire off an email from your couch. Or the kitchen. Or the yard. With the built-in email app, our tablets make it easy to stay in touch. Where and who you email with is up to you. (* WiFi Connection required)

Listen Music : With all the things you can do with our tablets, don't forget to take a break for some music! The built-in music app lets you swipe and tap through your music by artist, album, song, or playlist. Listen to your favorite tunes at home or on-the-go.

Connect WiFi : Surf, watch, play, and do whatever you want, wherever you want. Our tablets connect quickly and easily to Wi-Fi networks. Whether at home, at your local coffee shop, or maybe even on a plane or train -- you'll enjoy the Internet unbound by wires.

Accelerometer : Take advantage of the most creative apps available for Android with the built-in accelerometer. From unique and exciting games to handy utility apps, you'll be amazed at what your tablet can do.

eBook : Imagine a library in the palm of your hands. Our tablets let you access countless volumes of books including: best sellers, new releases, classics, modern classics, and books from public libraries. The future of reading is here, and it fits comfortably in your hands.

Play Games : Whether it's for you or your loved ones, you'll find some great games in our free Android App store. Browse and download thousands of the most popular apps. With puzzle, strategy, action, racing games and more, there's something for everyone.

HD Movies : Experience up to 1080P High Definition video with high-resolution advanced media processors. With our built-in HDMI terminal, watching the latest movies in HD is easy. Simply connect your Coby Tablet to your HD TV with an HDMI Cable** is the ticket to the best seat in the house no matter where you are.

HDMI Output : Watching movies on the go is great, but watching on a giant TV at home is even better! HDMI is built right into our tablets -- that means no expensive adapters required, and no adapters to lose! Simply connect with a single HDMI cable, then lean back and enjoy stunning HD video from the comfort of your couch!

Memory Card Extension : Need more room for music, movies, or pictures? Just insert a microSD or microSDHC card and increase your memory up to 32GB. The right size is up to you.

4x3 Versatile Screen : Because we love books, we've created tablets with a screen that closely resembles the shape of a traditional book. This standard aspect ratio (4:3) is the most natural and comfortable for browsing the web, reading your favorite novels and so much more.

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Coby Kyros MID7015 Touchscreen Tablet Full Reviews

Just before the onslaught of tablets announced at CES this year, Coby released its Kyros line. The Coby Kyros MID7015 Internet Touchscreen Tablet ($199 list) is an Android 2.1-based device with a 7-inch screen.

Not only is it using a version of Android not intended for tablets, but its resistive touch screen isn't a multi-touch display like the Apple iPad's, so there's no pinching and expanding for quick zooming. The MID7015 performs adequately at best. It's not as graceful as the Samsung Galaxy Tab (starts at $399, 3 stars), not quite as useful as the also sub-par Dell Streak 7 ($199.99, 2.5 stars), and not even in the same ballpark as the much-more-expensive ($499-$829) iPad. If you can wait, the tablet-focused Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) should usher in a better era for tablets in the coming months.

Design
Measuring 7.5 by 0.5 by 4.8 inches with a 7-inch, 800-by-400-pixel resistive touch screen, the MID7015 is a mid-size tablet—decidedly smaller than the iPad and on a size par with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Coby announced more Kyros tablets at CES, most with multi-touch screens instead of the less-desirable resistive touch featured on the MID7015, but they're not yet available. The black, plastic MID7015 comes with a case that doubles as a stand—a nice add-on considering the price and that the iPad's case, which is essential, is an extra accessory. The MID7015 also comes with earphones, unlike the iPad, along with a power adapter, a screen-cleaning cloth, and a mini-USB sync cable.

A stylus is tucked into the corner of the upper right panel; it isn't necessary to operate the screen, but can be helpful when trying to select small text on a Web page—a scenario that, unfortunately, comes up often. A Home/Menu switch rests below the stylus on the right panel, and the bottom panel houses a mini-USB connection, HDMI out, a microSD slot, power adapter input, and an oddly placed Power button—awkward because it's very close to a strap on the case, which occasionally pressed the button by accident. Also, during my testing, the Power button jammed on occasion, making turning the device on or off difficult. The button below the screen is not a Home button (as is traditionally the case), but a backwards navigation button, which isn't intuitive.


Performance
As stated earlier, the touch screen is not as sensitive as it could be, but for a resistive touch display, it offers better-than-average performance. The real issues come into play when trying to select smaller links or stories in the Web browser. And you can't pinch or expand your fingers to zoom in or out on images or Web pages, so it's either reach for the stylus or use the edge of a fingernail. The browser experience is typical Android 2.1—there's no Flash support, so most Web videos won't play, and many of the Web sites you hit will load as mobile versions. Because the tablet only supports 802.11b/g, the may be slower than you may be accustomed to if you're surfing on an 802.11n network. I had issues loading even the mobile version of the New York Times, which the MID7015 defaults to when www.nyt.com is entered. At first, the browser said it could not find the page, but it eventually loaded after about thirty seconds. On the Samsung Galaxy Tab, meanwhile, the same URL pressed at the same time (and using the same network) loaded the full New York Times page in under eight seconds. This isn't exactly the Internet in your hands. 


