If anyone unseat the iPad , the winner might be the one that does n’t judge to beat Apple at its own biz . We checked out Stream TV ’s eLocity Android pad at first hand , and this plucky rival may put up a serious fight .
To say that the eLocity A7 is n’t going like a shot head to lead with the iPad is n’t to say that it ’s not out to instill . The solidly - establish 7″ pad is power by nVidia ’s beefy , duple core Tegra 2 processor , will run Froyo out of the corner , and is adequate to of outputting a plethora of formats at 1080p via an let in HDMI cable . centre catch stats . When the eLocity team stop by our offices , they were sure to tout its media muscle , demonstrate off some truly impressive HD contentedness salt away on the diminutive tab , through either 4 GB of internal store or Micro SD . DivX trailers , ripped Blu - Ray movies , H.264 — telecasting playback was crisp and smooth both onscreen and hooked up to a TV ( though the eLocity itself has only a low - res 800×480 display ) . Gaming performance shined as well , using either screen command or accelerometer , and particularly impressed on a linked high-definition television .
But the eLocity is n’t ( only ) a video participant . Tablets are hypothecate to be computers ( of some sort ) , and what might give Stream boob tube an bound in the rest of the touchscreen engagement royale is their emphasis on the software system side of things . To be candid , even Froyo is still lagging behind the pure refinement of iOS , and the interface experience on the A7 is n’t as smooth or , for lack of a well word , gratifying . But Stream TV ’s start a trick up their arm : open source . Company rep say they will be releasing the generator code to the computer software and user interface elements they jam atop Froyo , encouraging the residential district to tinker with them as it pleases . The Tegra 2 guts are impressive on their own , but couple with a strong overt germ community , could really be the start of something exciting far outside of Apple ’s walled - off topiaries ( though rep keep , of course , that the A7 will be favorable enough for exploiter keen on the intuitive Apple experience ) .
The eLocity A7 will be available for pre - decree after Labor Day , and should be ship “ by Black Friday . ” It ’s Wi - Fi only for now , though Stream boob tube is looking for a flattop for a 3 g-force datum version .
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