In Use (continued):

Web surfing is no doubt a big draw for a device like the WebStation. While the 7" 800-by-480 pixel screen will definitely limit the way you see your favorite sites, many of the popular ones have created mobile versions, or even touch friendly mobile versions, to accommodate devices like this.



The first images take a look at a couple websites, to show how it looks. In the below left image we have the Bigbruin.com forum index, which is not optimized for mobile devices. The WebStation allows you to scale a page to fit, and that has been done for this screen capture. Even while being shrunk to fit, the site is still usable, and the layout generally looks just right. In the below right image we have a look at the Bigbruin.com Twitter page, which is available with a mobile device friendly version. Pages like this, as well as other popular destinations like Yahoo, Google, and Facebook all look and work very well on the WebStation thanks to their alternate mobile interfaces.



The browser on the WebStation is fairly simple, but it does offer many of the basic features you would expect. For example, the below left image shows that multiple windows are running different web pages. Not quite the same as having a tabbed browser, but it does offer the same functionality without taking up any precious screen real estate. The below right image shows how you can manage your favorite pages for browsing with the WebStation. There is a tab where you can save your favorites, another tab that tracks your most visited pages, and finally a tab that tracks your surfing history (limited only by your settings).



Taking a look at the above right image again shows that Adobe's Flash Player installation page has been bookmarked. This raises an issue that is hot among many tablet PCs. There is currently no support for Flash on the Camangi WebStation, only because it is not yet available for Android. Plans call for something to be available this year, which would be nice for two reasons if it actually happens. One, it gives it something the iPad probably won't have - and two, like it or not, Flash really is everywhere online these days.

The final image in this section takes a look at the Camangi Marketplace, which is their browser based means of getting new applications for the WebStation. The layout is attractive and easy to navigate, but unfortunately there isn't much there.



Even though there are plenty of Android apps available for other devices, Camangi has locked the WebStation down to only be able to use programs from their marketplace. Earlier in the review we saw the handful of apps I had installed, and to be honest there wasn't much else worth getting (in my opinion). The marketplace has grown since I first started the review, but it has a long way to go.