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bizzybody · 06-01-2010, 02:45 AM

You have the 7 or the V7? Your profile info says Smart Q7. Like the 5 and the V5 those are quite different.

The forum at http://www.smartqmid.com should be able to help you with any problems. Smart Devices has a beta release of Android 2.1 which looks really good on the V5 and V7. There's also a Chinese Android Market alternative site, which reportedly has many English apps.

I've been digging around some other sites, reading reviews of various small MIDs, looks like most everyone else is using a proprietary OS on devices the size of the V5.

I've found some 7" or larger MIDs running Android but those are too large. I want something LifeDrive size/mass or smaller.

Palm had the right idea with the LifeDrive, but like Apple's Newton it was a few years too far ahead of the market and technology.

06-01-2010, 02:45 AM	#3
bizzybody Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 7742186 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Idaho, USA Device: Various PalmOS PDAs, Android Phones, Sharper Image Literati	You have the 7 or the V7? Your profile info says Smart Q7. Like the 5 and the V5 those are quite different. The forum at http://www.smartqmid.com should be able to help you with any problems. Smart Devices has a beta release of Android 2.1 which looks really good on the V5 and V7. There's also a Chinese Android Market alternative site, which reportedly has many English apps. I've been digging around some other sites, reading reviews of various small MIDs, looks like most everyone else is using a proprietary OS on devices the size of the V5. I've found some 7" or larger MIDs running Android but those are too large. I want something LifeDrive size/mass or smaller. Palm had the right idea with the LifeDrive, but like Apple's Newton it was a few years too far ahead of the market and technology.