Evigroup Paddle shows up in manufacturer-provided picture gallery

Man, we've been talking about the JooJoo so much lately, you must be sick to death of that thing. Just to balance things out, here's a look at the first functional production units of Evigroup's Paddle tablet. Running on a good old fashioned Atom CPU, this promises Windows 7's limitless functionality (and battery strain) plus an extra-special 3D interface called Scale. It's curious, therefore, not to see a single screenshot featuring said UI. We're treated to vanilla Windows 7 throughout, suggesting that maybe somebody woke up to the fact that the processor inside this machine wasn't exactly designed for heavy lifting and the Scale idea was mercifully shelved. Either way, this 10-incher doesn't look all that shabby at all and the gallery at the source is well worth a quick perusal. We've got one more pic of this upstanding French gentleman after the break.

[Brickster Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:39AM]

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY WANT YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE JOOJOO
OH HO HO

[Peter Pan Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:52AM]

@Brickster
Content of your comment: +1
Writing KANYE STYLE: -over9000

sorry dawg

[think before you react Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:28AM]

@Brickster
Because you latch onto the device that competes against Apple. (taken from engadget podcast 4/4/10). OH HO HO!

[Apple Google Microsoft Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:56AM]

@think before you react

No because we don't like making impulse purchases and then regretting buying the first thing out ala ipad.
HTC WE WANT TABLET.

[dxdragon Posted Apr 5th 2010 10:12AM]

@Apple Google Microsoft You realize that with Apple you can return within 14 days without paying the restocking fee and within 30 days paying a 15% restocking fee...

I love the iPad honestly haven't touched my Macbook other than to sync since I got it. I take it everywhere and only charged it twice at night (around 35% battery)... I have used it an excess of 20 hours... Sounds like a lot however its so easy to take around the house open and use that you just use it more.

The best part is the battery once you notice that the battery allows you to do anything on it without thinking about getting the next charge it feels liberating. I personally think that is where every other tablet will fail. Their real world battery life won't be able to compete with the iPad.

What I learned about the iPad is that battery life matters a lot more than we think it does.

[One Love Posted Apr 5th 2010 10:49AM]

@Brickster

Still waiting for that full review of the JOOJOO. :|

[Jeff Posted Apr 5th 2010 12:49PM]

@Brickster
Yea. umm we're sick of the iPad, if you hadn't noticed it dominated engadget posts over the weekend. You fail Vlad, just fail.

[tinsol Posted Apr 29th 2010 5:37AM]

@dxdragon

Yoohoo a 500$ battery!!!

[squ3lch Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:39AM]

"Man, we've been talking about the JooJoo so much lately, you must be sick to death of that thing."

I see what you did there.

[mrpenguin Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:28AM]

@squ3lch

I don't. can you who me a flow chart?

[Atkins Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:41AM]

Looks good, but I would really want to know the weight of this thing. And the price is a bit steep.

[Atkins Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:49AM]

@Atkins Ah, forget it, 2h30 of battery life??

[Mmmm Donuts Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:04AM]

At Atkins

What, do you think this tablet needs to go on a diet of some kind? :D

[nullifie Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:46AM]

I'd rather you talk about Apple iPad than this famous JooJoo.

[SuperDre Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:45AM]

@nullifie I'd rather you stick the iPad somewhere where the sun doesn't shine...

[stridermt2k Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:55AM]

Heheh.

Engadget is amused at our disgust.

heh

:|

[dark star Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:58AM]

whatever OS they have, they need to have it boot up in less than 10 secs!

[NewL Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:04AM]

@dark star - it's called standby. All modern devices can do it, and all are ready for action in a couple of seconds.

[Mmmm Donuts Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:06AM]

@NewL

You LIE!

[mikeplow1961 Posted Apr 5th 2010 7:59AM]

Talking about the Joo Joo so much. Ho ho ho. A career in satire surely awaits.

If only.

[Psy Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:02AM]

Oh my goodness!! This is something I WILL BUY!!

I'm hoping the price is at least decently priced and a release date available for it is soon.

Not sure if i'm liking it's super wide look to be honest but i still think this has much better potential than what the iPad offers.

[Tes Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:11AM]

@Psy

I have no interest in the iPad (or any tablet for that matter to be fair...) but at a rated 2+ hrs, this is almost useless no matter what it can actually do.

