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[BurntPork]

mock if mold

If you're going to steal, steal from the best. JXD has just released its S7100, a fairly conspicuous 7-inch Android-powered gaming tablet marketed towards playing old-school arcade games. The device features a D-pad, face buttons, an 800 x 480 capacitive touchsceen, ARM Cortex A9 CPU, Mail 400 GPU, 512MB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 0.3 megapixel front camera, 2.0 megapixel rear camera and HDMI-out. A video trailer shows the unit playing a variety of touchscreen games and classic ROMs including Metal Slug, Mario Kart 64, Angry Birds, Plants Vs. Zombies and Fruit Ninja HD. Not to be undone, the device also features the actual PlayStation button icons on its own buttons (sound familiar?), while the marketing website for the device sports icons from Apple, Google, Microsoft and others. If you're thus far undeterred, there's a must-watch promotional vid hosted just after the break -- nothing justifies a $140 price tag like Bieber, right?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/27/jxd-releases-s7100-android-based-gaming-tablet-manages-to-steal/

Good lord! Gotta say, these guys have balls.

 

[Bomber Bob]

Retrogaming god. I Want one

 

[Gravijah]

if you're going to steal a d-pad why steal that one

 

[IrishNinja]

first nintendo apes sony's motion controls, now they jack this?
iwata is shameless

if you're going to steal a d-pad why steal that one

need to step up your hadouken game, vijahs. i can do mine with kinect now.

 

[Gospel]

Honestly, that looks pretty cool.

 

[Tain]

lol, Android emulation is pretty terrible from all of my experiences with it. I can't imagine wanting a device based on it.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

wii u is finished

 

[Dr.Palutena]

Only one stick? Bah! I'll wait for the revision!

also i'd say this thing would actually be kind good if it didnt try so hard to ape everything instead of being original.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Honestly, that looks pretty cool.

Yeah it looks quite decent. Specs are quite good as well.

 

[Gianni Merryman]

Spoiler

Waiting for a redisign with the second analog

Jokes aside, it looks pretty cool indeed, but frankly I don't see the point of it, as long as its most attractive feature is emulating licensed software.

As much as I like the idea of being able to play retro games decently, I think they should have not show Mario kart or Metal slug, it sort of hints at playing those games for free, which isn't legal as for now.

 

[Bomber Bob]

lol, Android emulation is pretty terrible from all of my experiences with it. I can't imagine wanting a device based on it.

Had no problem whatsoever with nes and snes emu, and my android phone is a cheap one

 

[charlequin]

A 7" tablet with full gaming controls, capacitive touchscreen, and the power to run classic game emulators is basically my dream device, but I'm not really sure this delivers on that particular desire. Promising for the future though!

 

[chickdigger802]

oh the irony... the more pretty and big the screen, the more ugly old games look...

Life just ain't fair eh?

 

[jadedm17]

Yea, Korea makes lots of fake tech stuff. Not really news.

Actually, some of it isn't bad. Responsiveness aside, my fake iPhone served me well for $50.

 

[plainr_]

Shiieet. $140? I'll buy one.

Maybe.

 

[Fusebox]

They even pinched Apples iCloud icon for their site:

http://jxd.hk/products.asp?id=604&selectclassid=009006

And fheir stretched out mock-up screenshops are horrid.

Other than that, I want one.

 

[Takao]

More original:

 

[Wario64]

RIP VITA

 

[Negator]

Best looking tablet I've ever seen. It has BUTTONS

 

[jooey]

Gotta say, these guys have balls.

They do? When this happens every day from a hundred other different manufacturers from Whereverthefuck in Asia?

 

[Orayn]

$140? Christ on a pogo stick, that's in line with the price of a GP2X! If these wind up on DealExtreme, I just may have to get one.

 

[Thoraxes]

RIP iPhone

 

[Takao]

if you're going to steal a d-pad why steal that one

The more amazing thing is that the start/select buttons, and the analog nub are lifted directly from the PSPgo, lol.

 

[DCharlie]

A 7" tablet with full gaming controls, capacitive touchscreen, and the power to run classic game emulators is basically my dream device, but I'm not really sure this delivers on that particular desire. Promising for the future though!

i'm not going to lie, a hacked Vita running Mame -almost in full- along with all the other emulators would be dreamy.

Or a table that's small and cheap enough to run actual PC software and in 'tate' mode

 

[TAJ]

It looks horribly uncomfortable... better than the Wii U controller, since it's smaller, but still not for me.
I own a GP32 and bought a PSP just for emulators, so I like to see this sort of thing, though.

 

[Callibretto]

will wait for dual analog version

 

[The Bookerman]

It looks horribly uncomfortable... better than the Wii U controller, since it's smaller, but still not for me.
I own a GP32 and bought a PSP just for emulators, so I like to see this sort of thing, though.

Did you hold the wii u controller in your hands?


cause personally I think the wii u controller works.The circle pads feel cheap though, but I think it's an early hardware problem that shouldn't pop up at retail.

