On Sale: Coby Kyros 10.1-Inch Android 2.2 4 GB Internet Touchscreen Tablet, Black MID1024-4G
Coby Kyros 10.1-Inch Android 2.2 4 GB Internet Touchscreen Tablet, Black MID1024-4G
- Android 2.2 , Samsung S5PV210 1 GHz
- 4 GB integrated
- 10.1″ TFT 1024 x 600
- WiFi 802.11b/g, front facing camera
- 1.5 pounds
The Kyros Tablet is a powerful and flexible Internet and Entertainment solution that features a generous 10.1″ screen with intuitive touchscreen controls powered by the Android 2.2 operating system. The Kyros has 4GB of built-in internal memory and features a microSD card slot for upgrading the capacity to up to 32GB. It also allows to wirelessly access the Internet through a hi-speed networking support and has a built-in camera and a mic for an all-in-one media device.
List Price: $ 342.63
Price: $ 199.99
Not a high-end tablet pc, but good for the money, June 24, 2011
Keep in mind, the Coby Kyros MID1024 is not an iPad or Xoom, but for the price, it gets the job done. The factory installed apps library is a little lacking (it does not have access to the Google Android Marketplace without rooting – which voids warranty). I was able to manually install the Amazon Marketplace on it, which added a lot of options, including a Kindle App, making for a very nice e-reader! Some things are awkwardly laid out and a bit clumsy until you get it the way you want it to be customized with the home screen shortcuts, etc; it occasionally crashes and has to be restarted; but for half the price of the big names, it holds its own as a very functional 10 inch tablet. It has nice touch response. For wi-fi Internet browsing and e-reading, it gets the job done very nicely for the price.Added 12/22/11: With the roll out of the Kindle Fire, Amazon’s App Marketplace is growing daily. This really opens the Kyros up to a lot of options (without rooting), including Netflix and Angry Birds. I was even able to install an app to create and edit Office documents. Even though the app store included on the device was extremely lacking, adding the Amazon App Marketplace has allow us to customize the tablet to include everything we wanted, and for a fraction of the cost. We are extremely happy with it.
Surprised big time. Worth the money., September 13, 2011
I just tested one of these and was able to quickly install Android Market, Adobe Flash, Netflix, and a bunch of other apps. All of the applications that I installed work well and this tablet is NOT slow. I am very pleased with the performance so far. I have used an iPad2 extensively before testing a Coby Kyros 1024. For the money you can’t beat the Coby Kyros 1024 with the capacitive multi-touch screen. Sure the iPad2 is awesome but not for $500+. The Kyros is priced right and actually very easy to use. For those that are griping about the screen, turn up the screen brightness, the setting is under “Settings”. I was also about to gripe about the screen but I discovered the setting was set to absolute low. Just spend a little time on getting to know the Kyros user interface Android 2.2. If you already have an Android phone you should have no problems. I’ve been testing the Kyros for 2 days and have figured out just about everything concerning navigating the tablet and customizing screens, very easy. I also find the styling of this tablet to be very nice. While not as thin as the others, it is still thin, definitely thin enough for me. In conclusion, I highly recommended the Kyros 1024 tablet! NOTE: The web cam is not the greatest, works well enough though. When video conferencing (video out from you to the other party) using your “front camera” is NOT supported on any Android 2.2 devices at the moment, including the Kyros. YOU CAN VIDEO CALL AND SEE THE OTHER PARTY but they can’t see you. Fring works well for video calls if you want to do that. The Kyros does not have a rear camera. While the iPad2 has both a front and rear camera, I have never used either for video conferencing. I have used the Kyros front camera for recording video email via the Yahoo Mail application I installed from the Android Market.
disappointing, November 18, 2011
When you first power this tablet up, it’s like WOW! Then it hits you. You may be running Android, but you ain’t gonna be running ANY of the following… Android Marketplace, Netflix, Pandora or any of the Android apps. This device comes with it’s own marketplace called appslib which has several watered down apps on it. Also it spontaneously locks up and reboots. Gonna give it a week to see if Coby puts out a patch, but this lemons is prolly going back to the tree