Consumer Confusion or Funny Feature?

In testing one of our apps on the Archos 5 Internet Tablet, I ran across something I found to be funny. See that screen shot? The one that looks like the emulator when the camera application is launched?

Yeah, that's on the Archos device.

I find it funny because I know exactly where that came from. But consumers? They might get confused by this. Ideally, the camera Intent would do something useful to inform the user:

• Provide a warning message that the device doesn't have a camera
• Go directly to the gallery picker instead

Or is this the right behavior so developers can just be lazy and not worry about there being a camera on all devices? And that is the final problem: the device behaves as if it has a camera when it doesn't. It might be convenient for running apps that don't know about the device features, but it actually makes it harder for well written apps.

(P.S. I'm not trying to pick on the Archos device, specifically. It's just the only Android device I have that doesn't have a camera.)

Another New Android Tablet, Another New Android Market

The Camangi WebStation is a new (actually, still pre-order) web tablet running Android 1.5. It looks like a nice machine with a neat UI around a big 7" screen. In looking at the details, though, it seems that it, too, isn't running with the Google add-ons. (Yes, there's a Gmail logo on this screen, but the page showing info on email shows just a browser page.) So, no Android Market. As with the Archos 5 Internet Tablet, Camangi has gone and created their own market: the Camangi Market.
On the plus side, developers take note: If you're one of the first 20 to submit an application, you can win $100 off for the device. At least they're thinking about developers. :)

A new Android device is a good thing. It shows even further support for the platform. However, it is fragmenting the market by creating yet another device with a different specifications and a new market for getting Android apps. Does the good outweigh the bad? Is it really that hard to get the Google add-ons, including Android Market? Will Android Market ever break off from the Google add-ons and provide a really good, cross-device experience for both end-users and developers?