[ale] OT: a interesting new Android 4.04 based toy to play with

[Erik Mathis]

I got one of these for $50

http://www.brandsmartusa.com/ProductViewer.aspx?mid=162084

It works pretty well except for netflix crashing and rather poor wifi 
reception.. I was able to play movies via crackle and google app store 
worked fine for me.

-Erik-

On 11/14/2012 03:26 PM, Van Loggins wrote:
> Guys,
>
> for anyone on the list who likes tinkering with Android devices, Big
> Lots currently has a Emerson 4.3" Android 4.04 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
> device that they are selling for $50 dollars.
>
> I picked one up and have been having a lot of fun with it. I
> discovered that it was already rooted (just needed to install the
> superuser binary), and that it was super easy to install the Android
> Market on it.
>
> It's a nifty little device. I'm not sure how long it's gonna stay on
> sale. The normal price for is is $60 dollars.
>
> I'm going to use mine in place of my old Ipod Video. It works great
> when used with doubletwist to sync my itunes playlists. :)
>
> Anyways just wanted to share this, sorry if I went too far off topic.
>
> Van Loggins
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