Majestic / ALPS TAB 178 3G tablet (MT8382), infested with malware by design?

I have obtained a Majestic tablet called 178 3G, which is probably a rebrand of a chinese tablet called ALPS 178 3G. This thing is so infested with malware at the system level I could not make it usable even after rooting it and removing all the apps that even looked remotely like malware. Even after uninstalling like 20 apps it kept showing porn popups and more crap, so I decided to brick it to put it out of its misery. I didn't pay for it and I still feel ripped of by how ungodly this device is.

Now I have two possible courses of action.
1. Try to get a clean rom installed on it. This disgusting device has a MT8382 chipset. Is there any custom rom that I can get runnin on it to make it usable? Any website where you can get generic roms for generic, awful, disgusting MediaTek devices from China?
2. What would be the funniest way to dispose of it? I'm undecided if I should drop it from the 20th floor of the building where I work, prop it up between two slats of wood and then crush it with my car.

[THEME] Black Theme Material Design - Galaxy Note 3 LTE SM-N9005

Black Theme Material Design for AryaMod v7.3

I do made a black theme and I want to share with you.
Changed only GUI , the remaining parts are not touched.
Details will not describe the pictures and everything in sight.

Screenshots:

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Credit:
Big thanks @120868 4pda.ru forum for amazing theme.

Installation: via cwm over Rom AryaMod v7.3
Download: AryaMod-v7.3+Black+Theme+Material+Design.zip

Important: To avoid bootloop and all this kind of errors after the installation mode, you must set (in the aroma selected): Hardkey and Gallery Note3

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Evo Design NEEDS voice recognition

I have an HTC Evo Design currently running a custom rom based on Android 4.0.3. I like the rom very much the issue is that for some reason it is completely lacking in voice recognition. This baffles me due to the fact that the Evo 3D I had previous to this phone (model from about 1 year before the Design came out) did have voice recognition. So... i really need to implement whatever solution is most sensible & practical to give this Evo Design voice recognition capability... IF that is possible. I'm asking what is the issue in terms of either hardware or OS limitations and/or compatibility that are effectively keeping me from having speech recognizer with my current phone configuration?

Btw in the interest of full disclosure I've already asked what is essentially this question here: h**p://forum.xda-developers.com/general/xda-assist/evo-design-looking-fast-rom-speech-t3211198 On the one hand I understand that being the asker of the question puts me in a sort of beggars can't be choosers category & so I do have some humility about this. On the other hand I can't help but think someone out there has more/better info in regards to what is the crux of voice issue and what can be done to solve it.

Thanks!

Evo Design NEEDS voice recognition

I have an HTC Evo Design currently running a custom rom based on Android 4.0.3. I like the rom very much the issue is that for some reason it is completely lacking in voice recognition. This baffles me due to the fact that the Evo 3D I had previous to this phone (model from about 1 year before the Design came out) did have voice recognition. So... i really need to implement whatever solution is most sensible & practical to give this Evo Design voice recognition capability... IF that is possible. I'm asking what is the issue in terms of either hardware or OS limitations and/or compatibility that are effectively keeping me from having speech recognizer with my current phone configuration?

Btw in the interest of full disclosure I've already asked what is essentially this question here: h**p://forum.xda-developers.com/general/xda-assist/evo-design-looking-fast-rom-speech-t3211198 On the one hand I understand that being the asker of the question puts me in a sort of beggars can't be choosers category & so I do have some humility about this. On the other hand I can't help but think someone out there has more/better info in regards to what is the crux of voice issue and what can be done to solve it.

Thanks!