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According to the website, the 7" is 800x480. 10.1" is 1024x600.]]>May 14th 2010 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 16th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/
Nothing is underrated]]>May 16th 2010 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/
He is importing them for you! (just like every other manufacturer!)
]]>May 14th 2010 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/I really don't care how much it costs.
Subsidization hurts the consumer.
I personally would be willing to pay 300-400 for a decent powered android netbook...but none exist for me to buy..so...snap! :)]]>May 14th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 15th 2010 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 15th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/That's a really intelligent statement...NOT.
First of all, since when is android fully x86 compatible?
There is a port in progress but it's not even finished yet.
Android is designed for ARM (risc) cpus.
Second, even if android was fully ported to x86 and you could somehow shoehorn it on to an Atom based netbook, there would be no drivers for the chipset, video card, 3g modem, or any other hardware...nothing would work, it would be a brick.

Anyways -- I think companies are holding off on such products because they don't know how much of a demand there is for a mobile OS running on a tablet or netbook \ smartbook...it has to be done very carefully or else the products will fail. ]]>May 15th 2010 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/Yeah that's the thing...android is free and open source but drivers are still proprietary...it takes a lot of work to get decent hardware together and make it fit in a proper form factor and have fully functioning drivers for everything...and then everybody needs a value add, so some kind of software customization would almost be a must.

HTC is really good at doing stuff like that though, and I believe the last rumor was they were working with T-Mobile on a decent powered android netbook. I really hope we can start seeing some new exciting products soon (tablets and smartbooks \ netbooks) that run android, or even symbian^4 \ webOS. I honestly believe that tablet and smartbook form factor devices are better off with ARM cpus and mobile OS's than x86 with windows 7 or linux.

The key to these products being successful though won't neccessarily be price (it will be somewhat of a factor -- they can not be TOO expensive, but as long as they can compete with windows 7 netbooks it shouldn't be) -- but just how good the overall experience is for the user (ie. software \ batery life \ usability \ application support).]]>May 15th 2010 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 15th 2010 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/
Seriously! You could buy a new one of these EVERY SINGLE MONTH with what the networks are charging for data!

Just imagine 12 android netbook/smartbooks just chilling... that would be too many for a MiFi!]]>May 15th 2010 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/
People are stupid; they do not do long term cost layouts. Look at the 10 year cost of ownership for an iPhone for example. Even better still, a lot of the tool bag idiots that have smartphones, also sport $5 to $35K of credit card debt at 18% or higher, so they are taking it in the nose like a two bit prossy in a crowd full of Johns with hands full of cash! ]]>May 16th 2010 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/
Seriously? For $99 why not?

Like that's what you pay for a month of internet on an iPhone... oh yeah and you still have to pay $200 and sign a 2 yr contract to get one... Oh yeah and it has a 600mhz ARM so its like the same specs!]]>May 15th 2010 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/
Product page: http://bit.ly/auT7GZ]]>May 14th 2010 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherrypal#Timeline

Cherrypal is difficult in many ways...]]>May 14th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 15th 2010 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 14th 2010 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/Please report if it is actually delivered.]]>May 15th 2010 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 16th 2010 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 16th 2010 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/May 16th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/cherrypal-asia-runs-android-on-the-cheap-comes-in-7-and-10-1-i/Jun 7th 2010 7:31AM