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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Coby KyRos Tablet

A review for the Coby Kryos. Tipstir seems to like it better than Sylvannia:

"This one I rate it stars 4.5 out of 5

Wow Factor Level: 90%

Pros: Touch-screen is very accurate, G-Sensor Works, Audio is Clear from the one Speaker, Image is Vivid

Cons: No CAM, Over size screen, menus, fonts, missing menu functions, sound effects. Just bare bones tablet of features"

http://tipstir.the-talk.net/hands-o...t-mid7005-4g-work-in-progress-review-t329.htm
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Shidell:
Are any of you able to get into the Bootloader or Recovery on your M150's? I'm wondering what sort of options we have to start from to build a custom ROM or port CM to it.

I'm considering taking the plunge on this device just to try porting CM to it. If someone can verify they can get into Bootloader/Recovery, I'll pull the trigger.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
No update on UPS since 11/8.

Ordered 10/28.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
Phandroid just posted an unboxing/quick review. They too had scratches on their screen. Wonder if it's just the extra plastic film.

http://phandroid.com/2010/11/15/maylong-universe-100-android-tablet-unboxing-hands-on-video/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
Ordered 10/28. Billing received 11/8. Finally picked up 11/10. Re-scheduled delivery date of 11/12. Re-scheduled delivery date of 11/15. Been sitting at the local UPS hub since 11/12 with no indication that it is out for delivery.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Hot Damn! They said they would be giving one away in the near future. You definitely would get your money's worth if you got it for free I would say. I probably just reduced my Odds of winning the thing, but I decided to share that hot tip.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jammallnyte:
K got my maylong. Screen is OK. Nothing like the galaxy tab of course but it isn't horrible. Biggest issue is the slowness. So far mist apps are installing but I could not install launcher pro which nearly kills it for me. Going to look at root options for it now.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Archos 101 versus IPAD

Good comparison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6FIXSRerQQ&feature=player_embedded
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Also new review of Archos 70. Interesting stylus for capacitive screens:

Archos 70 Internet Tablet review by newgadgets.de

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57-DE_Nihis&feature=player_embedded#!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Damn. This sucker is light. Only 300 grams for the flash version. Apparently there is hard drive version too weighing in at 400 grams.

Apparently November 18th both tablets will be available in the U.S. according to this press release:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/11/12/prweb4780644.DTL
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Gr8Danes:
Maylong Traded For Huawei

After returning the Maylong, I finally broke down and bought the Huawei Ideos S7 and am amazed at the build quality. It is built like a tank compared to the Maylong. Resistive touch screen is 100% better than the Maylong and when scrolling, it actually works as it is supposed to. Speed is amazing. It has Android Market on it as well as front and rear facing cameras. It also has a place for a sim card and even has a stock dialer. For $299 at Best Buy, I think it was well worth the price for the features. They also say that Android 2.2 will be released early next year. 2.1 will definitely hold up for now. I was going to give it to my daughter for xmas, but now she may have to pry the thing out of my hands to get it.

Well, I learned my lesson, when something is too good to be true, it probably is. (Or I better lower my expectations on a product working as promised) ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Tablets

Once characteristic of tablets which I hear brought up during reviews is the tablet's "viewing angle". Some are better than others. I suppose with a bigger tablet 10" tablet it is more of an issue than with a 7" tablet.

Here is a you tube that demonstrates the viewing angle of the 10" Archos tablet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPDxxfnuqOY
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rixsaw:
I have done quite a bit of reading. Anything that has capacitive screen is up in the $300-$400 dollars. There are very limited info about their functionality and performance. I can't spend that much money on a product that isn't sold locally and by a reputable brand such as Dell, HP, Samsung or LG.

Android OS appear to be buggy on tablets. I believe this is because these Chinese manufacturing cares more about pushing product out the door to make a quick buck while the tablet market is still hot. They have not put enough testing to make it a quality tablet. Made in China and QUALITY don't usually appear in the same sentence; except this one.

