Review: W1060 7-inch MID by WireLession - Page 36

68guns · 07-29-2010, 06:21 PM

Dalkor:

Nice work...on your next piece could you please cover the ability/or lack of ability to play video. Thanks

Spatulator · 07-30-2010, 09:07 AM

I posted 2 videos on youtube about the a81e

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8UuwkfS7Nk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdkYe4RC6g

pphilipp · 07-30-2010, 02:12 PM

Looking for a case for your A81?
I'm not talking about a full protective case, but one which allows you to access your MID as if it were a book (hey, this is an ebook forum).

Neither Wirelession or Witstech sells such a case so I started looking around. There are many sold for the Kindle and it's brethren but none have dimensions close to the A81. I took my ruler and went around to many stores measuring and finally found what I was looking for.

Staples sells a fake-leather case made by 'Avenues USA' for a mere $8.95. It is the RA-3408-02 and is sold as a 'Personal Card File'. You carefully cut-away the clear plastic inserts which are to hold business cards (I used an exacto-knife and placed cardboard between the inserts and the case... so I wouldn't cut into the case). The next step is to carefully place Velcro with sticky-back to both the case and to the back of the A81 (I placed about a half inch inside of each of the four corners).

Viola! It's superb for carrying like a book in either the horizontal or vertical positions.

Here's a couple of really bad cellphone images which might give some semblance
of what I'm talking about...

68guns · 07-30-2010, 03:57 PM

Nice job Spat! How long does the battery last for you? Wonder how this will stack up next to the tablet that Kmart is now selling?

Lastblade · 07-30-2010, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spatulator

I posted 2 videos on youtube about the a81e

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8UuwkfS7Nk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdkYe4RC6g

Thanks, your second video for some reason is stuck at 1:12....

Dalkor · 07-31-2010, 05:33 AM

The second part:

Dalkor · 08-02-2010, 05:36 PM

Good news, everyone! I've invented Chinese engineers, who released Android 2.2 Froyo update for Wits A81E!

Joking apart, Witstech released Android 2.2 FW.
We get power management(suspend mode, screen auto off, buttery info etc.), brightness adjustment and some more.
No GPS and BT though.
You can download it here http://u.115.com/file/f2d0fa300fAndr..._800M_0730.rar Attention, everything is in Chinese.

In addition we can add Market and Google Apps via ADB(Android Debug Bridge, a tool from the Android SDK)
http://www.slatedroid.com/f82/androi...html#post28295

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

nadorius · 08-02-2010, 09:36 PM

As i understand the android 2.2 version is out for the new a81-e. Does anyone know if there will be a release of android 2.2 for the old a81??

zapikoe · 08-02-2010, 11:29 PM

beeing the same thinking with nadorius. Hoped to see Froyo running on the original A81, C screen

Dalkor · 08-03-2010, 04:22 AM

Market adding procedure should work for A81 as well, but I don't have one to try.

shifty · 08-06-2010, 04:10 AM

I tried installing Android 2.1 for my A81_C.
I followed all the instructions found on the PDF but when i plug the power into my A81 I see the 4 rectangles for about 2 seconds then my screen turns yellow.
I can install WinCE no problem but for some reason I can't get android to work...

Dalkor · 08-06-2010, 08:39 AM

Android 2.2 firmware is made for A81-E, not for A81.

shifty · 08-06-2010, 09:52 AM

Yup I realized that but on the wirelession firmware page they have a beta version android 2.1 before A81 bought before July 2010...
Can someone post a link for the A81_C please?
I went through all the pages and didn't see one...

pphilipp · 08-06-2010, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shifty

Can someone post a link for the A81_C please?
I went through all the pages and didn't see one...

Here's two links. Both for the original A81 (even though one erroneously says 'e'). It works on my A81 which was manufactured back in March...

http://rapidshare.com/files/40725713...22-old-a81.rar

and

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JFMZV241

(Remember, this is 2.1. There is not 2.2 for A81 yet)

DMDyne · 08-08-2010, 11:48 AM

Both of those are for the C screen.

