Maylong M-150 Tablet at Walgreens - Page 4

RainmanP · 10-28-2010, 07:01 AM

I will try to answer some questions posters have asked.

PDF - have not tried pdf, but I will do so.

Ebook reader - I would say it is a GREAT ebook reader. It comes with Aldiko, which, if you have not tried it is a really good ebook reader. I also installed Kindle for Android on it and retrieved a couple of books from my Kindle Archive. Works flawlessly. Since it uses these two apps I don't see why it would not install any others you might choose to try.

Richardf - Remove app - Go to Settings>Applications, select the app, and you should have the option to uninstal

YouTube and Netflix - Plays YouTube fine. As far as I know, there is not Netflix player for Android. No Hulu either because, if I understand corrently, Flash video requires Android 2.2. I have not yet seen confirmation whether Flash is actually working on 2.2 yet or not since it is so new. I admit I have not been checking.

HTC or other OS - I don't know if that would work or not. Some firmware has been tweaked for specific devices. There are other hacks and alternative firmware. Slatedroid has a forum for this device and similar ones. One poster over there seems intent on working with this device and has suggested some firmware/ROM.

External battery - if you have an external battery that has the right tip it will work. I have an Energizer XPal XP8000 that came with the right tip, and it works fine. I tried it yesterday.

So far the only real shortcomings I have found with this device are the weak wifi and relatively short battery life. No worse than older laptops, I guess - 1.5-2 hours.

Cobb · 10-28-2010, 11:36 AM

Thanks. Although ipod has a netflix app, you can go to their website and stream from there too. I too would use the network sites to catch missed tv shows. Anyway you can go to nbc, abc, cbs, etc and try watching an episode of anything would be great.

I am guessing airplane mode turns off the wifi radio.

Great, I have one of those battery packs too and a bag of adapters, woohoo. Now if it will just hurry up and get here.

RainmanP · 10-28-2010, 08:24 PM

I will try to answer some questions posters have asked.

PDF - have not tried pdf, but I will do so.

Ebook reader - I would say it makes a great ebook reader. It comes with Aldiko, which, if you have not tried it is a really good ebook reader. I also installed Kindle for Android on it and retrieved a couple of books from my Kindle Archive. Works flawlessly. Since it uses these two apps I don't see why it would not install any others you might choose to try.

To remove an app - Go to Settings>Applications, select the app, and you should have the option to uninstal

Microphone - there is a microphone on the top edge toward the right side.

Camera is front-facing, ie, faces user, so you can video chat.

YouTube and Netflix - Plays YouTube fine. As far as I know, there is not Netflix player for Android. No Hulu either because, if I understand corrently, Flash video requires Android 2.2. I have not yet seen confirmation whether Flash is actually working on 2.2 yet or not since it is so new. I admit I have not been checking.

HTC or other OS - I don't know if that would work or not. Some firmware has been tweaked for specific devices. There are other hacks and alternative firmware. Slatedroid has a forum for this device and similar ones. One poster over there seems intent on working with this device and has suggested some firmware/ROM.

External battery - if you have an external battery that has the right tip it will work. I have an Energizer XPal XP8000 that came with the right tip, and it works fine. I tried it yesterday.

Weak wifi update - today I was able to log on to the free wifi at the local public library.

So far the only real shortcomings I have found with this device are the weak wifi and relatively short battery life. No worse than older laptops, I guess - 1.5-2 hours.

tipstir · 10-29-2010, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardf

Here it is Tuesday morning and still waiting for it. TIPSTIR sounds like my new best friend for tweaking.

Thanks for saying that! I do try!

tipstir · 10-29-2010, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardf

Tipstir- What is the cost on the Coby? Similar features? The test on both will be interesting.

Coby was listed at $199.99 on HSN but they had 4x flex payments of $49 plus shipping So it cost me $63 to get by this past Tuesday.