If you can afford an Ipad, it's your best bet and your daughter will be happy.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jammallnyte:
OK I'm done with the maylong. 3 1/2 week wait fir nothing. The screen is so slow. I like some of it but nowhere near enough. If there was a way to improve that one thing it would be enough to keep.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hoppi05:
GUys how are you finding these then (to the fortunate ones who have theres) are they responsive enought for a net reader? ive had a quick look at the review/unboxing on phandroid.com and its difficult to tell?... would this be able to play games like angry birds ect? anyone tried?

also has anyone tried the G10 pad from pandawill.com its $155 with delivery it looks quite good?... the spec is

Gpad G10 Aluminum Shell Light Magenta

Android 2.1 OS

7" TFT LED touch screen, 800*480px

14mm, ultra slim and stylish design

Telechips 8902 800Mhz ARM 11 processor

256MB DDR2 RAM

Gravity Sensor

Built in 4GB Memory

1.3 Mega Camera

Support 3G Network (3G software upgrade is available for download at www.pandawillforum.com); This function only works with a 3G dongle specially developed for this Gpad G10, which we will sell at pandawil.com.

http://www.pandawill.com/3g-modem-dongle-hsdpa-wcdma-72m-wireless-usb-stick-for-g10-mid_p39790.html

Built in 4GB, TF/Micro SD card extended up to 32GB

USB OTG 2.0 & USB Host 1.1

Built-in 3200MAh battery for super-long standby, in-use time about 4 to 5 hrs

Support 1080P HD video

Built-in WiFi

3D Games

3.5 Earphone jack

Office: Quickoffice

Language: English, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese

High-tech of Flash UI supports easy, elegant and colorful sign to touch and control the interface

Full-format 1080P HD video decoding play, supports MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV9, MPEG4-SP, ASF, DIVX, H.263, H.264, RMVB, Mov, Mkv, TS, FLV

Music format: WMA, MP3, WAV, OOG, AAC, EAAC

Picture format: JPG，GIF，BMP，PNG

Email and Flash digital magazine function

Support Doc, PPT, Xls and more Office software and applications

Email function

Support Adobe Flash 8 and below play

Other fuctions: Android Market, AndroZip, Calculator……

anyone used one as getting this from china could be a risk lol they have a good following on there forum though...

+ to all you still waiting i hope your tablets turn up sharpish!....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
OK, I finally got mine last night around 5:30pm. I immediately opened it and played with it for a while. After the kids went to bed, I played with it some more, for about 2 hours. Here is what I found:

-First, you have to remove the screen protector. This is what everyone has been saying about the screen being scratched up. It is there and you have to pick at the corners to remove it. Once you remove it, it is every bit as responsive as the Ideos 7 that I had. It is just slower. The keyboard works better on the Maylong than the Sylvania and about the same as the Ideos 7.

-Angry Birds does not play on it. You can load it, but it zooms out so bad that you can only see the credits.

-I tried Universal Androot on it to see if I could root it. It told me that it cannot root the device. I am now looking to see if I can use z4mod to root it or one of the other one-click root apps.

-Launcher Pro will not install. I looked for a 1.6 version of ADW.Launcher and found one, but you have to get into recovery to install it. I will search for a 1.6 version of Launcher Pro to see if that works. The default launcher works OK.

-SlideMe works fine. I downloaded directly from the webpage. I installed Abduction on it, but the G-sensor seems to only work to tell the tablet if it is in landscape or portrait mode.

-I installed Crazy Home from SlideMe and it did not work too well - went back to using the default launcher.

-Battery life was pretty good - I ran it all the way down to nothing and then plugged it in. This morning it showed a full battery. If you cannot get it past 70% charged, I suggest that you let the battery run all the way down so it knows what absolute 0 is and what 100 charged is.

-Every time the screen turns off, it loses connection with the SD card, so it pops up a warning that the card has been removed, then realizes it is there and re-scans it.

-It does get hot, but not as hot as the Sylvania one did.

-There is no way to connect it to a computer, although USB debugging is present as an option for a USB connection.

