WEST COVINA, CA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2014) - E FUN, a consumer electronics designer and manufacturer of fun, easy-to-use lifestyle products, announces the availability of its first quad-core Nextbook Android tablet, the Nextbook 8. The slim and portable Nextbook 8 lets users access everything they need in one place -- from books, movies, photos and games to emails, documents, to-do lists and more. It features a 7.85" high-definition touch screen, Android Jelly Bean 4.2, Google Play, and a narrow frame bezel. The Nextbook 8 is available nationwide at Walmart stores and on Walmart.com.
"E FUN is one of the top selling tablet brands in the U.S. because of the great value our products provide to customers," said Jason Liszewski, managing director and VP of sales for E FUN. "The Nextbook 8 meets the sweet spot of design, performance and content partners, providing a great out of box experience for customers. E FUN continues to lead the way in quality, value-priced consumer electronics with our latest tablet introduction."
The new Nextbook 8 tablet comes with the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box, and is updatable to Android KitKat 4.4 when available in July. It is the first Nextbook tablet to include a high-performance Quad-core processor (Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex A9 1.6GHz).
The Nextbook 8 is optimized and preloaded with Google Play as well as Android apps from Google including Gmail™, Chrome™, Google Talk™, Google+™, Google Maps™, YouTube™, and Google Drive™. The tablet also comes preloaded with the Barnes and Noble NOOK for Android app so that users can buy and read their favorite books with the touch of a finger. Other preloaded apps include VUDU, CloudLink, Springpad, Net Nanny, and more.
Additional features of the Nextbook 8 include:
- 1024x768 capacitive touch screen
- 1GB DDR3 system memory
- 8GB internal memory, expandable via microSD card to 64GB
- Dual webcams with microphone: 2-megapixel back-facing and 0.3-megapixel front-facing
- Micro HDMI port to send 1080p HD video to an HDTV or computer
- USB 2.0 High speed slot and microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 64GB
- Built-in G sensor
- Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery
- Built-in b/g/n 802.11 Wi-Fi connection
Pricing and Availability
The E FUN Nextbook 8 Android tablet is available now in Walmart stores nationwide and on Walmart.com for $99.99.
About E FUN
E FUN, a designer and marketer of mobile lifestyle products, entered the North American market in late 2010. Since then, E FUN has grown to be one of the leading Android tablet brands at retail. Its ongoing product innovation and partnerships set E FUN apart from competitors and provide customers with unique out of the box experiences. Its product lines include the Nextbook line of Android tablets and patented APEN line of digital and touch pens. E FUN is headquartered in West Covina, California.
For additional information regarding E FUN's brands, please visit APEN at www.apenusa.com; and Nextbook at www.nextbookusa.com.
All products/services and trademarks mentioned in this release are the properties of their respective companies.
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