Ematic eGlide 7-Inch Touch Screen Tablet with Android 2.1 - Black Rating :
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- Ematic eGlide 7-Inch Touch Screen Tablet with Android 2.1 - Black
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Combining the latest advances in Portable Entertainment, the eGlide Tablet comes preloaded with Android 2.1, giving you access to endless apps, functionality, and entertainment! The 7" color touch screen allows you to browse with the swipe of a finger, or you can use the convenient trackball and built-in stylus. The 4GB flash memory lets you keep your favorite media with you, browse the internet, view photos, watch videos, play music, or read thousands of e-books, the possibilities are endless with the eGlide Tablet!
Android System
Comes loaded with Android 2.1, and a selection of pre-installed applications ready to use right away. The Android-based system gives you access to thousands of other apps, allowing you to keep up with newsfeeds, play games, social network, and more!
7" Touchscreen and Trackball
Browse the eGlide with the touch of a finger, or use the built-in stylus pen. The tablet also features a convenient trackball, making it easy to navigate.
Built-in Wi-Fi
Built in Wi-Fi makes sure you're connected wherever you go! Bring it to the kitchen, bedroom, cafe, bookstore, or anywhere else!
MP3 Video Player
Play music or watch videos! The 4GB flash memory stores thousands of songs and hours of video.
Internet Browser
Browse the internet, socialize, read news, and more!
E-Books
Store and read thousands of E-books, supporting the most popular formats such as TXT, LRC, PDF, HTM, and EPUB. (Does not support DRM Protected content)
Voice Recorder
The built-in voice recorder makes it easy to record quick notes, lectures, or brilliant ideas you might forget!
HDMI Video Output
Connect your tablet to your TV or computer monitor (HDMI cable included) and seamlessly stream those videos you recorded, movies or pictures to share with your friends and family in beautiful HD!
MicroSD Card Slot
Add up to an additional 16GB of memory with the built-in MicroSD Card Slot, giving you a total of 20GB!
High-Speed USB 2.0 Port
Connect a 3G USB Dongle for 3G Internet nationwide (Sold separately). Also connect straight to your computer for quick and easy transfer of files (Drag and Drop). Also for use with the supplied power adaptor.
File Format Compatibility
The eGlide supports various file formats including PDF (non-DRM Protected), e-PUB, MP3, WMA, AVI, WMV, JPEG, and more. Also acts as a flash storage device, storing any type of file for later access.
PC and Mac Compatible
Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, MAC OSX, Linux
Customer Reviews
See all 35 customer reviews
Added in edit, 4/11/'11: I stand by my original review. However, time marches on, along with operating systems.** As of today, I would strongly recommend against ANY Android 2.1 product. **I DO stand by original review, so if one is hell-bent and determined to get an Android 2.1 tablet, this is still a good one.Added in edit, 3/23/'11: Please read the comments that follow this review. They add to the discussion. If you're sure a tablet with Android 2.1 will meet your needs, go for it. If you need something right away, consider it. However, spring is here. Summer is fast approaching. We have been promised a flood of tablets from many makers. One wonders what that will do to prices, especially for a unit that comes with Android 2.2 or later. That said, I've no regrets of getting this tablet considering when I got it. I couldn't wait for the deluge.Added in edit, 2/15/'11: Definitely keeping it. It does just what I wanted of it--storage and retrieval of 800+ one page PDF documents in a directory structure of my choosing.What works: SwypeWhat doesn't: Skype, Flash-------------------------------------------Original review:For over three years, I've been on a quest. ([...]) I have 800+ 1 page PDF files that I've been looking for an easy way to access on something like an eBook reader, No eBook reader has come close. The primary reason is that none allow a reader to create a personalized directory structure, so everything gets effectively thrown into a single folder--not to mention that the earliest models were slow as molasses and buffered button pushes so that pushes made in frustration often carried you past your hoped for destination.However, hope springs eternal and my spirits were/are buoyed by the flood of tablet computers entering the market. I thought about a netvertible because a tablet PC would let me read my PDFs on a flat screen and I could combine my PDF reader with my netbook. I even ordered a ASUS Eee PC T101MT-BU27-BK 10.1-Inch Convertible Tablet (Black) only to return it, unopened, when I realized that things were getting out of hand because I really didn't want to spend that much money, because of the weight, and because I'm still quite happy with my current netbook ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell 10.1-Inch Pearl Black Netbook - 6 Hour Battery Life.Here's the deal with Android tablets: Your life will be much simpler if you get one with Android Market