[IAEP] [UKids] Discounted XO Tablets at Amazon

[Mike Lee]

Jennifer, how were you able know that there was a newer version of the Sakar XO Tablet offered at retailers? Was the first one quietly replaced or is there is a new unpromoted SKU? Were you able to purchase one and from where?

The Toy's R Us deal is a good one!

Mike


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> On Nov 29, 2014, at 7:52 AM, Jennifer Martino <jennifer.j.martino at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Believe it or not it's also available at ToysRUs for 49.99 (max 5 per customer)
> 
> http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=24266336&cp=&parentPage=search
> 
> There's a new version with better specs (saker is currently sold out but there will be more) so I'm pretty sure that vendors are clearing their own inventory
> 
> Now if only I could get these deals in Canada (US shipping only)
> 
>> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 3:53 AM, Lionel Laské <lionel at olpc-france.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Caryl, hi George,
>> 
>> Any Android application from Google Play could be installed on the XO tablet. However, because access to Google Play could be disable from the XO Learning Platform interface you could need to download it from the parent account then authorize the new application explicitly in any child account. You could find video tutorials to do that on [1].
>> 
>> Regarding Sugarizer on the XO Tablet, yes it could be installed from Google Play. Thanks Caryl to mention it.
>> To be honest, I must confess however that because XO Tablet use an old Android version, some issues could happen in some activities.
>> 
>> Best regards from France.
>> 
>>               Lionel.
>> 
>> 
>> [1] http://www.xotablet.com/support/#tutorials
>> 
>> 2014-11-29 6:15 GMT+01:00 Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com>:
>>> Hi George,
>>> 
>>> Sugarizer is now available at Google Play. It is also on Amazon Apps (for Kindle devices), and the Firefox marketplace.  I am guessing that if any apps can be loaded from Google Play onto the XO Tablet, Sugarizer will be too. 
>>> 
>>> I may have loaded something when I was playing with the tablet in the summer of 2013, but I'm not sure. Someone will need to try to find out. The device is supposed to be a regular Android tablet when it isn't on the "Dream" screen. 
>>> 
>>> If someone else has one, maybe they can test it out and let us all know what the possibilities are for adding other Android apps.
>>> 
>>> Caryl
>>> 
>>> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 20:55:01 -0800
>>> Subject: Re: [UKids] Discounted XO Tablets at Amazon
>>> From: georgejhunt at gmail.com
>>> To: cbigenho at hotmail.com
>>> CC: support-gang at lists.laptop.org; iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org; unleashkids at googlegroups.com; socal-ossie at googlegroups.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'd be careful about promising that anything can be loaded on the "android side".  
>>> 
>>> My experience playing with this device is that the loader is signed, and locked. And vivitar refused to give me a key, or a procedure to unlock, that would permit me to load any arbitrary code.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Folks,
>>> 
>>> While browsing for Amazon's Black Friday deals I came across the XO tablet (not the same as a regular XO) being offered for $79 with free shipping (if you have Amazon Prime). It is definitely worth that much. It is basically a 7"  Vivitar tablet with a green "skin" to make it an "XO." I don't think much about the "educational software" that is on it, but my almost-4-year-old granddaughter finds plenty of things to keep her amused. Here's a link to the listing…. it is only offered at that price through Dec. 1.
>>> 
>>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NC081UQ/ref=gb1h_tit_c-3_5322_4fd53dd4?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0B65CRHMBE9TFAHANZN4&pf_rd_i=384082011&pf_rd_p=1989425322
>>> 
>>> Sugar is not on the tablet, however you should be able to run OLPC France's Sugarizer version on the Android "side" of the tablet. Here is a link to a demo of Sugarizer and info on how to get it as an app:
>>> 
>>> http://sugarizer.org
>>> 
>>> Caryl
>>> 
>>> P.S. The camera feature of the tablet is excellent.
>>> 
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