Augen calls it a day

Have you heard of Augen before? Perhaps not, if low end e-book readers and Android-powered tablets are not your cup of tea. For those who tend to be more budget minded where the mentioned niches are concerned, then surely you would have heard of Augen before. This outfit has finally called it quits, as they could not be contacted for more than a month now according to The Digital Reader, and their website has also been persona non grata for an equally long time.

There is no official word at the moment on whether the company is well and truly shut down, but then again how many companies do you know which are still operating, but failed to provide a response to emails after a month?

Augen did carve out a name for themselves last year in terms of pricing, offering a $99 smartbook and a $150 Android tablet landed at Kmart, although those were mostly ignored by the market since the internal components failed to impress consumers as they were looking for something more powerful, and did not mind to fork out the additional dough, never mind the recession. Nice knowing you, Augen.
source: Ubergizmo

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