The “Smart Q7″ internet tablet represents a somewhat-intriguing step forward in coffee table internet devices in that it features a relatively large 7-inch screen and the promise of a full 48 hours of battery life before needing to be recharged.
While it’s likely that we’ll never see this particular device in the US, it’s a good indication of what’s possible if those battery life figures can indeed be met. Unfortunately, the Q7 stumbles when it comes to screen resolution. At 800×480, it’s going to be difficult to view most web pages without side-scrolling or zooming out.
Aside from that, there appears to be a USB port, a few control buttons, two speakers, and a “headset/TV output interface” according to this translation. No word on price or availability but, again, we probably won’t see it here in the US short of importing a batch from China.
[via Pocketables]
I’d rather have a crunchpad, but it doesnt seem like ill be able to buy that anytime soon either. *sigh*
That’s 48 hours of operation for playing audio, not operation with a backlit screen. Respectable, but nothing particularly amazing.
For operation with the screen, about the best-case scenario would be 1 watt for the screen and 1 watt for the CPU and memory for a total of 2W, and the actual figure might be closer to twice that. But, just just for fun…at, say, 3V, that 4,500mAh battery would give 13.5 WH, which, divided by 2W, gives under 7 hours of operation. I’m guessing the actual is closer to 5 under any kind of use. But, yeah, 48 hours would be nice. It’s just hard to get that with a backlit screen.
Hmm…just checked: it’s a Sansumg ARM S3C6410 Processor 667MHz and the device has support for WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth. I’m guessing it’d be lucky to get 4 hours with much radio usage. Nevertheless, slowly, we’re getting closer and closer to the so-called “all-day” device. We’re 1/6th of the way there or so, anyway.
yeah, what is up with the crunchpad? i thougt youd have it out by now. I WANT! I WANT! I WANT