http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/ Engadget Comments for Augen's Kmart tablet and smartbook won't have Google-branded apps from now on http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/I cant even find this dam thing my local kmart shippment never came and they only order 3! Lol ]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
Shhhhhh... It's A Secret]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Android is, Google propietary apps aren't]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
Google needs to decide if they are marketing "with Google" or "android" atm the market is a fragmented mess of "with google" devices such as the MyTouch, legit but not with google devices (anything with Sense, Blur or any other custom UI on top of it but still having marketplace access) and the "rest" or "bulk" of the devices on market which have neither..

Its a nightmare for the consumer who equates Android with Droid (verizon's lineup of android phones which are heavily marketed) and even more of one for developers..

Theres a big huge gulf between "apple walled garden iron fisted control" and "its open source anyone can use it" If google wants android to be anything more than a replacement for Brew as the phone OS of choice.. they need to start reigning in the platform and issuing reference designs platform requirements to be Branded as having Android. (not to mention renaming the Open Source portion of android which is incredibly small stack sitting on top of standard linux)]]>Aug 7th 2010 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
Actually my Sprint Hero says "with google" on the box and the battery cover and also comes with HTC's Sense UI.]]>Aug 8th 2010 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
Why are you worrying about Apple? You are so lame man! take your tired tirade somewhere else. Obviously you didn't read where Google has to give you permission to use their stuff. that is called control. So where is the openess? Ain't none.
Everyone knows that Google is getting paid for evey click on an ad and they are going to make make sure they can track that money. That is control like no other.
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Anyways do you not have any different tunes to sing? 'Denial and arrogance in the morning' is getting a bit tedious.]]>Aug 8th 2010 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
All good points.. but the real 'issue' here (if you want to even call it an issue) is that Google really doesn't care.

Google is an advertising company. plain and simple. Android, like search, gmail, docs, maps, earth and everything else that Google does, is just another means to an end - another way to get users more comfortable and invested in their platform so they are primed for advertising, and so that advertisers have a reason to go there.

'Fragmentation' isn't really an issue to Google anymore than Google's apps on the iphone or Blackberry are (Which in itself is a kind of fragmentation).. At the end of the day if you're using Google.. Google wins.
]]>Aug 8th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/They use the cheapest components possible and invest basically nothing into technical support, quality control or future development. So if they manage to make 10% margin on each unit it's still a better profit than leaving some money sitting in the bank, bonds, or other securities. They're probably not mass producing these on any huge scale so they can be pretty sure what they make they will end up selling. Not a lot of risk.]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/let me tell you why, they have extremely dedicated workers who provide there knowedge of sales and then they buy stuff extremely cheap in bulk, very bulk. now many companies make big mistakes and buy the wrong thing and end up selling what they have had for less than they paid for it, thus the product(cheap) never gets sent to market.

let me tell you this, if you were to buy a fabulously cheap working computer, would u consider it a deal, or just a happy pappy mishap(that its so cheap)
numerous items that big companies sell, it has actually taken so many turns and the item has come out to cost making a lot more than expected, that is why these bigger companies with lots to do,, have to jump there prices up. now let m,e tell u after a bit of time of selling at a high enough prce, they can then just sell cheaper.]]>Aug 7th 2010 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
Perhaps I misunderstood you, but it seems like you are implying that the EeePC was the same "caliber" as this piece of junk. I bought the first EeePC released, the Surf 2g. It was a budget PC, for sure, but the quality of the hardware was far greater than what you would expect for the price. It was revolutionary, sparking a whole new trend in mobile computing. A lot crappy netbooks have been released since then but the EeePC was a gem.]]>Aug 7th 2010 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 8th 2010 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
... it appears that your post was what didn't have a future.]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
ZING]]>Aug 7th 2010 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 8th 2010 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
I'm sure if one of the big names (HTC, Samsung, Motorola) creates a tablet it will have a market though.]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
Google gets a $$ kickback from the phone OEMs. The tablet guys? Not so much. No tickee, no shirtee. ]]>Aug 7th 2010 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.kmart.com:80/shc/s/p_10151_10104_020W023705190001P?vName=Computers+%26+Electronics&cName=Laptops&keyword=augen&prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

Its online now?]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
You place an order, they (try to) find a store that has an item (or whatever staff think is close enough to substiture, especially in the case of toys), and the item is drop shipped from a random retail store.

All manner of hilarity ensues. On the toy collector board I participate in, someone new learns this lesson about three times a week. Those of us scoring at home show a roughly 5% success rate in actually receiving the item we ordered from kmart.com]]>Aug 8th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
Android as an OS is open and the source code is available. What is not open is the array of Google specific applications like Gmail and Google Maps. Can't really blame Google for keeping those parts controlled. ]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/
> Can't really blame Google for keeping those parts controlled.

Uh, why? They give away free web interfaces and apps all over the place that access their services. Why are they so uptight about someone putting a binary blob on an Android device that accesses gmail, etc?
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Aside from the one in the Google App you mean, although it works better if you set up Gmail as an exchange account in the iOS mail app, something I haven't been able to set up on an Android device for some reason.

Copied all the settings straight across to a HTC Magic, HTC Legen SEX10 and SEX10 Mini Pro none of them would work as Exchange with Gmail.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/I'll wait for Samsung's Galaxy tab.]]>Aug 7th 2010 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 7th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/Aug 8th 2010 6:08AM