Chinavasion Bulletin: Android Tablet, LePhone, Android App Of The Week And FAQ’s

What’s been happening in the world of Chinavasion this week?

As temperatures and leaves are starting to drop around the West we continue to have hot humid weather here in South China. In fact there has been yet another monsson this week, but that didn’t stop everyone enjoying a bit of time off mid-week to spend with their families and enjoy the Mid-Autumn festival.

China has been in the news this week around the world because of its dispute with Japan over a small island between the two countries. In fact, Japan have arrested a Chinese captain who alledgedly rammed two of their gunships, so there has been much grumbling here on the mainland.

 

It was also nice to see our army-inspired throat mic getting some love from tomorrowandback who clearly took my advice and have been sneaking around in a Solid Snake style!

Thanks to Dan at Redferret.net for his Mini hands on review of the Excalibur smart phone. Here is the Excalibur in all its glory!

We kicked the week off with a look at how Chinese GPS has changed the GPS market. Here you can see the very tangible benefits of buying China-made GPS; not only evident in their price, but also their flexibility and quality.

Next, to celebrate the launch of the awesome new Lenovo LePhone (coming soon!) we ran a competition to win some cool free gadgets if you could be one of the first 5 to tell us the name and model of the phone. 5 lucky winners have indeed won gadgets, so well done again to Yann, Pascal, Neil, Sandro and Adrian!

Finally on Wednesday we introduced a very different kind of gadget, the army-inspired throat mic. The throat mic is a great option for people who work in noisy environments (as it was originally made to help soldiers communiacte clearly in combat) due to its noise-cancelling properties, or those who sneak around, as it can pick up even a whisper!

Chinavasion also released our first Android tablet, the Techpad, this week…but more on that later!

 

Adrian’s Pick Of The Week

This week a funny alternative to your business-style bluetooth headset caught my eye, the Old-Fashioned Bluetooth Mini Phone [CVEC-B27]. If you’re sick of looking like a suit, or would just prefer something a little more substantial than those often-fiddly little bluetooth earpieces, then this cool gadget is for you. At just over $10 it’d make a great gift too!

Remember, keep checking the new products page for the latest releases, especially if you’re reselling!

 

Here Are Some Of The Customer Questions We’ve Been Asked Recently:

“What’s better, courier or airmail?”

It really depends on your needs as a customer. They’re both fine! Airmail is good for small (under 2kg) packages, because it is less policed by customs and is pretty cheap. However airmail is usually slower than courier postage taking from around 7 to 15 days and is less trackable.

Couriers are private postage companies who ship your goods via their own logistics network and vehicles. Their delivery is very fast, usually taking only 3 to 5 days, and very easy to track via the company’s website. However packages sent by courier are noticed more by customs and the postage costs a bit more.

For a whole lot more delivery information take a look at Chinavasion’s delivery knowledgebase.

“Can I print my own invoices?”

We do not normally produce special invoices, because we have found that the banks will usually accept a printout of the Chinavasion checkout summary as an invoice. If the bank emails us (referencing your name and order number) we can also offer a confirmation of the order contents and value.

However, should you need to print invoices after you log in at Chinavasion you can view the records of your past orders and print invoices from the account panel.
The link is here: https://secure.chinavasion.com/login/index.php.

Then select the order for which you need an invoice click on “view” to see the invoices.
You simply simply need to print by using your keyboard pressing ” Ctrl + P”

If you need different invoices .Please contact Chinavasion and request the type of invoice that you require. Please open a support ticket and give us full details of your request as follows:

• Whether the invoice is labelled as sample, proforma, commercial or personal
• Whether any amendment is required to the original totals on the order
• Whether a Chinavasion company stamp is required on the invoice

 

Gadget Focus

The big news this week was definitely the Techpad Android Tablet.

Apple tried, but failed. Now it’s Chinavasion’s turn to offer a truly portable tablet!

Introducing the new Techpad Android Tablet, which is a stunning 7 inch tablet running the super-popular Android OS!

The TechPad merges the power of the Android OS with a 7 inch touchscreen to bring you the best way to experience the web, email, media, ebooks, games, and everything else. Anything is possible with the TechPad – let it make your life easier.

A portable experience like no other: Everything just became a lot easier with the TechPad Android Tablet. Browse the internet, watch movies, read ebooks, send emails, chat on Facebook, play your favorite games – do whatever you want, when you want. Along with the 800×480 resolution 7 inch touchscreen, the details just looks better and the pictures smoother – a true feast for your eyes.

Gain access to everything: Haven’t heard of Android? It’s only the most popular operating system in the world and includes true multi-tasking, widgets, and many more features that can’t be found anywhere else. Best of all, the TechPad comes installed with convenient applications such as Gmail, Google Maps, Skype, and of course Google Android Marketplace, which is home to almost 100,000 other third-party applications (with top favorites being Twitter, Facebook). With the TechPad, there’s nothing you can’t do.

High quality: With an advanced 800MHz Samsung 6410 processor and 256MB of RAM, the TechPad Android Tablet will easily keep up with your every action and command. With everything so much faster and smoother than the competition, you can feel the difference in quality and know that you have a top-of-the-line device in your hands. With 1GB of internal storage and room for up to an 8GB SD card (not included), this is one tablet that can hold plenty of movies, eBooks and music for all of your on-the-go exploits.

Low price: Best of all, this affordable Android Tablet is the best bang for your buck today and brought to you at an unrivalled factory-direct price of a little over $100!

At a Glance…

• Android Tablet
• 7 Inch Touchscreen
• Widgets
• WiFi
• Pre-loaded with Gmail, Skype, Google Maps, and many more apps
• Download up 100,000 third-party apps through the Android Marketplace!
• Built-in mic and speaker
• TV Out

Why do some apps not work on the TechPad Android Tablet? They may be designed for mobile phones only and can’t be displayed full screen. To solve this, choose “Spare Parts” in the menu and tick “compatibility mode”.

Is this a real Android tablet? Yes! Everything you see is everything you get! This is a true Android 7 Inch Tablet with a 800MHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, WiFi, and the Google Android Marketplace ready for you to directly download apps!

 

Android App Of The Week

PingchatThis is the ultimate cross-platform messaging experience! Send unlimited texts, photos, videos, voice notes and have group conversations. Receive messages instantly with push notifications and see when your friends have read your messages with message receipts.

It is very cool indeed to be able to send video, photos, contacts, maps and audio to your friends. I also liked how you can have a group chat with anyone else who’s online (looks similar to skype or MSN) regardless, remember, of which type of smart phone they use!

Pingchat does rely upon people to be on it, so when you start using it you’ll need to persuade your friends and family to use it too.

 

And Finally…

 

There are phones and then there is the LePhone, available for you to buy early next week. I am testing one now and it is good.