Augen goes for the low-end tablet market with 6 new Android

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The likes of Samsung’s forthcoming 7-inch tablet, the Galaxy Tab, represents the first in what will prove to be an onslaught of serious Android-based contenders for the iPad’s crown developed by established, big-name electronics makers… but that’s not to say there aren’t Android tablets already floating around out there. After all, Android’s free, which means you can sling it onto any slapped-together tablet you happen to have created… and there’s always money to be made appealing to the low-end.
Cue Augen and their new Gentouch line of affordable tablets. Slated to arrive by the end of the year, Augen’s line-up will include the following models:
• Augen GenTouch Latte: $199.99 tablet with a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel resistive touchscreen, a G-sensor, HDMI output, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi and 2GB of storage weighing 13.05 ounces
• Augen GenTouch Latte Grande: $249.99 version of the above tablet with a higher resolution 800 x 600 pixel display, Android 2.2, a faster 800MHz CPU, a 3 axis accelerometer and n ambient light sensor
• Augen GenTouch Espresso: $349.99 7 inch tablet with an 800 x 600 pixel capacitive touchscreen, a 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 CPU< Android 2.2, Bluetooth, WiFi, 8GB of storage, vibration, a compass, accelerometer, and ambient light sensor
• Augen GenTouch Espresso Firma: 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel resisitve touchscreen display, a dual core CPU, and a “magical wand pen” for handwriting recognition, Android 2.2, 2G of storage, and 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi
• Augen GenTouch Espresso Dolce: $429.99 tablet with a 10.1 inch capacitive 1024 x 768 pixel display and most of the same features as the Espresso
• Augen GenTouch Espresso Doppio: $599.99 tablet that sounds like the Dolce on the hardare side, but it dual boots Android and Ubuntu Linux and also comes with a backlit keyboard docking station with its own battery — providing up to 15 hours of run time when docked.
Needless to say, don’t expect too much from Augen’s tablets, especially if you want the full benefits of the Android experience: while the operating system itself may be free, manufacturers need to pay Google if they want access to Android services like the App Marketplace, which means picking up Augen’s $200 tablet might be a very content-poor experience indeed.
 
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