[Psy Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:13AM]

@Tes

True, i also found out the price could range around $952... mind you at that price it's still got more features than the most expensive version of the ipad. Not as enticing anymore though.

Maybe i'll wait a bit more until a better one comes out... *fingers crossed HTC get into the tablet business.

[tinsol Posted Apr 29th 2010 5:39AM]

@Tes

then why are you reading posts about tablets?

[mattpez Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:03AM]

Oh Vlad, you wit.

[Tes Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:06AM]

Everyone moaning above (and invariably those that will come below)...There are currently 6 non iPad stories between this one and the last iPad story. Apart from the creepy android story all the rest have few if any comments on them. If you can't be bothered to read or comment on non iPad stories when they DO finally show up, please shut up.

Now if you really want this to stop, you hit your back button and you let Engadget know how you REALLY feel about that Optoma Pico Projector now dammit!

[Tes Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:10AM]

@Tes

NOTE: Yes, I know THIS isn't an iPad, I'm referring to the inevitable backlash to the Joo Joo joke.

[think before you react Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:34AM]

@Tes
I would comment if I were interested in the pico projector, but I jut don't find it that appealing. Slate devices are on my mind at the moment (like my iPad)- and ANY rumors dealing with new Macbook Pros or the Macbook Air. MacBook Air w/ 256GB SSD & core i5 and bezeless glass screen?? SOLD!

[psychoticgrape Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:46AM]

@Tes
I would if they were as interesting and in depth as the iPad articles... even you must admit the other news is slow and rushed as the review the iPad and its apps (which I don't have a problem with, this is their blog and they can do what they like) however making a dig at their *own* readers is a bit low.

[Luke Skywalker Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:29AM]

I like the wide screen, but it does look pretty silly in portrait mode.

[Schmich Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:49AM]

@Luke Skywalker Actually I think it would be a great mode to read word documents.

[Apple Google Microsoft Posted Apr 5th 2010 8:51AM]

@Luke Skywalker

Yea looks weird long.

[SolidSnake Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:07AM]

@Luke Skywalker
Use the force to stretch the screen, Luke...

[Luke Skywalker Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:10AM]

@SolidSnake
My wife loves my "force stretch" technique. But I don't use it for screens...

[Lord Vader Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:19AM]

Luke, remember what I told you about pretending you have a wife?

[Luke Skywalker Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:22AM]

@Lord Vader
She's no Natalie Portman, that's for sure... but I also didn't kill mine.

[Lord Vader Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:26AM]

That's it, you crossed the line. I'm sending some storm troopers to assassinate you (Don't try running). And at least i didn't almost copulate with my sister

[Physicsguy89 Posted Apr 5th 2010 11:21AM]

@Luke Skywalker

I thought she died giving birth to you and your sister, whom you proceeded to make out with?

[Physicsguy89 Posted Apr 5th 2010 11:25AM]

But I guess Lord Vader did plant his seed, leading to your births, and his wife's death, so he's indirectly guilty, buSOMEONE HELP I CAN'T BREATHE

[Luke Skywalker Posted Apr 5th 2010 11:27AM]

@Physicsguy89
As I recall, he choked her a little, and she ended up dying while giving birth because she had no "will to live" after she watched him go all bat-shit craazy. Funny, because Leia told me she remembered her mother. Not that our lives would have any plot holes.

[zenon38 Posted Apr 5th 2010 9:00AM]

That sleek interface in the first picture? Is just Issuu.com - so yes the interface looks nice! Not liking the prospect of this "3D interface".
In other news, Atom processor plus Windows 7? This better be cheap.

[spicedham Posted Apr 5th 2010 10:12AM]

these atom processor tablets require fans and a bunch of internals. it's going to take some crazy engineering to get them anywhere near 2lbs. the ipad is 1.5lbs and some people already say its too heavy.

[Bahumbug Posted Apr 5th 2010 11:50AM]

I wish they would just dump that Atom waste and use VIA's Nano instead.

[CallDon Posted Apr 5th 2010 12:47PM]

Actually, what we are sick of is the iPad talk, not JooJoo.

[motang Posted Apr 5th 2010 1:03PM]

If it has Windows or even a desktop Linux for that matter count me out. A tablet really needs to have a interface that is made for it and is touch centric. Call me crazy.

[cdf74dc9 Posted Apr 5th 2010 3:13PM]

I'm still confuse, can it run full flash? and site like Hulu and Netflix? Otherwise I think I'll wait for HP Slate.