Category Archives: Vizio Tablet

Posts related to the Vizio 8 inch Android tablet.

Vizio Vtab Rooted

Posted on November 16, 2011 by dale

The Vizio VTAB 1008 has been successfully rooted and a working mod to mount the external SD Card at /sdcard has been found. Read the full article for links. Continue reading →

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Vizio Vtab 1008 and the external SD Card

Posted on November 10, 2011 by dale

This is an overview of how the user installed Sd Card and the internal user memory are used on the VTAB 1008. Continue reading →

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Vizio Tablet – subsystem has not been initialized error

Posted on September 13, 2011 by dale

9/14/11 – a restart of your VTAB may be all you need to resolve this error even with an alternate launcher. If you run an alternate launcher and try to check for updates you may get the “subsystem has not … Continue reading →

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Vizio Tablet Multitouch

Posted on September 11, 2011 by dale

The screen on the VTAB1008 is limited to two points of touch. You can check this yourself with one of the multi-touch test apps from the market. I tried MultiTouch Tester, MultiTouch Visualizer 2, and Multitouch Visible Test with the … Continue reading →

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Facebook 1.6.4

Posted on September 10, 2011 by dale

September 14, 2011 – The Facebook app now shows up in the Android market for the VTAB Facebook does not show up in the Android Market for the VTAB so I have pulled it from my phone (Dell Streak) and … Continue reading →

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Vizio VTAB1008 – Benchmarks and System Info

Posted on September 5, 2011 by dale

I have added a gallery of screenshots of benchmark and system info apps. Continue reading →

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Vizio Tablet screenshots

Posted on September 4, 2011 by dale

I have been using the adb method for taking screenshots of the VTAB. You have to be connected to your PC by USB and need the correct drivers installed and have adb working. It works and isn’t really that hard, but it is nice to be able to take a screenshot when not tied down to your computer. I have found an app that works without root or the need to be connected to your PC. Continue reading →

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Vizio Tablet and home launcher replacements

Posted on September 4, 2011 by dale

The Vizio VTAB1008 has a custom UI instead of the Gingerbread launcher. If you want an experience closer to stock Android you have to install an alternate launcher. This is a brief overview of some replacement launchers and how well they work on the VTAB. Continue reading →

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Vizio VTAB1008 – eight inch Android tablet

Posted on September 2, 2011 by dale

The Vizio VTAB1008 is an inexpensive entry into the tablet wars. It is WiFi only, has an eight inch screen (measured diagonally), a 1GHz processor and runs Gingerbread (2.3.2 GRH78C). These are my initial impressions. Continue reading →

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Vizio Tablet – Minor Update

Posted on September 2, 2011 by dale

Our VTAB received a minor update today. The changes that show up in the “about device’ section:

Software version – VIA Plus 1.2 (was 1.1)
Uboot version 1.1.18 (was 1.1.17)
Build number – 1.9.26 (was 1.9.13) Continue reading →

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