installed, like this one. Android Market is what gives you access to the reputed 100,000 apps available for smartphones. However, Google does not currently license Android Market to devices without some form of cell phone capability. (This unit satisfies the demand by providing for owners to purchase a dongle from their cell providers.) Go into Google or go on YouTube and you'll find work arounds that will allow you to install Android Market on many devices. I'm capable, but you know what? I buy technology so that *it* can support *me*, not so that *I* can support *it*. Without access to Android Market, you are either surfing the web on your own looking for "APK files" or using a corner-deli type of app store set up by the device manufacturer. This may change with future releases of Android, but it's not certain when this will happen, if indeed it does.Thanks to the Android operating system, this device comes close to satisfying my needs. When I plug it into my PC, it appears as a USB drive, so I can create directory structures and transfer files (PDFs and mp3s in my case) to my heart's content. I'll often use it in dim lighting conditions, so the approx 10 hour battery life in exchange for a lit screen is a welcomed trade-off for me.The only question was whether to get a 10" tablet or a 7" unit like this. 10" tablets with Android Market typically sell at twice the price of this unit and it's clear that prices will be plummeting as the year progresses and more units flood the marketplace. (You can even buy them in drug stores!)Since this was an experiment of sorts (although, I knew it would work having experimented with putting the PSFs on my Smartphone!), I figured I'd be cheap an order a 7" unit from a seller who's good about returns and wouldn't be too upset if I did return the unit since I spend lots of money with them.I thought the chances were great that I'd be returning the unit, but lo and behold, I'm kind of fond of it. Whatever else it is, it's a wireless computer--just the sort of thing to play with while watching tv or stuck waiting with WiFi available. I probably will get a 10" unit after the prices fall, but I figure I'll then have both a 7" and 10" unit for what a 10" unit would cost now.Why 4 stars rather than 5? I'm not particularly fond of the responsiveness of the screen. I'll often go to swipe/scroll through a list of PDFs only to have pressed on something and have to cancel opening it and slog on. BUT...there is a work around! The device as a built-in mini trackball and there are no inadvertent presses as I scroll that way. It is a bit more inconvenient, but it's sure. It may be that my problem is simply one of calibrating the screen properly. We shall see.In the meantime, it's a cute little machine!
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Combining the latest advances in Portable Entertainment, the eGlide Tablet comes preloaded with Android 2.1, giving you access to endless apps, functionality, and entertainment! The 7" color touch screen allows you to browse with the swipe of a finger, or you can use the convenient trackball and built-in stylus. The 4GB flash memory lets you keep your favorite media with you, browse the internet, view photos, watch videos, play music, or read thousands of e-books, the possibilities are endless with the eGlide Tablet!
Android System
Comes loaded with Android 2.1, and a selection of pre-installed applications ready to use right away. The Android-based system gives you access to thousands of other apps, allowing you to keep up with newsfeeds, play games, social network, and more!
7" Touchscreen and Trackball
Browse the eGlide with the touch of a finger, or use the built-in stylus pen. The tablet also features a convenient trackball, making it easy to navigate.
Built-in Wi-Fi
Built in Wi-Fi makes sure you're connected wherever you go! Bring it to the kitchen, bedroom, cafe, bookstore, or anywhere else!
MP3 Video Player
Play music or watch videos! The 4GB flash memory stores thousands of songs and hours of video.
Internet Browser
Browse the internet, socialize, read news, and more!
E-Books
Store and read thousands of E-books, supporting the most popular formats such as TXT, LRC, PDF, HTM, and EPUB. (Does not support DRM Protected content)
Voice Recorder
The built-in voice recorder makes it easy to record quick notes, lectures, or brilliant ideas you might forget!
HDMI Video Output
Connect your tablet to your TV or computer monitor (HDMI cable included) and seamlessly stream those videos you recorded, movies or pictures to share with your friends and family in beautiful HD!
MicroSD Card Slot
Add up to an additional 16GB of memory with the built-in MicroSD Card Slot, giving you a total of 20GB!
High-Speed USB 2.0 Port
Connect a 3G USB Dongle for 3G Internet nationwide (Sold separately). Also connect straight to your computer for quick and easy transfer of files (Drag and Drop). Also for use with the supplied power adaptor.
File Format Compatibility
The eGlide supports various file formats including PDF (non-DRM Protected), e-PUB, MP3, WMA, AVI, WMV, JPEG, and more. Also acts as a flash storage device, storing any type of file for later access.
