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

Monday, December 19, 2011

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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PanDigital 7270FW 7-Inch Tablet Computer - Great Deal for Little Reader

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

I am a big fan of this product. I still surf the battery life, even when using the Wi-Fi for a few hours. Nevertheless, it is a little heavy. But it is an excellent alternative to an iPad. Surfing the Internet is perfectly fine when WiFi is good. The screen resolution and color is better than tablets for the price and size of 800x600. For Element is renewed product in a sealed box of detail provided, and all accessories are new, how new products can. I do not know if it is extended.

I bought this as a birthday gift for my mother. She loves to surf the Web directly before going to bed and was using his iPod Touch, but the screen is just sooo hard for them to see something. She is disabled and there are days where they in bed or on the couch all day, unable to move.

I wanted something big, it is a Multi-Tasker, is easy to use was to have. She loves this tablet! It took a few days to get the hang of it, and says she has not discovered all the bells and whistles, but it leaves to the Internet, without the surf at a table, where sit the computer. And "E-Reader, and even a built in Barnes and Noble app is great and very easy to use.

It also comes with a couple of games (one is lonely, she was thrilled:)) But you have a little more on the App Store to download. In my opinion, is totally worth it and I'm just thankful that they look so happy.

If you super-fast processing and the App Store (two Android and Apple), then you'll buy something more expensive. I found the tab to work reliably simple and yet capable of any application that I wanted to go out without having to hack or ROOT. This is a great first board directors or the person who does not need all the bells and whisltes an iPad.

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