While the Galaxy Tab and the Dell Streak 7 have full access to the Android Market, which has well-developed apps from recognizable names like American Express and Chase, along with games like Angry Birds, the MID7015 adopts the AppsLib, a market developed and licensed by Archos. AppsLib has always felt like an unfiltered jumble of user-generated, decent-at-best apps. Finding quality apps isn't easy, and it's a huge downside of Archos tablets and the MID7015.


Apps that come loaded on the tablet are of the typical Android variety: a YouTube Video player, Aldiko (an ebook reader), E-mail, Gallery, Music player, Browser, Calculator, Alarm Clock, and the aforementioned AppsLib. The music and video apps are typical of the Android 2.1 experience—they get the job done, but don't expect anything flashy like you see on, say, the iPad.


Loading content on the tablet using Android 2.1 is not as automatic as it is with an iPad or even a cheap MP3 player. Connecting via USB doesn't prompt the tablet to ask whether you want to charge it only, or if you want to mount its hard drive and load content—you have to use a pull-down menu at the top of the home screen and select these options yourself. While this isn't a huge knock, it is yet another example of how Android 2.1 is not ideal for a tablet. (Even Android 2.2, which also isn't tablet-optimized, doesn't suffer from this.) Another irksome quality: after you disconnect the tablet from your PC, there is a significant lag time if you want to immediately play the audio or video files you just synced. The MID7015 even froze a few times trying to play files immediately after syncing them. Tapping the Home button generally fixed the problem, but it's not exactly a graceful process.


Photos and videos are confusingly lumped together in the Gallery menu, while the Video Player is actually a YouTube app. Video and photos look pleasantly crisp on the display, but despite the tablet's support for HD video, it cannot play it back at full resolution on the 800-by-400 screen. There is an HDMI-out connection so you can watch 1080p content on your television—an increasingly popular feature, and one that the iPad lacks. (The iPad can stream content to a TV using AirPlay, but not at full 1080p.)


Coby was unable to confirm a full file support list for the MID7015, but we were able to load a typical array, so consider this an informal guide to what file types are supported. For audio: AAC, MP3, OGG, WMA, WMA Lossless (all non-DRM); for video: MPEG4, WMV, DVIX and AVI; for photo: JPG BMP, PNG, and GIF. The company doesn't publish battery life estimates, but our labs battery tests are underway, and results will be posted here soon.


The MID7015 may be just $200, but unlike the iPad, it is easy to find it for well below its list price—you can find it online for about $150. To its credit, it tested better than the much more expensive Viewsonic Viewpad 7 ($599, 2.5 stars) and the similarly priced Cherrypal Cherrypad ($188, 2 stars). Up against the identically-priced Dell Streak 7, however, it is a far lesser machine. That is a damning fact, as the Streak 7 have plenty of issues of its own. If you don't need a tablet right now, I recommend waiting a few months until Coby—and many of its competitors—unleash a wave of higher performance tablets armed with Honeycomb, the first version of the Android OS (3.0) specifically designed for tablets. If you can't wait, the Streak 7 is better—but not much—and the Galaxy Tab is much better, but more expensive.


Source : www.pcmag.com by Tim Gideon.
 

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Acer Aspire One AOD257-13685 10.1-Inch Netbook Reviews

Monday, December 19, 2011

Acer AOD257-13685 comes with a complete Specs. Intel Atom Dual-Core Processor N570, Windows 7 Starter, 10.1 "WSVGA LED-backlit Display, Mobile Intel NM10 Express Chipset,

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150, 1024MB DDR3 Memory, 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Multi-in-1 Digital. Media Card Reader, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Built-In 0.3MP Webcam, 3 - USB 2.0 Ports, 3-cell Li-ion Battery (2200 mAh), Up to 4-hours Battery Life, Microsoft Office. Starter 2010, 2.65 lbs. | 1.2 kg (system unit only).

- Intel Atom Dual-Core Processor N570
- 1GB DDR3 Memory
- 250GB SATA Hard Drive
- 10.1-Inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED-backlit Display, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
- Windows 7 Starter

I purchased this AOD257 at store during Black Friday. I have been running approximately up to 4 days and this is my opinion that there is to it.

First, build. I love the portability, plus the keyboard is not too small. Typing is comfortable. I have learned some short cut keys (such as F11) to make full use of the smaller screen. It comes with a 3 cell battery which is the smallest it gets for 10.1. Thus, the battery only lasts around 2.5 hours. But, I plan on upgrading to a 9 cell battery when the price is right. It does not have a cd player. There are no hidden annoyances (flashy lights, sounds, weird angles) about this netbook for me.

Second, the computer. You should know it has Windows 7 Starter. Which is a lighter version of regular Windows. Key differences being it has limited versions of word, excel, etc. And, it is not as customizeable(background changing, etc). However, I found a background force changer online which works great. Also, I have purchased a 2g RAM for around $18 which is on its way. Installation looks to be a bit more involved than the average RAM upgrade.

