Guest PaulOBrien Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 The Tesco Hudl and Hudl 2 devices were great tablets. The first generation over-delivered against people's expectations, despite having a Rockchip processor and plastic build, by virtue of its great screen and extremely competitive price point. The second generation went a step further with the same formula, this time packing an Intel chip and even getting upgraded recently to Lollipop, much to everyone's surprise. I come bearing bad news however - the Hudl project is dead and there will likely be no Hudl 3.This information comes to us from a number of sources inside Tesco. Perhaps it was inevitable given the group's cost-cutting of late, but at the same time it feels like the Hudl should have been profitable. The culling of the Blinkbox and other content divisions the Hudl was designed to cross sell probably didn't help, but it's a sad day none the less.We understand that all the big Hudl display ends in-store are going to be ripped out & replaced with areas promoting, of all things, Microsoft Surface! Remaining stock is being sold through and won't be replenished (maybe we'll see some bargains if unexpectedly the Christmas period doesn't completely exhaust stock). Tesco will also be removing Cameras and Sat Navs from stores.We've reached out to Tesco for comment / official confirmation and will update here in due course.A sad day I think - how do you feel, Hudl fans? View full item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speakeasy Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'd feel a little less sad if someone could provide a solution to root the Hudl2 under Lollipop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest samac Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I know you have a good relationship with the Tesco Hudl team, could you ask them to release a patch that unlocks the boot loader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Cookster Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Gutted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macbreakweeklyfan Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Why do people say "reached out" when they could just say "asked"? It means the same thing. Why is this "sad"? It's a mediocre tablet full of flaws with poor customer service and a greedy, cheapo company behind it - I hardly feel "sad" is the appropriate descriptor. Meh, life carries on. Edited October 25, 2015 by macbreakweeklyfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Renegade1958 Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Not a happy Hudl user. I recently had problems with my Hudl 2. It was sent away and a week later the same problems. I am just out of the year guarantee and I am told not to get my hopes up about having it fixed or receiving a refund because of it. Why do these companies feel that they can mess people about like this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Christian Edwards Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 We've had a Hudl 1 and 3 Hudl 2s (for the kids) and they loved them, two got broken mores the pity because I need a replacement.The Amazon fires are out because of the lack of Google Apps. What would people recommend now the Hudls are all gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clipperecosse Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Pal's had one and then 2 replacements that wouldn't charge after 2 or 3 months - the cable sockets seemed to be very weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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