When I first started looking for a tablet, I was looking for a cheaper Android tablet that came with Android 2.2. Originally, I wasn't sure what size I wanted, but ultimately, I wanted something pretty portable and cheap to use as an e-reader. This eliminated several 10" varieties including the impressive Viewsonic ViewPad10. Ultimately, I decided on the Archos 70 for price and features. This tablet has become a hot item so if you are looking for one, you might need to use your best Google muscles to find one. When I started looking into them on a Monday, I later purchased mine Tuesday night (on 1/5/2011) for a cool $275 at newegg, as I mentioned in my last post, and by Thursday three online retailers went out of stock (including newegg). As of 01/20/2011, newegg.com is still out of stock.
Release Date
I don't have an app released yet, and I didn't even come close to my January 3rd deadline. I was planning on spending a good portion of my vacation getting some coding done, but on Christmas day, I woke up with the flu (Merry Christmas!). I spent 4 solid days in bed, and probably spent more time in the bathroom than I did sleeping each of those days. If you have ever seen dumb and dumber, it was kind of like that, but there wasn't a trip to Colorado involved :P I was ill. I could barely do anything. It took me a week before I could even eat solid foods for an entire day. It was rough, but that is over, and now I am on to a development a little at a time. The release date is now moved to TBA :)
Emulator Bluetooth Support
I was a little disappointed that the Android emulator doesn't have bluetooth support out of the box. While you can create an Android 2.3 AVD (android virtual device), I was targeting the 2.2 since my HTC EVO is still on 2.2.