Right now with the 1 gig RAM, the computer is not what I would call slow. Most youtube vids are smooth. I had windows music player going, browsing google chrome, calculator, and notepad open and it was chugging along fine. Back to Windows 7 starter, I have an additional computer for the word and excel stuff for school. So full windows isn't necessary for me here. But, I believe the cheapest upgrade right now is around $90.

All in all, very pleased with this Netbook.

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Coby Kyros 7-Inch Android 2.3 4 GB Internet Touchscreen Tablet Reviews

Whether you're surfing the web, watching videos on Youtube, check e-mail and many other things you can do with an LCD screen size 7 inch touchscreen controls with the operating system is Android 2.3.

You are connected internet wirelessly with the high-speed networking support (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g). Download and enjoy popular apps and games from AppLib marketplace. playing the popular video, music, and images in various format. expandable memory with MicroSDHC card. battery lithium-polymer.

- Browse the web, watch Youtube videos, checking e-mail, and much more with Android 2.3
- 7 inch LCD intuitive touchscreen
- Connect to the Internet wirelessly with high-speed
- AppsLib marketplace
- Plays popular video, music, and photo formats

I had thought and looked into getting an iPad or one of the other larger tablets, but realized that if I was going to spend that much money that I may as well by a laptop. Yeah, they look cool and all, and the number of 3rd party things for it are out there, but I realized that I really didn't want something that big in size. I wanted something that I could easily carry around, see what email I had awaiting for me to read at some point, could sit and read a book, and play a few games. I had looked at some other 7" tablets, but there was just something about them that just didn't give me the desire to buy them, then I came across this one.

It's heavier than I expected, and takes longer to start than I would like, but it works for me.I have had no trouble connecting to wifi networks, the apps that I have added work great, going from portrait to landscape is quick, playing video from YouTube and elsewhere works fine, and I have even been able to make Skype calls with no problems.

The problem that I have had with it is that the battery doesn't last long, and it would of been really nice if they had made it a little bigger or added a clasp for the stylist. I also don't like the fact that if you lay it onto a table the screen will automatically switch to landscape.

The Apps store it uses (GetJar) has plenty of stuff to keep me happy, but I am not looking for it to do a billion things. So far I have enjoyed the e-reader (Aldiko) as it is easy to read things.

If you need all of the bells & whistles of the iPad, then buy an iPad. If you are looking for something that will do the basics quickly so you can do other things in life, this is a good choice... 

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Acer Aspire One AO722-0473 Nice Netbook!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Customer Reviews-Rating is 4.5 of 5.

This is typical of a netbook, you can feel the powerful and feature for full size netbook. That is soothing as a top model of the netbook and the specs like on ​​the laptop that it is. Start of dual core high end processor / ATI graphics utilizing / 256MB dedicated RAM / Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit / 2 GB RAM Standard / 320 GB HDD and a 1366x768 resolution screen. This is a specs that is closest to a true laptop.

Today, I just bought this netbook model two unit, because that it just reduces the price to $198 and I still have 5% of the target card as well. So I decided to buy this Acer Aspire One AO722-0473 11.6-Inch HD Netbook for price reduction. I set them both to be successful today and put one for my 9-year-old daughter to use it. She learned and can use it quickly. And another one for my wife to take it to the clinic, it is easily accessible.

I was impressed it at first removed from its packaging. With 2 GB of RAM, this netbook can work quickly right. It can run internet through  web browser without any problems. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel are also available as well.

It's like any other netbook in the same price, I'll add a 4GB SODIMM in order to enhance its performance even more. At this point, the netbook can easily upgrade it to a screw on the back cover to access the RAM and HDD and PCI slot with ease.

Update November 25 2011 :

This ago about 3 weeks since I received this netbook. Is no anything to complain for it. I had to upgrade RAM as I want and it improves some performance up slightly. As observed, that is an antivirus program and uninstall programs can run faster. I installed Microsoft Security Essentials with basic antivirus / antispy ware has been free from Microsoft.

I think I need more Bluetooth devices on this chip-set that use the original wireless WIFI (Atheros), I found that Atheros WIFI does not cover some of the works which I wanted. I searched the PCIs Atheros from Internet and found it on Ebay. I decided to buy Atheros AR5B195 + Bluetooth Half Mini PCIe at price of $21 with shipping.

The combo WIFI and Bluetooth card sent to me in the next day and I had to install it manually. It's very easy to install by remove original wireless card out  (open case, pop off the antenna leads and remove the hold down screw) and install the new card instead. The new card has two poles, the pole share which WIFI and Bluetooth antennas that are employed together.

Now, both set to work as I want. The Atheross Bluetooth Driver can be used with the Aspire One AO722 driver. Is quite difficult to find the Atheros WiFi driver. I'm trying to test difference between the set and found that it works well either with Dell DW1702 wireless card driver. Which must be some hard installed because it is a driver for a Dell machine. Yep! driver can work together, and after the driver complete installation, wireless can work immediately.

Everything appears to be working fine. I can now use a Bluetooth mouse without a dongle!

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