JohnK11 · 10-29-2010, 09:15 AM

Maylong IS NOW $129 !!!
Elonex 7"(1.6) and 10"(2.1!!!) Android tablet in UK Toys'R'Us.

UK Toys'R'Us (will the US one be far behind ??) is selling
Elonex Android tablets in 2 versions

7" Android 1.6 (sounds just like the Maylong, 90 pounds (about $143)
about $15 more than Walgreen's current $129 asking price
--no longer $99 since this morning)

10" Android 2.1 !!! (150 pounds, or $240) weights 1-1/2 pound.
If the battery life is close to 10+ hours, and its performance
and reliability are as decent as the Maylong, and good access
to app stores, this could be a worthy competitor to ipad,
especially if discounted to below $200.

Apple, watch out !!!

JohnK11 · 10-29-2010, 09:28 AM

Re : Elonex 10" Android 2.1 tablet review--not quite the ipad
killer I was hoping for

Here's a review of the UK Elonex 10" Android 2.1 tablet--

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-...s/laptops-and-

netbooks/elonex-etouch-1000et-903435/review?src=rss&attr=reviewpc

http://computing-news.mattters.com/

(I am quite sad that there is no review of the Maylong by respectable
US computer sources--and yet this UK product, just announced, has a
decent review !!! what's happening to the US computer news sources ??)

with 3 hours batter life (and less with wifi), not quite the ipad
killer I was hoping for. It does have a 1GHz ARM11 processor, but the
response is not too good. I agree with the reviewer in that

Although sceptical at first, it's important to see the eTouch
1000ET for what it is, and while the build quality, battery life
and some aspects of usability leave quite a bit to be desired,
at this price it is hard to complain.

JohnK11 · 10-29-2010, 09:55 AM

Finally a mention (outdated, since the $99 price is now $129) in a respectable Computer news source--zdnet (still none in PCmag.com)

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/.../4185#comments

spkmn · 10-29-2010, 11:30 AM

How is the device?

tipstir · 10-29-2010, 12:36 PM

I've been on the net since 1989 BB with PKware, 1990 well Prodigy then 1991 AOL didn't get on internet since 1995. So my reviews on stuff is pretty good I use to send in reviews to the Mags for Windows and such. I have the Maylong M-150 on order, but suppose to be shipped out. Now 3 days and counting. I am planning on doing a full review on it. Still working on the Coby KYROS review here The issue with the KYROS they really don't give you any software and the icons and fonts are way to huge. I have to use third party software to fix that. That should have been fixed prior to sending out to customers.

Kelvin · 10-29-2010, 03:56 PM

Tipstirs. Someone over XDA said he successfully rooted the Maylong with your EPAD ROM "EPAD 256M and 128M 1.9_88 rooted v0.3 WORKING MARKET FROM FLASH". Have you tried it? Btw, you are a genius.

tipstir · 10-29-2010, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelvin

Tipstirs. Someone over XDA said he successfully rooted the Maylong with your EPAD ROM "EPAD 256M and 128M 1.9_88 rooted v0.3 WORKING MARKET FROM FLASH". Have you tried it? Btw, you are a genius.

I can't take credit for that ROM, Credit needs to go to Russian guy screen name: HidePerso I just let the world know about the ROM. But thanks for letting me that ROM can work on it. I'll pass that info to others who have Maylong M-150

richardf · 10-30-2010, 07:41 AM

I did a factory reset to see what happens and it worked. Reset did not change the content of the microSD. This is a great little machine but there sure needs to be more instructions.

Remove folders how?
Purpose of eyeball?
Factory reset only visible in e-reader orentation.
Set up multiple email icons?
Delete emails without opening?

RainmanP · 10-30-2010, 10:06 AM

richardf,
If you press and hold a folder I believe you should get a file management popup with the usual Cut, Copy, Delete. You may have to scroll to see Delete.

Press the eyeball icon to produce a screen shot. When you open File Browser you will see some pink file icons named by date. Tap to open and view the screen shot.

tipstir · 10-30-2010, 11:14 AM

It's best to have the capture dumps save to the SD card instead of the default internal storage. Same feature is on ePad below is taken from capture save.

