Kinpad Android Tablet Uses AMD Graphics
The $400 Kinpad I600 features 1080p H.264 video but no HDMI-out.
Overseas, the 7-inch Kinpad I600 tablet is making its debut, borrowing from Dell's Streak design by providing a similar smartphone-tablet hybrid setup but with a cheaper pricetag. However, one of the more interesting aspects about this hybrid device is that it uses AMD's Z430, the same GPU that is used in the HTC Desire smartphone.
Under the hood, the tablet sports an 800 MHz ARM Coretex-A8 CPU (via Freescale's i.MX51), 512 MB of DDR2 RAM, 8 GB of built-in storage, a microSD card slot supporting up to 32 GB of storage, a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen with a native resolution of 1024 x 600, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 802.11 b/g support and more.
As previously mentioned, the tablet is also capable of making/receiving calls and making/receiving SMS messages thanks to built-in support for 3G WCDMA UMTS/HSDPA (2100 MHz) and GSM/EDGE (850,900,1800,1900 MHz). Other goodies include built-in GPS, a front-facing camera, 1080p H.264 video playback (sorry, no HDMI output), Flash 10.1 thanks to Android 2.2 (Froyo), a 4200mAh battery, built-in microphone and other admirable features.
The tablet can actually be purchased from Merimobiles for $399.99-- that's $90 off the original price. The only drawback to this tablet is that it looks quite goofy when receiving and placing a call-- it's obviously bigger than most smartphones, so it appears as if the user is talking to a kitchen cutting board or one of those lap trays kids use when eating lunch on the couch while watching (Jane's favorite) Yo Gabba Gabba on TV.
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but if i ever own anything like this, i may have to buy one...
When they say that it means you can load a 1080p video onto it and it won't hiccup/stutter when you play it. If you have a library of 1080p videos at home, you won't have to re-encode (although you may still need to transcode) them to play them on this device. For the most part, it's just marketing being marketing.
But you are probably the iDouche that carries around an ipad.
Man up and get a bigger pocket. Also, have you ever heard of bluetooth? This little wireless magic trick where you can get a headset the size of an eraser, hang it in your ear, and talk as if the giant phone was up to your head...