PC and Mac Compatible
Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, MAC OSX, Linux
Customer Reviews
See all 35 customer reviews
Added in edit, 4/11/'11: I stand by my original review. However, time marches on, along with operating systems.** As of today, I would strongly recommend against ANY Android 2.1 product. **I DO stand by original review, so if one is hell-bent and determined to get an Android 2.1 tablet, this is still a good one.Added in edit, 3/23/'11: Please read the comments that follow this review. They add to the discussion. If you're sure a tablet with Android 2.1 will meet your needs, go for it. If you need something right away, consider it. However, spring is here. Summer is fast approaching. We have been promised a flood of tablets from many makers. One wonders what that will do to prices, especially for a unit that comes with Android 2.2 or later. That said, I've no regrets of getting this tablet considering when I got it. I couldn't wait for the deluge.Added in edit, 2/15/'11: Definitely keeping it. It does just what I wanted of it--storage and retrieval of 800+ one page PDF documents in a directory structure of my choosing.What works: SwypeWhat doesn't: Skype, Flash-------------------------------------------Original review:For over three years, I've been on a quest. ([...]) I have 800+ 1 page PDF files that I've been looking for an easy way to access on something like an eBook reader, No eBook reader has come close. The primary reason is that none allow a reader to create a personalized directory structure, so everything gets effectively thrown into a single folder--not to mention that the earliest models were slow as molasses and buffered button pushes so that pushes made in frustration often carried you past your hoped for destination.However, hope springs eternal and my spirits were/are buoyed by the flood of tablet computers entering the market. I thought about a netvertible because a tablet PC would let me read my PDFs on a flat screen and I could combine my PDF reader with my netbook. I even ordered a ASUS Eee PC T101MT-BU27-BK 10.1-Inch Convertible Tablet (Black) only to return it, unopened, when I realized that things were getting out of hand because I really didn't want to spend that much money, because of the weight, and because I'm still quite happy with my current netbook ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell 10.1-Inch Pearl Black Netbook - 6 Hour Battery Life.Here's the deal with Android tablets: Your life will be much simpler if you get one with Android Market installed, like this one. Android Market is what gives you access to the reputed 100,000 apps available for smartphones. However, Google does not currently license Android Market to devices without some form of cell phone capability. (This unit satisfies the demand by providing for owners to purchase a dongle from their cell providers.) Go into Google or go on YouTube and you'll find work arounds that will allow you to install Android Market on many devices. I'm capable, but you know what? I buy technology so that *it* can support *me*, not so that *I* can support *it*. Without access to Android Market, you are either surfing the web on your own looking for "APK files" or using a corner-deli type of app store set up by the device manufacturer. This may change with future releases of Android, but it's not certain when this will happen, if indeed it does.Thanks to the Android operating system, this device comes close to satisfying my needs. When I plug it into my PC, it appears as a USB drive, so I can create directory structures and transfer files (PDFs and mp3s in my case) to my heart's content. I'll often use it in dim lighting conditions, so the approx 10 hour battery life in exchange for a lit screen is a welcomed trade-off for me.The only question was whether to get a 10" tablet or a 7" unit like this. 10" tablets with Android Market typically sell at twice the price of this unit and it's clear that prices will be plummeting as the year progresses and more units flood the marketplace. (You can even buy them in drug stores!)Since this was an experiment of sorts (although, I knew it would work having experimented with putting the PSFs on my Smartphone!), I figured I'd be cheap an order a 7" unit from a seller who's good about returns and wouldn't be too upset if I did return the unit since I spend lots of money with them.I thought the chances were great that I'd be returning the unit, but lo and behold, I'm kind of fond of it. Whatever else it is, it's a wireless computer--just the sort of thing to play with while watching tv or stuck waiting with WiFi available. I probably will get a 10" unit after the prices fall, but I figure I'll then have both a 7" and 10" unit for what a 10" unit would cost now.Why 4 stars rather than 5? I'm not particularly fond of the responsiveness of the screen. I'll often go to swipe/scroll through a list of PDFs only to have pressed on something and have to cancel opening it and slog on. BUT...there is a work around! The device as a built-in mini trackball and there are no inadvertent presses as I scroll that way. It is a bit more inconvenient, but it's sure. It may be that my problem is simply one of calibrating the screen properly. We shall see.In the meantime, it's a cute little machine!
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