-I like the form factor of the Maylong vs. the Sylvania (and to some extent, the Ideos 7). The buttons are easy to get to and they are aesthetically pleasing (I know, looks like an iPad, but still).

Final thoughts - this was supposed to be a Christmas gift. I have since abandoned that idea and am looking at an entry level laptop or netbook for my Dad for Christmas. With that being said, I may keep it for myself - if I can figure out how to root it and overclock it somehow. It is slow, but the screen is responsive and would work well for adding movies for the kids in the car, light websurfing, and email checking. The screen appears to be higher resolution than the Sylvania (more pixels). I tried the Aldiko app and paged through a book and the text was much sharper.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] maestroteague:
Thanks for the update S2H2golf. My status finally changed this morning to "In Transit" and it supposedly will arrive tomorrow. I hadn't heard anybody getting one the past few days, so I'm wondering if this is from a new batch that you received. Hopefully they will be a little better than the last batch. I have no delusions that it will be great, but hopefully worth keeping. I have had the sylvania for nearly a week, and like it pretty well, but my battery has an issue (that seems to be correcting itself, but not sure), and I really hate that there are no volume buttons other than on screen display. Disappointed that the Maylong doesn't run Angry Birds - have fallen in love with that on the Sylvania. For rooting,you may want to check out this thread:

http://tipstir.the-talk.net/tablet-reviews-f32/

Some finally reported finding a rom that will root and give the market last night or this morning. From what I understand, since this unit is so similar to the flytouch/epad units, that once you can root and overclock a little and use some utilities, it really speeds up the unit. So we'll see. Trying not to get my hopes up too much, especially after using the Sylvania that has a much faster processor, but still looking forward to getting my hands on it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jammallnyte:
OK get this, pulled it in around 3pm yesterday it is 7 am now. That's 16 hrs. So u have a battery widget on it and I have sat here and watched it go from 92%(not 100) to 76% in 5 mins. LOL s like a count down. Drop drop drop. At this rate it will be dead in 10 mins. Any ideas?

As for the above mentioned SD card issue. I have the same problem. Even pulled in and on in sleep mode it dings about the SD card then it finds it. So far its junk IMHO. Prolly going back in a day or two. I just got it so I wanna be fair and try it a few days.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
I've been looking at it. I used Z4 Root and it appears to work (busybox and sqllite is installed), but I think I have to get into recovery to complete the root and I cannot figure out how to do that. I did think the Sylvania was much faster in loading everything up and running stuff, but I like the screen on the Maylong better.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FredOak3:
S2H2golf were you able to get Pandora or Slaker to work on the Sylvania.

That was one of the things that disappointed me about the Maylong. They would load but the buffering was so bad nothing would play.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dougefresh91:
Oh joy, my package is finally moving. So that's almost two weeks since ordering. Not too bad considering how long others here have waited. In fact I'm probably getting one of your returned tablets. Can't wait to get it so I can return it and order the 2.2 tablet from China.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
I did not try - I only have my phone for internet at the house and I am on ATT, so I try not to tether too much.

Update on the Maylong - been playing with it this morning. Tipstir has a program that includes the top 101 apps that most people would use (http://tipstir.the-talk.net/downloads-f19/). I installed Helix Launcher Donut on the Maylong and it was much smoother. I also played a .wmv video on it that I had for my old BB and it played OK (it was low resolution, but was not choppy). I also installed a battery monitor on it and that thing was all over the place - one time it would say 60%, then it would say 42%, then 52%, then 48% - it was really sad. I started off fully charged and when I installed the battery monitor, it showed 75%, so it may not be possible to fully charge the battery.

I will continue to try and root it. The program includes Superuser and the Z4 root program I downloaded seems to do something, but it still needs to get into recovery mode somehow.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jammallnyte:
OK. I'm done. Its going back less than day of having it. Battery drains fast. It moves just as fast. The screen is better than the sylvania but the speed is so bad. My old G1 moved better. So the hunt continues.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
Finally

OK. I got the thing delivered today. This is just quick and not meant to be my full review as I have only played with it for a few minutes.

