Cherrypal CherryPad

The Web browser is the same found on any other Android 2.1-based device, and it works fine.

To say the CherryPad takes design cues from the Apple iPad would be a gross understatement—from the proprietary connector at the bottom to the black strip on the back and even the three buttons on the side, the CherryPad tries its best to look like Apple's tablet beauty.

The CherryPad has a 7-inch, 800-by-480 resistive touch screen, with no multi-touch support, and while it's not especially bright it's certainly bright enough.

Don't lose the included USB cable or AC adapter, because you won't be able to find a replacement easily.

On top are a microphone and a headphone jack, and power buttons and volume controls sit on the right—the two are much too close to each other, and led to my unintentionally turning off the CherryPad more than a couple of times.

If you do decide to get a CherryPad, don't expect it be a great experience for games or productivity, or to look and feel as nice as an iPad—it won't. But it mostly works—and for $188, it's hard to ask or expect much more than that.

We're much more likely to see devices like the Cherrypal CherryPad at CES - low-end gadgets running older versions of Android software.