10-29-2010, 12:36 PM	#55
tipstir Coby MID7015 Tablet Guru Posts: 164 Karma: 980 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Florida USA Device: 7015A, CM738A, 7015, M150, A7, A32, Next3, PDN 7"/9", GT78, ePad	I've been on the net since 1989 BB with PKware, 1990 well Prodigy then 1991 AOL didn't get on internet since 1995. So my reviews on stuff is pretty good I use to send in reviews to the Mags for Windows and such. I have the Maylong M-150 on order, but suppose to be shipped out. Now 3 days and counting. I am planning on doing a full review on it. Still working on the Coby KYROS review here The issue with the KYROS they really don't give you any software and the icons and fonts are way to huge. I have to use third party software to fix that. That should have been fixed prior to sending out to customers. Last edited by tipstir; 10-29-2010 at 12:38 PM.

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10-28-2010, 07:01 AM	#46
RainmanP Member Posts: 17 Karma: 294 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle for iPhone	I will try to answer some questions posters have asked. PDF - have not tried pdf, but I will do so. Ebook reader - I would say it is a GREAT ebook reader. It comes with Aldiko, which, if you have not tried it is a really good ebook reader. I also installed Kindle for Android on it and retrieved a couple of books from my Kindle Archive. Works flawlessly. Since it uses these two apps I don't see why it would not install any others you might choose to try. Richardf - Remove app - Go to Settings>Applications, select the app, and you should have the option to uninstal YouTube and Netflix - Plays YouTube fine. As far as I know, there is not Netflix player for Android. No Hulu either because, if I understand corrently, Flash video requires Android 2.2. I have not yet seen confirmation whether Flash is actually working on 2.2 yet or not since it is so new. I admit I have not been checking. HTC or other OS - I don't know if that would work or not. Some firmware has been tweaked for specific devices. There are other hacks and alternative firmware. Slatedroid has a forum for this device and similar ones. One poster over there seems intent on working with this device and has suggested some firmware/ROM. External battery - if you have an external battery that has the right tip it will work. I have an Energizer XPal XP8000 that came with the right tip, and it works fine. I tried it yesterday. So far the only real shortcomings I have found with this device are the weak wifi and relatively short battery life. No worse than older laptops, I guess - 1.5-2 hours.

10-28-2010, 11:36 AM	#47
Cobb Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: itouch 1st gen	Thanks. Although ipod has a netflix app, you can go to their website and stream from there too. I too would use the network sites to catch missed tv shows. Anyway you can go to nbc, abc, cbs, etc and try watching an episode of anything would be great. I am guessing airplane mode turns off the wifi radio. Great, I have one of those battery packs too and a bag of adapters, woohoo. Now if it will just hurry up and get here.

10-28-2010, 08:24 PM	#48
RainmanP Member Posts: 17 Karma: 294 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle for iPhone	I will try to answer some questions posters have asked. PDF - have not tried pdf, but I will do so. Ebook reader - I would say it makes a great ebook reader. It comes with Aldiko, which, if you have not tried it is a really good ebook reader. I also installed Kindle for Android on it and retrieved a couple of books from my Kindle Archive. Works flawlessly. Since it uses these two apps I don't see why it would not install any others you might choose to try. To remove an app - Go to Settings>Applications, select the app, and you should have the option to uninstal Microphone - there is a microphone on the top edge toward the right side. Camera is front-facing, ie, faces user, so you can video chat. YouTube and Netflix - Plays YouTube fine. As far as I know, there is not Netflix player for Android. No Hulu either because, if I understand corrently, Flash video requires Android 2.2. I have not yet seen confirmation whether Flash is actually working on 2.2 yet or not since it is so new. I admit I have not been checking. HTC or other OS - I don't know if that would work or not. Some firmware has been tweaked for specific devices. There are other hacks and alternative firmware. Slatedroid has a forum for this device and similar ones. One poster over there seems intent on working with this device and has suggested some firmware/ROM. External battery - if you have an external battery that has the right tip it will work. I have an Energizer XPal XP8000 that came with the right tip, and it works fine. I tried it yesterday. Weak wifi update - today I was able to log on to the free wifi at the local public library. So far the only real shortcomings I have found with this device are the weak wifi and relatively short battery life. No worse than older laptops, I guess - 1.5-2 hours.

