The first Camangi WebStation Android Tablet

Camangi had a 7-inch Android tablet earlier this year that well, didn’t really steal the show. It came out at $399, then quickly dropped to $275, but even at that price it didn’t seem worth it with all things considered.  Reviewers on Amazon complained of it being “very unstable” and “very slow.”  This iteration was running Android 1.6, had a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a Marvell PXA303 624MHz process and only 128MB RAM.   Getting ready for IFA, Camangi has posted the specifications of their next Anrdoid tablet, the Camangi WebStation II.  This will come with Android 2.2 Froyo, already much better.  A 1GHz, Samsung S5PV210 processor, 512MB DDR2 RAM, 2GB of iNAND, an 8GB SD card, all the while  bumping the display up to 1024 x 600 (WSVGA) with Capacitive multi-touch.

It’s already sounding much better, but is it too late for Camangi? If they had came out with this the first time around it would have been a better opening for them.  Now with every manufacturer readying some sort of tablet, it isn’t going to get easier on the Taiwanese manufacturer.   The  WebStation II will also feature HDMI mini out, 3G data, WiFi, Bluetooth, user-replaceable battery, 3-axis accelerometer, 5 megapixel front-facing camera, and a GPS.   No word on price or availability, but we can expect more details and pics at IFA next month.

Camangi WebStation II Android Tablet [IFA]

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Michael Smith has been waiting for this thing to arrive for some time, so he was more than happy to tear into it the moment the courier dropped it off at his door. He wasn’t able to get a review copy, so he went out and paid full price ($400) for one.

In terms of first impressions, Smith found the Camangi WebStation to be “sturdy enough.” You only get three physical buttons, since most of what you do is through the Android-based touchscreen interface. Unfortunately, there is no real user manual, so you’ll be left figuring things out on your own.

Total boot took 54 seconds, dragging objects seems to lag, and he found himself “accidentally triggering buttons when trying to scroll.” And this happened a lot, apparently.

In the end, Smith says that the WebStation is “basically a digital picture frame loaded with a cell phone version Google Android with a touch screen.” Ouch. An iSlate this is not. Feel free to click on the link below to read the full review on Gizmodo.

Source: Gizmodo

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