This thing is not as horribly slow as people are making it out to be. Scrolling seems fine, but then again I don't even have Wi-Fi at work that I can access :(.

I will try out some stuff tonight when I get home and see what I can do with it. Will try tipstr's ROM that has been overclocked and all and see if I can brick this thing. I'll most likely end up keeping it at least for the 30-days.

Again, I know the speed isn't the greatest but for $100 I think this will do.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Glad to see you have come to your senses.;)

P.S.

I am feeling good about the Archos 70. If some national retailer has the sucker for sale on Thursday, I am buying it.

And hopefully I will receive it in the mail before somebody on this forum sours me on the thing, and before another better and cheaper device comes out on the market.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] teardropcity:
Mine is finally out for delivery today from UPS. Of course I am at work all day and when I do get home, there's a good chance my internet will be down due to some bad weather.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jammallnyte:
Serious stress returning it today. They had no clue how to do it. I told the manager about getting back the shipping but he did it again. Plus a couple extra bucks cause he could not get the tax right. So. ..I made money on the deal some how.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] afavre:
Any Successful ROM's?

I hope I am not using the wrong terms, but do we have any idea of there are any successful ROM's or attempts to root the device? I saw some near the beginning but they did not work on mine. I am now seeing only discussions regarding shipping success and product reviews. I tried one rom and had to change to a non-maylong rom that works, but still seems hinky (result of quasi-bricking the device).

Is there anyone that has been keeping track, is there a wiki, or a source for potential candidates to upgrade the device to ANDROID 2.1?

Also, where do I go for learning the difference between flashing rom vs. rootkit, or is it all the same?

I am a rookie in this realm. I did a ton of changes to my HTC Tilt back in the day, but that was 2 years ago.

Thanks in advance for your direction and your contributions to this thread.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
I just got my Maylong today and am now on tipstr's forum to see if I can get some answers to these questions among others.

You can probably try and joing one fo the discussions on this site:

Maylong M-150 Universe Tablet PC
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
The latest ROM does root the device (http://tipstir.the-talk.net/rooted-...-rom-that-works-on-the-maylong-m-150-t508.htm). I cannot get setCPU to work (tried 2.03 and 2.04). I think now that there is something out there that can root the device, Tipstir has something to work with. We might be able to get an OC ROM soon and maybe get the 2.1 ported over that he has been working on with the ePad. I still plan to take it back soon, but I am trying to brick it first. So far, so good recovering anything bad that happens.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FredOak3:
Seriously, if tipster gets this rooted and a decent ROM in it where it can get over clocked, I'd actually re-order it. Up to this point I haven't seen anyone get one to work that got one of the newer units.

I really was set on keeping it if the damn thing hadn't quit working all together.

I could have lived with 1 1/2 hour battery life as I'm generally only on my gadgets that long anyway.

I just read somewhere that they are saying that the Sylvania will get 2.2 within a month. (Of course I believe that as much as I'll get it on my Captivate without rooting/ROM it)

But I see the Sylvania is also out of stock at Sears/Kmart, so now I'm wondering if I'll get it even though it has a UPS tracking number, but the same PIA as the Maylong with the Billing Info Received.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Syvlannia

Yeah UPS website has been giving me the following message for three days:

"Billing information has been sent to UPS. Check site later for updated shipment status or contact shipper for more details."

I doubt I will be seeing this tomorrow as they originally estimated. No matter I guess because it is going right back unopened.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
Awesome, that's exactly the way I'm approaching this thing. I figure I might as well get my 30-ish days of use out of this thing while I can.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
Yep, I actually had a half-baked plan of installing ROM Manager, flashing clockwork recovery to it and trying to run one of CM6's 1.6 mods for the G1 on it to see what would happen. But alas, it will not boot into recovery so that is out the window. Wouldn't have worked anyway...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] afavre:
"Are you recovering back to the original setup? "

I "bricked" it (using EPAD256.1.988.3k.7z ) in that I couldn'g get it to go past the two initial boot screens.