10-29-2010, 09:15 AM	#51
JohnK11 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Maylong, Aluratek	Maylong IS NOW $129 !!! Elonex 7"(1.6) and 10"(2.1!!!) Android tablet in UK Toys'R'Us. UK Toys'R'Us (will the US one be far behind ??) is selling Elonex Android tablets in 2 versions 7" Android 1.6 (sounds just like the Maylong, 90 pounds (about $143) about $15 more than Walgreen's current $129 asking price --no longer $99 since this morning) 10" Android 2.1 !!! (150 pounds, or $240) weights 1-1/2 pound. If the battery life is close to 10+ hours, and its performance and reliability are as decent as the Maylong, and good access to app stores, this could be a worthy competitor to ipad, especially if discounted to below $200. Apple, watch out !!!

10-29-2010, 09:28 AM	#52
JohnK11 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Maylong, Aluratek	Re : Elonex 10" Android 2.1 tablet review--not quite the ipad killer I was hoping for Here's a review of the UK Elonex 10" Android 2.1 tablet-- http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-...s/laptops-and- netbooks/elonex-etouch-1000et-903435/review?src=rss&attr=reviewpc http://computing-news.mattters.com/ (I am quite sad that there is no review of the Maylong by respectable US computer sources--and yet this UK product, just announced, has a decent review !!! what's happening to the US computer news sources ??) with 3 hours batter life (and less with wifi), not quite the ipad killer I was hoping for. It does have a 1GHz ARM11 processor, but the response is not too good. I agree with the reviewer in that Although sceptical at first, it's important to see the eTouch 1000ET for what it is, and while the build quality, battery life and some aspects of usability leave quite a bit to be desired, at this price it is hard to complain.

10-29-2010, 09:55 AM	#53
JohnK11 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Maylong, Aluratek	Finally a mention (outdated, since the $99 price is now $129) in a respectable Computer news source--zdnet (still none in PCmag.com) http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/.../4185#comments

10-29-2010, 11:30 AM	#54
spkmn Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	How is the device?

10-29-2010, 03:56 PM	#56
Kelvin Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: none	Tipstirs. Someone over XDA said he successfully rooted the Maylong with your EPAD ROM "EPAD 256M and 128M 1.9_88 rooted v0.3 WORKING MARKET FROM FLASH". Have you tried it? Btw, you are a genius.

10-30-2010, 07:41 AM	#58
richardf Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Maylong M-150	I did a factory reset to see what happens and it worked. Reset did not change the content of the microSD. This is a great little machine but there sure needs to be more instructions. Remove folders how? Purpose of eyeball? Factory reset only visible in e-reader orentation. Set up multiple email icons? Delete emails without opening?

10-30-2010, 10:06 AM	#59
RainmanP Member Posts: 17 Karma: 294 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle for iPhone	richardf, If you press and hold a folder I believe you should get a file management popup with the usual Cut, Copy, Delete. You may have to scroll to see Delete. Press the eyeball icon to produce a screen shot. When you open File Browser you will see some pink file icons named by date. Tap to open and view the screen shot.

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10-30-2010, 11:14 AM	#60
tipstir Coby MID7015 Tablet Guru Posts: 164 Karma: 980 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Florida USA Device: 7015A, CM738A, 7015, M150, A7, A32, Next3, PDN 7"/9", GT78, ePad	It's best to have the capture dumps save to the SD card instead of the default internal storage. Same feature is on ePad below is taken from capture save.