If you buy a Chinese iPad 135$, for sure you will not have the same quality as a 500$ iPad.
The battery, the touch interface, the screen size , the speed are not as good as an iPad.
However here are the things I found working very well:
Reading eBooks : with the Amazon Kindle or Aldico apps, reading ePub is very nice. I have succesfully imported the ePub version of Zelf eBooks Uitgeven van Wiebe De Jager.
Dedicated Android News Apps like FoxNews, Europort, Weather.com, Lesoir (developped by AppSolution)
Social apps like Twitter, Facebook
Email and Calendar (Gmail on Android)
On my Chinese iPad, (Eken M003) the following are OK - look promissing - but could be better (mainly due to the pushy touch interface):
Google Maps
Videos : Youtube works only in Low res on my setup
Viewing Photos is a bit slow when the image is not at the right resolution
Taking notes : if you get used to the touch screen it becomes possible, but it's not as smooth as on a real iPad
Conclusion : your satisfaction with an Chinese iPad will heavilly depend on the applications you use.
A proper configuration and guidelines on what to do/ not to do will make you happy.
And if you want more on Android, wait a bit to buy a better tablet like the Dune. But this is more expensive, more like an iPad...
If you have bought a "Chinese iPad" (Eken M003) like me you might be disappointed when using it for the first time : Google is in Chinese, Android Market is not installed...
The good news is that you can change thisbu following this procedure:
3. Put the AndroidID from step 1 back to your droid. (This is necessary otherwise all devices using the firmware have the same AndroidID, making it impossible to use the Android Market).
(Same link as point number 1)
Many THANKS to Slatedroid.com
If want me to do the procedure for you on your Eken, contact me :http://www.jfdeclercq.com/contact/ I will also install some cool stuff for you so we have the same configuration.
Aujourd'hui j'ai testé les vélo-routes. J'ai parcouru à vélo un bout de la RV10 qui relie Bruxelles à Namur à hauteur du lac de Genval, direction Bruxelles.
Il faut suivre des indications jaunes et bleues qui ressemblent en taille et en disposition à celles des GR.
La partie de circuit dans la forêt de Soignes était très agréable. Je n'ai eu aucun problème jusqu'au bois de la cambre ensuite ca devenait plus difficile de trouver les balises. Je pense que à cette balise, il vaut meiux aller via La Hulpe. En ville les signes ne sont pas très visibles. Après avoir retrouvé le parcours quelque part derrière l'Avenue Louise, je l'ai re-perdue du côté du Palais de Justice. Heureusement je connais bien Bruxelles mais pour celui qui ne connait pas, bonne chance...
Je suis allé jusqu'à la Grand-Place puis je suis revenu via Tervuren.
La prochaine fois je prendrai la RV10 direction Namur. A suivre...
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