Coby Electronics bet big on the budget tablet market since 2010 and pushed products into big box stores all over the US. Over the course of the last few years the company often would release six new devices and tried to market them under $200 to be appealing towards the price conscious crowd. The company and all of their assets have now been sold for an undisclosed sum and key … [Read more...] about Coby Electronics Goes Bankrupt
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New Coby Tablets Coming This March with Google Play for Apps
Coby has built a reputation on the back of its budget priced tablet devices. Now the company is into a quiet makeover of sorts in 2013 with its tablet line up. Thankfully, that is limited to the tablet’s capabilities and has left the pricing strategy unchanged. A significant development with the new crop of Coby tablets is that they come integrated with Google Play. This will … [Read more...] about New Coby Tablets Coming This March with Google Play for Apps
Top Tablet News – December 5th, 2012
Coby developing new 7, 8, and 10 inch tablets Coby is readying itself for a fresh onslaught on the tablet market, and the budget electronics company is in final stages with a new line of 7, 8, and 10 inch tablet devices. All the tablets will come with a dual core Amlogic AM8726-MX ARM Cortex-A9 processor and will have 1 GB of RAM. Internal storage will range from 4 GB to 8 … [Read more...] about Top Tablet News – December 5th, 2012
Android ICS Update for Coby Tablets
It's Android 4.0 ICS time for users of the Coby tablets that shipped with an earlier version of the Google operating system. The good news was revealed in the Coby Germany website and it's not yet known if the update is limited to only the German language tablets or all languages. The update comes with the usual ICS goodies, which include a better recent apps menu and … [Read more...] about Android ICS Update for Coby Tablets
Why Coby Is Destined to Fail in the Tablet Market
Every year at CES Coby shows off between 7 and 10 new tablets and this year was no exception. Their entire lineup would be considered really towards the low-end of the spectrum, with a fleet of single core processors and a paltry amount of internal memory and RAM. The only redeeming factor is that they will be running a modern version of the Google OS, Ice Cream Sandwich. The … [Read more...] about Why Coby Is Destined to Fail in the Tablet Market
Coby Kyros MID7012 Tablet Gets FCC Treatment
Coby has always been known for their low cost tablet PCs and it seems there is another one coming our way, if a recent FCC appearance of a Kyros 7 inch Android tablet is anything to go by. Tablets from Coby, the company that was known for their cassette players, have never been stunning pieces of technology. However, Coby always made sure it matched the decent specs on board … [Read more...] about Coby Kyros MID7012 Tablet Gets FCC Treatment
Coby introduces new budget tablets running Android Gingerbread
Coby is known for producing low cost Android tablets and they have been doing so for over a year now. Also, the company has kept a line of budget devices hitting the market by sticking to Android 2.2 Froyo while most other Tablet PC makers have been releasing tablets that come with dual core processors having high resolution displays and running on the Android 3.x Honeycomb OS. … [Read more...] about Coby introduces new budget tablets running Android Gingerbread
Coby Kyros MID7024 tablet selling for $171.40
Those looking for a cheaper tablet option have one more choice - the Coby Kyros MID7024. Priced at just $171.40, the the Coby Kyros MID7024 is not all about a cheap price tag but also of performance though of the modest order. Built around a 1 GHz Samsung S5PV210 ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the Coby Kyros runs Android 2.2 Froyo and comes with a 512 MB RAM. It's comparable to … [Read more...] about Coby Kyros MID7024 tablet selling for $171.40
Coby launches Kyros MID7015 Android tablet
The holidays are here and so is the new Kyros MID7015 tablet device, the latest offering from Coby Electronics. Running the Android OS, the Kyros MID7015 tablet has already gone on sale at all major retailers in the United States. The tablet though is not a top of the line device that will stomp you with its sheer performance and style. Rather the Kyros MID7015 is a tablet … [Read more...] about Coby launches Kyros MID7015 Android tablet
Coby launches the Kyros Android tablet
The tablet segment is too enticing right now to give it a miss. And the latest to discover this fact is the consumer electronics maker Coby who have formally entered the segment with the Kyros which marks the first tablet from the company running Android. Other details of the tablet does not break any new grounds which though looks up to the mark when the price of the tablet … [Read more...] about Coby launches the Kyros Android tablet
Good E-Reader IFA 2010 Exclusive: Coby 810 tablet spotted
Coby did have a few portable media players as well as netbooks in its past line up, but they can't actually be considered exceptionally successful in either segment. However, the company has now set its sights on the most happening segment at present; that of tablet PCs and is showing off a new tablet device at the ongoing IFA event at Berlin. Named the Coby MID810, the … [Read more...] about Good E-Reader IFA 2010 Exclusive: Coby 810 tablet spotted