Is there a way to recover back to the ORIGINAL MAYLONG setup?

I ended up using another ROM that was NOT for the Maylong device (VIA8505 WMT2.0_105.zip. )

I know just enough to get myself in trouble and am learning. Thanks for any help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] teardropcity:
So I finally got mine. Ordered it on 10/27 and it finally arrived today.

So far, typing correctly and quickly is a PAIN when using fingers, I am trying different styles, fingernail, thumb, tip of finger, etc. Trying just to tweet was not fun at all. Switched to the stylus and it works quite well for typing. all other touch options, work pretty well with the finger. I have loaded a couple of .apk's on it, Touiteur, Astro, Kindle. The Kindle app works well and looks great on the 7 inch screen. Briefly tried the 1.6 version of ADW launcher, but I am kind of liking the stock, because the icons are bigger and easier to touch, in all their faux-ipadness. They did indeed change the browser icon from the original IE one, but you can still see it on the box. I have yet to charge it, I fired it up out the box and am gonna let it die and then charge it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elmonica:
Archos 70

My new favorite blog. Well, at least this week it is.

http://archosfans.com/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FredOak3:
afavre,

Everyone I've read that bricked theirs had to go with the WMT2.0_105.zip, that they couldn't get back to the original.

I'm glad anyway to see that those that got theirs today so far have gotten better quality then the one I got last week
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
Took a week for me to get mine after I got my shipping confirmation. It said "Billing info sent.." up to the day it was delivered.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
You might also be able to use this ROM:

Tweaked WMT2.0.0_105

People are saying that it is a bit quicker and more responsive than the original.

I couldn't tell you because I used the stock ROM for about 10 minutes until I decided to install the one I just linked to. There are a couple more ROMS that tipstir has on the forum and I'm definitely going to give those a try.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SimonNWalker:
this has been asked before, but I searched and could not find a reply.

Does anyone if there is the original ROM/Firmware image from the device to have as a just in case backup?

Much appreciated.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goyjuss:
At this moment I don't think that we have the ooriginal ROM.

What we do have is the 2.0.0_105 which you can find here:

WMT2.0.0_105
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s2h2golf:
The more I use this tablet, the more I want to keep it. Having installed the rooted ROM and adding Helix Launcher to it, this thing is pretty smooth. I am getting ready to head to the airport soon. I am thinking about taking it with me on a trip to see how I like it in a real world situation (all I have been doing is trying to hack it and up to now haven't really tried surfing the web with it).

After 3 days of use, here is what I think:

-Helix Launcher makes everything a little smoother.

-Battery life is fair. The battery meter fluctuates around, but I can get at least 3 hours out of it.

-Typing on it has been fairly precise. The delete key is right under the "L" key and I often have a hard time deleting because it seems to want to type "L" instead - this is the only key that does that.

-Some programs default to portrait view. Even with the G-sensor on, sometimes the only way I can get back to landscape view after closing out the program is to turn off the screen and turn it back on.

-No Angry Birds. Too bad.

-Market is flaky (on rooted ROM only - Market not available with stock ROM).

-Haptic feedback is a joke - it's not like any other tablet I played with - seems to be some sort of gyro or something that spins.

-No way to connect it to the computer. You have to add a .apk to the card and run it that way.

-SD card becomes unavailable when it sleeps. When you turn the screen back on, it has to remount the card.

-While I like the form factor with real buttons, the button action feels cheap.

-Once you get the second screen protector off, the screen looks nice, but I think it could easily scratch.

-Some have reported that YouTube doesn't work too well - I haven't tried it.

-It will play videos OK, but they need to be low resolution otherwise it will stutter.

-It appears that the CPU runs about 380mhz when testing it.

I have about 10 days or so left before I need to return it for my refund. It will probably go back as my Captivate does all of this and better, but there is a slight chance I will keep it and give it to my son to play with - or add movies for car trips.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] afavre:
What is the rooted rom?