PanDigital "Super Nova" 8" Android 2.3 Tablet

Dulin's Books · 07-28-2011, 12:09 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/p...-on-leaves-li/

it has an 8" capacitive touch screen, front and back-facing cameras, 4GB of internal storage, HDMI and mini-USB and microSD 32GB.

no price yet.

Oh and it comes with Nook app pre-installed and Slide Me market

Might we see a version of this hardware from certain other companies as we have with the earlier 7" model?

gastan · 07-28-2011, 01:27 AM

Kind of anti-climatic in light of the numbers of honeycomb tablets being announced. Of course, being Pandigital, it will be aimed at the budget-minded crowd at Wal-mart so it won't hurt iPad or Acer or Toshiba or .........

Dulin's Books · 07-28-2011, 10:19 AM

its not chasing them. Its chasing lcd display ereaders

cutterjohn42 · 08-01-2011, 12:21 PM

Someone on slatedroid found:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pandigit...=1218370885098

$169.99, get a 10% off coupon from the USPS (Moving Kit IIRC), or dig up the number to text and the message and they send a 10% off code IIRC, and I believe that there may be a way to do it through their website(again a code) which would bring it down to c. $153 + tax...

not too bad for the specs, if you can live with a resistive touch screen...

[EDIT]
This might a different cost reduced model, as I see the SuperNova was supposed to have a capacitive touch screen...
[/EDIT]

Dulin's Books · 08-01-2011, 03:29 PM

the User's Manual is now available and all of the photos are viewable so the confidentiality is over

https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/...cc_id=%27POTR8

it looks like the one at Best Buy is just "Nova" and has a 7 inch resistive. The one described at the FCC is an 8 inch capacitive display and is "SuperNova"

cutterjohn42 · 08-01-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

the User's Manual is now available and all of the photos are viewable so the confidentiality is over

https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/...cc_id=%27POTR8

it looks like the one at Best Buy is just "Nova" and has a 7 inch resistive. The one described at the FCC is an 8 inch capacitive display and is "SuperNova"

someone @ slatedroid said that they had just bought one and that it does have a capacitive touch screen...

zorah · 08-10-2011, 02:25 PM

I just got the PanDigital Nova at BB. It says capacitive on the box. It acts pretty close to it. Maybe not quite as silky as a Honeycomb or iPad, but more than acceptable. Yes-I'm an iOS user, but an open-minded one, and I wanted also a 7" reader that would be more comfortable to hold while reading in bed or long periods of time, and also something that is small enough to even fit in a small purse that I can easily tote with me too to places I wouldn't haul my iPad to. I also wanted to be able to do some light web surfing, and if possible, just have some free Android apps too. I must say-the Nova is a decent unit, and I'm saying this as an iPad owner. I have a micro SD card somewhere around here so I can load more apps into it. It comes ready-made to side load apps into it as well-no hacking necessary (unless you want full Market access). The GetJar site is loaded and I can get free apps from there-the Kindle one wouldn't download from that site, but no problem as I was able to side load it. I don't care about direct access to the Market. I'm just going to have a few free apps as I have a huge investment in paid iOS apps already, but it's Android. This unit has hard buttons on the front too that make for easy navigation. It is a fine companion to my iPad, and if I didn't have an iPad, I could live with the Nova. No, it's not quite comparable to the pricey Honeycomb tablets and iPad, but it really is most definitely a tablet and for people who are limited on funds but want a tablet, it's a darn decent option. I'm using it almost as much as my iPad.

Dulin's Books · 08-10-2011, 04:13 PM

thanks zorah

zorah · 08-10-2011, 09:50 PM

No problem! I saw some comments on review sites that weren't fair to it-people ought to try one before they make such comments and just dismiss it. I have no idea yet what the battery life will be, but I am guessing that like the Novel, it is not meant to be left on standby like the high-end tablets. I have a family member with a Novel, so I know the Novel's battery drains when left on standby/sleep without being fully powered off. However-I have not tested this out on the Nova-I just power off. The unit boots up fast enough for me, so not having the "instant on from sleep/standby" is not the end of the world, and so far, I haven't needed to charge in 2 days, using it about 1/2-3/4 hr daily at night between reading and wifi. It already had a firmware update-I updated it right from the unit today. Battery is still showing up there. Don't know that I'm a good measure-but I don't do heavy duty hours on end use-more like an hour at a time at most.

khatara · 12-31-2011, 07:14 AM

How in the heck do i sync this supernova device to google account? It just doesnt let me anyone know how?

Lsantiago7859 · 01-07-2012, 11:40 AM

A friend bought a Pandigital for her son - Xmas present of course, without thought to what he might need. Can a Pandigital be rooted? Can she buy a microSD card with programming on it like an n2a card, since neither of us would know a procedure if it hit us in the face.

