Android 2.2 iPad Alternatives

[RadiantBurrito]

Just released in SZ (China). New iPad clones run Android 2.2 / Windows 7 with "decent" hardware equal to iPad, supporting Flash 10.1 and multitasking.

8" Android 2.2 aPad - 1GHz Cortex A8 Processor - 512MB DDR2

10.1" Windows 7 ePad - 1.66GHz Atom N455 - 2GB DDR3 - 32GB SSD

Any reviews, discussion on those? I have laid my money down and waiting for the courier to show up. Been burnt before and not holding my breath, but as an ebook reader and wifi surfer?

 

[Crimson King]

Wait until the Tegra 2 from NVidia. It'll run great hardward and use "Honeycomb." Eclair (2.1), FroYo (2.2), and Gingerbread (2.3) are all phone OSes, and not optimized for a larger screen. Honeycomb is the first.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

I support Apple's decision to essentially ban Flash. It is a horrible technology. Frankly, these other devices supporting Flash makes them look worse to me.

 

[Lore]

I support Apple's decision to essentially ban Flash. It is a horrible technology. Frankly, these other devices supporting Flash makes them look worse to me.

But why shouldn't they add support anyway? It's not like flash is going to be completely removed after some popular devices don't support it, and to be honest, it should be the user's choice anyway, not Apple's.

I'm waiting for the Tegra as well.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Apple is allowing Flash to live through certain other apps. I'm just saying I support the decision to keep Flash out of all the "core technology".

 

[Crimson King]

Disallowing Flash is stupid as long as sites require it. It makes logical sense for Droid to do so.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Disallowing Flash is stupid as long as sites require it. It makes logical sense for Droid to do so.

Nah. Sites that "require" Flash are often junk anyway. Personally, I use Flashblock, and I don't visit those sites that run on 100% Flash. Apple has most of the Flash-dominant sites covered (with apps such as the YouTube viewer). Apple is not missing out on much by blocking Flash. From there, as HTML5 makes progress, Apple will add support for it! We will have all the benefits of media-filled sites without the bloat/crashes of Flash.

 

[Praxis]

I've actually removed Flash from my computer. The browser identifies itself as an iPad, so websites automatically deliver the HTML5 versions of content. If I really NEED flash, I have a keyboard shortcut to launch the current page in Chrome, which has a self contained Flash plugin.