Saturday, March 19, 2011

Gome Flytouch - Part 1

This device is mistakenly sold as APAD or Iped here in the Philippines. Cheap and quite handy if you ask me. But do not expect this to be an Ipad killer.


Recommended for:


Wireless internet browsing
Listening to music
Games
Comic book reading


Not recommended if:


You are not familiar with Android
You want a faster tablet
You want HD games
You want a tablet with a long battery life


The package includes:

1 gray Pad
1 9V charger
1 gray adaptor with 2 USB ports and a LAN port
1 nondescript manual (without any model/brand description)
1 small stylus

SPECS:

(Using Quick System Info)

Internal Storage:
618 mb total

System Cache:
100 mb total

Memory:
256mb

Processor
ARM926EJ-S rev5 (v5l) 174.48MHz

Sensor
WM8505 3-axis accelerometer

Model Name
generic

Firmware Version
1.6

Kernel Version
2.6.29-00236-g4f8dbbb-dirty

Build Number
WMT2.1_88



Some Pics:






L-R: Speaker 1, Micro SD Slot, 30 pin Communication port, 3.5mm headphone jack, 9v adapter jack, Speaker 2




This is how it looks inside.


A closer look on the board.


The camera and the Wi-Fi chip

Performance:

Fast loading on
- Comic books
- Music files

Slow on
- Video files

Part 2:

Unbricking a gome flytouch
Compatible games and apps
Speaker mod for the flytouch
Thermal management mod


See ya. :)

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