Pandigital Novel hacks could eventually turn a $38 eReader into a cheap Android tablet
The Pandigital Novel is an inexpensive eReader that by most accounts isn’t very good, at least not when compared with recent NOOK or Kindle devices. But it’s dirt cheap. You can pick one up from Amazon for just $38. For that price you get an 8 ounce eReader with a 6 inch, 600 x 800 pixel touchscreen display, 2GB of storage,…
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Budget tablet maker Pandigital goes out of business
Over the last few months I’ve seen a lot of low cost tablets and eReaders from Pandigital show up on eBay and at other stores with ridiculously low prices. We’re talking about new and refurbished eReaders that sell for under $50, and tablets that go for less than $70. Now I know why the market is flooded with these budget…
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Pandigital launches SuperNova 8 inch tablet
A few months ago Pandigital launches a series of tablets with astronomical names including the Planet, Nova, and Star. Now they’re joined by the Pandigital SuperNova, a tablet with an 8 inch screen and a $229 price tag. The SuperNova features a 1 GHz Samsung S5PV210 processor, an 800 x 600 pixel capacitive multitouch display, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB…
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Pandigital launches 3 new Android tablets for $159 and up
Pandigital is expanding its line of low cost Android tablets. The company’s Pandigital Novel produces were some of the first products with a 7 inch LCD display and Android operating system to be positioned as an eBook Reader, but hackers have been using the inexpensive devices as an all-purpose Android tablet for ages. Now Pandigital is embracing its tablet side with a…
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Deals of the Day (7-27-11)
The Motorola XOOM is available for one of the best prices I’ve seen, and there are two different Pandigital Android tablets available for about $100 today only. Here’s a roundup of some of today’s best deals on mobile tech: Pandigital 9″ tablet w/Android 2.1 for $100 - 1SaleADay Motorola XOOM WiFi Android Honeycomb tablet for $430 – DailySteals (today only) Refurb…
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Pandigital offers a new budget Android tablet
Pandigital has quietly introduced a new 7 inch Android tablet which is available from QVC for about $140. The Digital Reader reports that the new tablet is basically the same as the white Pandigital Novel tablet and eBook reader that was released last year. But it’s black. The tablet runs Google Android 2.0 and has a 7 inch, 800 x…
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Hands-on with the Pandigital Novel 9 inch Android tablet
I got a chance to check out Pandigital’s new 9 inch tablet the other night. The tablet is positioned as an eBook reader, but it runs Google Android and can handle third party applications. What’s interesting about this model is that it comes with free AT&T wireless access — for downloading eBooks from the Barnes & Noble digital book store….
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Pandigital Novel Android eReader on sale for $60 at Kohl’s
If you’re OK with a little hacking and don’t care if your Android tablet has a white shell, get down to your local Kohl’s store as soon as possible. The retailer has put Pandigital Novel eReaders on sale for $59.99 — around 75% off. The Novel might not be the fastest, most stylish Android device you can buy, but this…
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Pandigital launches 9 inch tablet/eReader with AT&T wireless
Pandigital has launched a new version of the company’s Android tablet/eBook Reader devices, this time with support for AT&T wireless data connectivity. The Pandigital Multimedia Novel has a 9 inch color touchscreen display and runs Google Android 2.0. It comes with access to the Barnes & Noble digital book store for downloading and reading eBooks. The tablet runs $279.99, which…
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9 inch Pandigital Novel Android tablet available from QVC
Pandigital has released a new 9 inch Android tablet to go with the company’s smaller 7 inch Pandigital Novel eBook reader and tablet. The new larger model has a resistive touchscreen display and stylus, 2GB of storage, and comes with a 4GB microSD card. Users can download books from the Barnes & Noble eBook Store. The device features 802.11b/g WiFi…
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Pandigital Novel eReader hacking continues: Meet the $179 Android tablet
At $179, the Pandigital Novel might not be the cheapest eBook reader around. But it’s definitely one of the cheapest general purpose Android tablets available in the US… even if that isn’t how the company is marketing the device. Thing is, it has a 7 inch, color touchscreen display and runs Google Android. All you have to do is figure…
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Pandigital Novel eBook reader rooted, turned into useless Android tablet
The Pandigital Novel bucks the eBook Reader trend by shipping with a color LCD display instead of a low power, high contrast E Ink screen. It also runs Google Android, although the Pandigital Novel has a locked down version of Android with just a few apps inclduing the eBook reder, a photo viewer, media player, and web browser. The device…
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