Ok, maybe this device is not an iPad killer - the iPad is an impressive piece of technology with an impressive price tag. What we have here is the sub $100 China version: A 7" Wifi enabled touch screen running Android 1.6 for the price a digital picture frame was a year ago.

I had my unit for a few weeks now and in spite of some shortcomings, the unit was worth the money. The processor, running at 350Mhz, is not the fastest and makes the pad a bit unresponsive at times. Also, a hardware video decoder would be nice, since currently the pad only plays iPod style mp4s.

So what are the specs? It took a bit to be actually sure about this, but based on forum posts and data sheets, the following seems to be true:

- VIA/WonderMedia WM8505 at 350Mhz (yes, even plenty of sites claim 600Mhz.
- 7" TFT LCD 800x480 with resistive touch screen (no multi-touch)
- 128MB DDR2 SDRAM (running at 600Mhz?)
- 2GB Internal flash for OS and preinstalled apps (1.5GB or so available)
- Wifi (internal) b,g
- Internal LiPo battery, lasts 2-4 hours depending on use (Wifi: 2.5 hours max).
- USB, headphone plug, microphone, G sensor

The unit comes usually with Android 1.6 - the ARM core in the WM8505 is to old to run Android 2.1, so there is not going to be a newer Android version for this device, but Windows CE is also available as a firmware choice.

While this device has some shortcomings, for the price point of just over $100 it is hard to not recommend it regardless.

It is available on DealExtreme.

I will keep adding to this post as I figure out more about this device.