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Impressed by how good budget tablets are getting - Onn 11 Core tab x mediatek SoC
▲ 8 r/androidtablets

Impressed by how good budget tablets are getting - Onn 11 Core tab x mediatek SoC

Purchased this tab at a steal price and its been a couple weeks now... I've been mainly using it for youtube, chrome, reddit, spotify, and some light gaming

https://preview.redd.it/f1py6kfhx93h1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bea80d4b8abc4b3c0efc6305dadc7cd3df1d745a

Let me tell you - it’s way smoother than I expected for the price

- display is decent for content watching

- speakers are loud enough for casual use

- battery comfortably lasts me a full day

- Multitasking hasn’t been frustrating... even app switching feels surprisingly responsive with helio g99 chip

- also noticed it stays fairly cool during longer sessions, which i didn’t expect from a budget tablet

Ngl, these newer mediatek chips in affordable devices is just acing it dude... Obviously not pretending it’s an ipad killer or anything 😭 but for basic daily use, media, reading, and travel, this thing has been genuinely solid

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u/Ill-Big5496 — 16 days ago
▲ 4 r/TechNook

One thing I find interesting lately - how much invisible tech around us is getting smarter without us noticing

I was reading about QBIC Case Study of smart building/workspace systems recently, and it kind of hit me that this is probably where a lot of practical AI + IoT is heading.

This is not about flashy humanoid robots or hype demos, but small embedded systems doing useful stuff in the background - occupancy detection, room automation, energy optimisation, digital signage, access control, etc.

What stood out to me was how much of this now runs on-device directly using Mediatek-powered edge platforms instead of constantly depending on cloud processing. Feels like Edge AI is slowly becoming one of the more underrated parts of the tech industry.

Also makes me wonder how many offices, hotels, hospitals, and public spaces are already running systems like this without people even realising there’s dedicated AI hardware underneath.

What do you think - edge AI + smart infrastructure is going to become one of the biggest tech trends over the next few years?

u/Ill-Big5496 — 21 days ago
▲ 2 r/Scams

According to a new FTC report, consumers lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025 - the highest of any contact method scammers use.

Even more concerning -

  • Nearly 30% of scam victims said it started on social platforms
  • Losses from these scams have grown ~8x since 2020
  • In many cases, social media outperformed email and SMS scams combined in losses

This doesn’t feel like a cybersecurity problem but a system design problem.

We have essentially built platforms that -

  • Optimize for engagement and reach
  • Lower friction for strangers to contact you
  • Blur the line between ads, content, and people

…and now AI is making scams more personalized and scalable.

So here’s the real question for the future:

Are we going to keep pushing user awareness as the solution, or do platforms need to change into something more like financial systems with accountability?

Because at this scale, it’s not just hackers but an environment that enables them.

What do we think - is this fixable with better tech (AI detection, identity verification), or does the entire social media model need rethinking?

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u/Ill-Big5496 — 1 month ago
▲ 190 r/ArtificialInteligence

Read this piece about David Silver (the AlphaGo guy), and his take kinda got me thinking - Link

He basically argues that current AI (LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) might hit a ceiling because they learn from human-generated data, which he compares to a limited resource.

Instead, he’s betting on reinforcement learning systems that learn through trial and error in simulated environments, creating what he calls “superlearners” that can discover entirely new knowledge on their own.

So instead of:

  • AI trained on the internet

It becomes:

  • AI learning like AlphaGo did - by playing, experimenting, failing, improving

His new startup even raised around $1.1B to pursue this direction.

But wont his method be too risky?

u/Ill-Big5496 — 1 month ago
▲ 8 r/chromeos

Ngl, with how weird the RAM situation is getting (and cheap Windows laptops still shipping 8GB + slow SSD combos), this feels like a more balanced approach to me.

https://preview.redd.it/l8rv2grsjvxg1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=374fb50cc447b20cc22c682b93395641446ff692

Specs -

  • Mediatek Kompanio 540
  • Up to 8GB LPDDR5X RAM
  • Up to 128GB eMMC storage
  • 12-inch WUXGA (16:10) touchscreen (Gorilla Glass)
  • 360° flip design (laptop / tablet / tent modes)
  • Wifi 7 + optional 5G
  • MIL-STD-810H durability + spill-resistant keyboard
  • ~1.3kg weight
  • Up to 19 hours battery life

What i like for the price:

  • Kompanio 540 + Chrome OS = efficiency over raw power (probably smoother long-term than low-end Windows)
  • Battery life looks insane on paper (around 19h)
  • Actually built to last (rubber bumpers, modular repairability, etc.)
  • 360 hinge + touchscreen is useful + cool :)

Obviously not for heavy workloads, but for browsing, docs, classes, light dev / cloud work, it might age better than expected. Main concern is still 8GB + eMMC long-term, but if your workflow stays browser-first, it’s fine.

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u/Ill-Big5496 — 1 month ago