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Alex Android ereader can be pre-ordered, but has its time already passed?

All morning I watched everyone talk about the Alex ereader going on sale today but whenever I went to the site, it wasn’t on sale. It was the same “coming soon” page that we’ve seen for several weeks. After several checks throughout the day, I finally see a revamped SpringDesign.com that includes an order page. My [...]

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Dell Mini 5 comes with Amazon content, several design options

The Dell Mini 5 mondo-phone seems like a mobile internet device/slate that just happens to make calls. Thanks to some Dell internal documents and promotional materials leaked to Engadget, we know a few more choice details about the upcoming device. The Mini 5 seems poised to launch with a Kindle eBook reader app, Amazon MP3, and [...]

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Android gets an ereader and a phone in the 1Cross Tech MIDHybrid

The army of Android-based ereaders has a new recruit, the 1Cross Tech MIDHybrid. The MIDHybrid is a dual-screen reader with a 6-inch e-ink screen on the left and a 3.2-inch TFT LCD screen and keyboard on the right. The device is designed to resemble a book and can be folded in half for ebook reading, [...]

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DSP announces Android Multimedia Handset for home phone use

DSP, the “cordless technology leader for over two decades” announced that they are bringing Android to the home phone (people still have those?) as a Multimedia Handset. The device will run a flavor of Android OS and be able to be used in such cases as a home phone, multimedia controller/remote, or a home automation [...]

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Kogan promises a sub-$200, Android based iPad rival

Our old friend Ruslan Kogan is back to his old tricks of trying to bring an Android product to market. You may remember Kogan as the guy who was scheduled to bring the first Android device to Australia, which also would have been the first anywhere except for the HTC Dream, but pulled out at [...]

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Archos 7 and 8 Home Tablets announced; and that’s all I have to say about that

Archos has announced two new Android-based media devices designed for use in the home and on the go. The Archos 7 Home Table is a Wi-Fi enabled device with a 7-inch touchscreen, USB connectivity for transfer between PC’s and digital cameras, and 7 hours of battery life. The Archos 8 Home tablet is a digital [...]

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Dell Mini 5: Awesome new details emerge

A few weeks ago, Androinica had a short post about the Dell Mini 5 tablet. We speculated that the machine would be a competitor to the iPad, but details were scarce and Michael Dell only confirmed a few features in the brief video shot by Tech Crunch. These included the fact that the machine would [...]

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Need a tablet? Android based iLet Mini HAL shipping March 1 for $199

It looks like the company Haleron thinks we need a tablet in our lives and decided to enter the game with their 7" Android 1.6 based iLet Mini HAL.

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Philips shows off GoGear Connect PMP with Android 2.1

Philips showed off their latest project that will enter into the ranks of Android devices. The GoGear Connect is considered a PMP (personal media player) that runs the latest Android 2.1 OS and is marketed as media and VoIP device.

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Suck it, iPad! Notion Ink’s Adam tablet has Flash support and built-in camera

The idea of a web-centric device that cannot support a must-have program like Flash is silly. Notion Ink was smart enough to recognize this and include Flash playback for its Adam tablet. Notion has also added a swivel webcam to its prototype, adding yet another feature not available in that other slate device. The Adam is [...]

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