 

[M3d10n]

A 7" tablet with full gaming controls, capacitive touchscreen, and the power to run classic game emulators is basically my dream device, but I'm not really sure this delivers on that particular desire. Promising for the future though!

Usually you can predict the build quality by the amount of copyrights infringed by a knock off product.

 

[BurntPork]

They do? When this happens every day from a hundred other different manufacturers from Whereverthefuck in Asia?

Yeah, but they usually rip off one thing at a time.

And yeah, it's cool and has a nice price. But WVGA? WTF? The only reason I don't throw a fit over the Wii U's controller resolution is that I want it to be cheap. This, however, is an actual tablet. Still, at $140, it's very attractive.

 

[Kilrogg]

COPYRIHGTS COPYRIHGTS COPYRIGHTS OH MY GOD I AM DROWNING IN THEM

 

[kagete]

If it can do Skype with that FFC i'm sold

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

PSP Controls.... =/

 

[neojubei]

buttons on a tablet? no thanks. not for me.

 

[elrechazado]

buttons on a tablet? no thanks. not for me.

hate the ipad?

 

[Enkidu]

buttons on a tablet? no thanks. not for me.

Depends on what you want to use the tablet for, no? Since gaming seems to be the primary focus of this device it's probably a good idea to have prominent buttons. As much of a cheap ripoff of everything as it is, I'd much rather play games on this than on an iPad.

 

[sixteen-bit]

That d-pad looks fucking gross.

 

[neojubei]

Depends on what you want to use the tablet for, no? Since gaming seems to be the primary focus of this device it's probably a good idea to have prominent buttons. As much of a cheap ripoff of everything as it is, I'd much rather play games on this than on an iPad.

I game a lot on my ipad but I just use the on-screen buttons and d-pad which works well for me.

 

[1-D_FTW]

Yeah, but they usually rip off one thing at a time.

And yeah, it's cool and has a nice price. But WVGA? WTF? The only reason I don't throw a fit over the Wii U's controller resolution is that I want it to be cheap. This, however, is an actual tablet. Still, at $140, it's very attractive.

Should also have lower emulation demands at that resolution. And, honestly, that's about the only reason I'd want the thing. Not that that's a bad thing. Looks like it could be pretty killer for emulation (operating under the assumption Vita is not going to get hacked for homebrew).

 

[steoc4]

As shady as the company's previous devices and website seem to be, I don't see what this device has actually copied.

It's an android tablet with solid hardware and game controls, which is a device I've been hoping would come along for a while and nothing like it really exists to date.

The only thing I see that could be accused of copying is the X, Square, Circle, Triangle thing, but if they had different symbols on the buttons then it wouldn't effect the machine in the slightest, and I don't see what the big deal is, it's not like everyone accused Microsoft of infringing Nintendo copyrights when they put A, B, X, Y as their face buttons.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I really hope the build quality and battery life turn out to be ok (not expecting miracles, but just hoping they're not disastrous) because everything else about the spec makes this a must-buy device for me.

 

[TouchMyBox]

I'd totally buy one of those if it isn't a piece of crap. The specs are super impressive for the price.

I totally expect flimsy build quality, super buggy android rom, and terrible battery life though.

 

[Kilrogg]

As shady as the company's previous devices and website seem to be, I don't see what this device has actually copied.

Are you serious? Let's go over this:
- Playstation design (as you said)
- Design that's very similar to Nintendo's next-gen controller (technically might not constitute an infringement, but it's risky)
- Features companies and brands which are not on board (Microsoft, Apple, etc.)
- Touts games which are not available for Android and in some cases are still sold by their owners (Mario Kart 64)
- Can't watch the promotional video for some reason, but I wouldn't be surprised if Bieber was edited in without his permission or knowledge

Sure, these don't all equate "copying", but I believe your point was whether everything was perfectly fine and legal with this product. It isn't.

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

I'd totally buy one of those if it isn't a piece of crap. The specs are super impressive for the price.

I totally expect flimsy build quality, super buggy android rom, and terrible battery life though.

If you already own an iOS device the cheaper and better option would be to buy an iControlPad. It's also compatible with some iOS games, like GTA3.

OE: I'm pretty sure Sony have trademarked the cross, square, triangle, circle button configuration. As such, the manufacturer of that tablet is "passing off" an association with Sony.

 

[JWong]

Sony gonna sue. They should.

Shut down all these China companies.

 

[Orayn]

Sony gonna sue. They should.

Shut down all these China companies.

The Shanzai culture is a hydra, and you will never be able to cut off all of its heads simultaneously. Might as well enjoy its fruits when some company actually makes a decent product like the Dingoo A320.

 

[The Faceless Master]

the video mentions one click downloading of any game from their cloud service... wow...

Mali-400 is a pretty good GPU

 

[rpmurphy]

What's the point of the stick? Does it even map to anything?