07-28-2011, 12:09 AM	#1
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	PanDigital "Super Nova" 8" Android 2.3 Tablet http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/p...-on-leaves-li/ it has an 8" capacitive touch screen, front and back-facing cameras, 4GB of internal storage, HDMI and mini-USB and microSD 32GB. no price yet. Oh and it comes with Nook app pre-installed and Slide Me market Might we see a version of this hardware from certain other companies as we have with the earlier 7" model? Last edited by Dulin's Books; 07-28-2011 at 12:11 AM.

08-01-2011, 12:21 PM	#4
cutterjohn42 Addict Posts: 274 Karma: 1029955 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Palm IIIx, EBM-911, REB-1100(dead), PRS-505	Someone on slatedroid found: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pandigit...=1218370885098 $169.99, get a 10% off coupon from the USPS (Moving Kit IIRC), or dig up the number to text and the message and they send a 10% off code IIRC, and I believe that there may be a way to do it through their website(again a code) which would bring it down to c. $153 + tax... not too bad for the specs, if you can live with a resistive touch screen... [EDIT] This might a different cost reduced model, as I see the SuperNova was supposed to have a capacitive touch screen... [/EDIT] Last edited by cutterjohn42; 08-01-2011 at 12:24 PM.

08-01-2011, 03:29 PM	#5
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	the User's Manual is now available and all of the photos are viewable so the confidentiality is over https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/...cc_id=%27POTR8 it looks like the one at Best Buy is just "Nova" and has a 7 inch resistive. The one described at the FCC is an 8 inch capacitive display and is "SuperNova" Last edited by Dulin's Books; 08-01-2011 at 03:31 PM.

08-10-2011, 09:50 PM	#9
zorah Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 60 Join Date: May 2010 Device: iPad; iPhone; Asus T91MT; Kindle Touch	No problem! I saw some comments on review sites that weren't fair to it-people ought to try one before they make such comments and just dismiss it. I have no idea yet what the battery life will be, but I am guessing that like the Novel, it is not meant to be left on standby like the high-end tablets. I have a family member with a Novel, so I know the Novel's battery drains when left on standby/sleep without being fully powered off. However-I have not tested this out on the Nova-I just power off. The unit boots up fast enough for me, so not having the "instant on from sleep/standby" is not the end of the world, and so far, I haven't needed to charge in 2 days, using it about 1/2-3/4 hr daily at night between reading and wifi. It already had a firmware update-I updated it right from the unit today. Battery is still showing up there. Don't know that I'm a good measure-but I don't do heavy duty hours on end use-more like an hour at a time at most. Last edited by zorah; 08-10-2011 at 09:57 PM.

12-31-2011, 07:14 AM	#10
khatara Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: pandigital supernova 8"depends	syncing/users manual How in the heck do i sync this supernova device to google account? It just doesnt let me anyone know how?

07-28-2011, 01:27 AM	#2
gastan Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 801624 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: US Pacific Northwest Device: LePan II, Kobo Aura	Kind of anti-climatic in light of the numbers of honeycomb tablets being announced. Of course, being Pandigital, it will be aimed at the budget-minded crowd at Wal-mart so it won't hurt iPad or Acer or Toshiba or .........

07-28-2011, 10:19 AM	#3
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	its not chasing them. Its chasing lcd display ereaders

08-10-2011, 02:25 PM	#7
zorah Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 60 Join Date: May 2010 Device: iPad; iPhone; Asus T91MT; Kindle Touch	I just got the PanDigital Nova at BB. It says capacitive on the box. It acts pretty close to it. Maybe not quite as silky as a Honeycomb or iPad, but more than acceptable. Yes-I'm an iOS user, but an open-minded one, and I wanted also a 7" reader that would be more comfortable to hold while reading in bed or long periods of time, and also something that is small enough to even fit in a small purse that I can easily tote with me too to places I wouldn't haul my iPad to. I also wanted to be able to do some light web surfing, and if possible, just have some free Android apps too. I must say-the Nova is a decent unit, and I'm saying this as an iPad owner. I have a micro SD card somewhere around here so I can load more apps into it. It comes ready-made to side load apps into it as well-no hacking necessary (unless you want full Market access). The GetJar site is loaded and I can get free apps from there-the Kindle one wouldn't download from that site, but no problem as I was able to side load it. I don't care about direct access to the Market. I'm just going to have a few free apps as I have a huge investment in paid iOS apps already, but it's Android. This unit has hard buttons on the front too that make for easy navigation. It is a fine companion to my iPad, and if I didn't have an iPad, I could live with the Nova. No, it's not quite comparable to the pricey Honeycomb tablets and iPad, but it really is most definitely a tablet and for people who are limited on funds but want a tablet, it's a darn decent option. I'm using it almost as much as my iPad.

08-10-2011, 04:13 PM	#8
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	thanks zorah

01-07-2012, 11:40 AM	#11
Lsantiago7859 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 12642 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Decatur Device: Kobo Clara HD, Samsung 10.1 tablet, Nook HD+ and SONY PRS-T2	ROOTING Supernova A friend bought a Pandigital for her son - Xmas present of course, without thought to what he might need. Can a Pandigital be rooted? Can she buy a microSD card with programming on it like an n2a card, since neither of us would know a procedure if it hit us in the face.

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