The Android world is buzzing tonight with news that the Augen 7″ tablet will be available this week at K-Mart stores nationwide for $149.99. At first I blew off the news being K-Mart and the price point, but after reading the story I must say I’m interested.  Android 2.1, a faster processor, double the RAM — if the touchscreen works as well (or better) than my Archos we have a winner here.  Since it comes with the 2.1 OS on it doing an upgrade to 2.2 (Froyo) should happen in no time, if it hasn’t already been pulled off by the Android community.  I am still a bit worried about the price since there has to be a line you cross at some point between low cost and cheap.  The Archos is a solid unit and feels like quality in your hands, even if it does have a bit of weight.  Hopefully the Augen tablet feels this way as well, and doesn’t feel like cheap plastic.

Augen GENTOUCH78 Specs:

  • 7″ 800×480 display
  • 800 Mhz CPU
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 2 GB internal memory
  • Android 2.1 OS
  • On board WiFi, and a SD/MMC card slot
  • Leather Case Included
  • $150 from K-Mart

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    Augen GENTOUCH78

    Archos 7 Specs:

  • 7″ 800×480 display
  • 600MHz ARM9 Rockchip 2808 CPU
  • 128MB RAM
  • 8GB internal memory
  • Android 1.5 OS
  • On board WiFi, and a SD/MMC card slot
  • Leather Case Purchased Separately
  • $200 from Amazon.com

    • Archos 7 HT

    I will be heading over to K-Mart this week to pick one of these up and give it a spin and I will be posting first impressions in the coming days.  My addiction to Android is growing.