07-29-2010, 06:21 PM	#526
68guns Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nokia N800; IPOD 80g	Wits A81E Dalkor: Nice work...on your next piece could you please cover the ability/or lack of ability to play video. Thanks

07-30-2010, 02:12 PM	#528
pphilipp Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 156088 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Smokies Device: Apple iPad 3 (I have owned many other tablets)	Looking for a case for your A81? I'm not talking about a full protective case, but one which allows you to access your MID as if it were a book (hey, this is an ebook forum). Neither Wirelession or Witstech sells such a case so I started looking around. There are many sold for the Kindle and it's brethren but none have dimensions close to the A81. I took my ruler and went around to many stores measuring and finally found what I was looking for. Staples sells a fake-leather case made by 'Avenues USA' for a mere $8.95. It is the RA-3408-02 and is sold as a 'Personal Card File'. You carefully cut-away the clear plastic inserts which are to hold business cards (I used an exacto-knife and placed cardboard between the inserts and the case... so I wouldn't cut into the case). The next step is to carefully place Velcro with sticky-back to both the case and to the back of the A81 (I placed about a half inch inside of each of the four corners). Viola! It's superb for carrying like a book in either the horizontal or vertical positions. Here's a couple of really bad cellphone images which might give some semblance of what I'm talking about... Last edited by pphilipp; 07-30-2010 at 02:25 PM.

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07-30-2010, 09:07 AM	#527
Spatulator Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: a81	I posted 2 videos on youtube about the a81e http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8UuwkfS7Nk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdkYe4RC6g

07-30-2010, 03:57 PM	#529
68guns Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nokia N800; IPOD 80g	Nice job Spat! How long does the battery last for you? Wonder how this will stack up next to the tablet that Kmart is now selling?

07-31-2010, 05:33 AM	#531
Dalkor Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Capital city Device: Wits A81-E	The second part:

08-02-2010, 05:36 PM	#532
Dalkor Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Capital city Device: Wits A81-E	Good news, everyone! I've invented Chinese engineers, who released Android 2.2 Froyo update for Wits A81E! Joking apart, Witstech released Android 2.2 FW. We get power management(suspend mode, screen auto off, buttery info etc.), brightness adjustment and some more. No GPS and BT though. You can download it here http://u.115.com/file/f2d0fa300fAndr..._800M_0730.rar Attention, everything is in Chinese. In addition we can add Market and Google Apps via ADB(Android Debug Bridge, a tool from the Android SDK) http://www.slatedroid.com/f82/androi...html#post28295 Uploaded with ImageShack.us

08-02-2010, 09:36 PM	#533
nadorius Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: a81	As i understand the android 2.2 version is out for the new a81-e. Does anyone know if there will be a release of android 2.2 for the old a81??

08-02-2010, 11:29 PM	#534
zapikoe Member Posts: 20 Karma: 14 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Wits A81	beeing the same thinking with nadorius. Hoped to see Froyo running on the original A81, C screen

08-03-2010, 04:22 AM	#535
Dalkor Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Capital city Device: Wits A81-E	Market adding procedure should work for A81 as well, but I don't have one to try.

08-06-2010, 04:10 AM	#536
shifty Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: W1060	I tried installing Android 2.1 for my A81_C. I followed all the instructions found on the PDF but when i plug the power into my A81 I see the 4 rectangles for about 2 seconds then my screen turns yellow. I can install WinCE no problem but for some reason I can't get android to work...

08-06-2010, 08:39 AM	#537
Dalkor Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Capital city Device: Wits A81-E	Android 2.2 firmware is made for A81-E, not for A81.

08-06-2010, 09:52 AM	#538
shifty Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: W1060	Yup I realized that but on the wirelession firmware page they have a beta version android 2.1 before A81 bought before July 2010... Can someone post a link for the A81_C please? I went through all the pages and didn't see one...

08-08-2010, 11:48 AM	#540
DMDyne Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio Device: w1060	Both of those are for the C screen.