News about tablets:
Fling adds a new dimension to gaming on the iPad
One thing that the iPad is used for by many people apart from being a relatively hassle-free device used for surfing the Internet would be casual gaming. Many hit titles on the iPhone has already been ported over to Apple’s best selling tablet series, where the mechanics of the game remain the same – you will make use of your fingers to manipulate icons or characters on the screen to complete the game’s objective.
Wet Smartphone Emergency Kit – CPR for your iPhone?
Here’s a story thats hard to believe, a few years ago, I left my cell phone out by the pool and that afternoon there was a horrible rainstorm that fried it. That same evening, as I lamented the loss of my phone, a band of thugs kicked in the front door of our home and robbed the house while I hid behind a clothing rack, with my fried phone in hand. While most of us have dropped a phone in a sink, toilet or tub, I doubt too many folks have wished for this next product as much as I did…
E FUN Next5 Android-powered tablet
The iPad has certainly done its bit to bring tablet popularity to new heights – just take a look at the explosive growth of this once niche market and tell us otherwise. E FUN joins in on the fun (pun not intended) with the Next5 Android tablet that will ship with the company’s patented APEN digital pen that has been integrated into the tablet itself.
The S1 and S2 Android Honeycomb Tablets from Sony
Sony has just unveiled some interesting tablets that can do Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and Qriocity media suite that integrates music, video, ebook, as well as other services. They look very different than most tablets.
Samsung announces the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 at CTIA Spring 2011
The last time that Samsung announced a new Galaxy Tab tablet, they had a special press conference, and everyone received a free tablet. If only that had been the case at CTIA Spring 2011, for I was there for the special announcement this morning.
Bracketron announces Twist360 for iPad
We’re starting to think about ditching Coolest Gadgets and opening up an iDevice accessory factory – the big money seems to be in that segment of the market, although one cannot deny that competition gets pretty stiff after a while. Today, there is yet another iPad accessory to tempt you to part with your hard-earned money, as we’re talking about Bracketron’s Twist360 for the iPad.
Booqpad for iPad 2 announced
It isn’t too long ago that the iPad 2 was announced, and to see more and more accessories roll out for it is definitely something which was on the cards a long, long time ago ever since rumors of that magical tablet started to make its rounds. Well, the latest accessory to get featured here would be the Booqpad for iPad 2, where it intends to merge both the old and new tablets – we’re talking about the iPad 2 and the good ol’ notepad.
Case-Mate preps itself for iPad 2 onslaught
With Apple knowing just how lucrative the accessory market is for their range of iOS-powered devices, it is no surprise that the latest iteration of the iPad which will roll out Stateside later this month will also sport its own in-house accessory. Well, this might deter other smaller players, but Case-Mate is confident in the fact that their range of iPad 2 accessories are up to par at the bare minimum.
Fling Joystick for iPad
The iPad is truly a phenomenon, having grown in stature since its release as a pretty formidable portable gaming device on its own, although the iPhone will probably edge it out still. Well, what the iPad has over the rest is a relatively large screen real estate, so why not take full advantage of it with the Fling Joystick for iPad?
Clinique offers revolutionary shopping experience
Clinique has come up with a new way to shop – and that is through the incorporation of technology that has become so prevalent in our lives these days. The world leader in beauty is now the first cosmetics brand to use the Apple iPad in-store as part of a state-of-the-art, self-guided skin care diagnostic tool which is currently being rolled out later this month at select counters nationwide.
TazTag announces TazPad NFC Android-powered tablet
CeBIT 2011 is the place to be if you’re curious to see what an NFC-enabled Android-powered tablet would look like, as TazTag has just announced a product of its own in the same vein – the TazPad. Sounds a bit like something from Looney Tunes, although you won’t see any Tasmanian Devil twirling around like a dervish.
Latest Technology News
Most of the most recent tech world buzz has been around mobile phones, following the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we saw the new toys coming soon as well as the longer term road maps from manufacturers with the notable omission of Apple who use their own events to make major announcements. That`s not to say Apple hasn`t been making waves, the online community as well as publishers and media developers have been in uproar over Apple`s plans to charge a thirty percent royalty on all digital content sold through iTunes. Many see this move as destroying the market by reducing the margins beyond the point where they are profitable for publishers.
HTC Flyer enters the tablet airspace
Is it me, or is HTC just plain interested in dipping their fingers into every gadget cookie jar out there? The smartphone company has certainly come very far since its Windows Mobile-powered days, and has since rolled out a fair number of flagship models on the Android platform that can be considered as ‘superphones’. Well, the tablet market is fair game, too, and HTC isn’t lost on the idea – hence introducing the HTC Flyer at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.
LeapFrog Explorer tablet gets your little ones started off young
It is pretty interesting to see the tablet form factor making waves in the market, and all of it was due to the Apple iPad making a pretty huge splash when it was released last year. Well, it doesn’t look as though tablets are going to go away anytime soon, what with more than a hundred of them getting announced at CES last month. Since tablets are here to stay, here is a surefire method to make sure your kids do not enter school obsolete – expose them to the world of tablets from early on with the LeapFrog Explorer.
VTech InnoPad introduces little ones to tablets
The tablet world has just gotten more competitive, what with the iPad 2 being imminent for a release later this year alongside plenty of other tablets that intend to challenge Apple’s dominance coming your way as well. Of course, what better way to introduce your little ones to tablets without having them break your new iPad than with a child-friendly model?
JOYSTICK-IT, A Must Have iPad Arcade Accessory
Having just left the aisles of The New York Toy Fair, I am exhausted and amazed. There were many items that drew attention, some were educational, some were environmentally friendly and some were, well, just darn fun.
Samsung Galaxy Tab has pretty high return rates
Isn’t it a wonder what good marketing can do for you? That is what’s happening with the Samsung Galaxy Tab after the real story breaks cover, where the return rates of this Android-powered tablet device is far higher than that of its main rival, the Apple iPad. We’re talking about a Wall Street firm estimating that around 15% of the Galaxy Tabs sold are actually returned, which is nearly 700% higher than what the iPad is looking at (2%).
T-Mobile makes two big announcements today with the Samsung Galaxy S 4G and the G-Slate
T-Mobile had two announcement today, and just one of them would be a big deal. As it is, they are both a big deal.
The first is that the Galaxy S 4G (pictured right) is coming to the carrier this month. It is a sequel to the Vibrant, but with the largest 4G network (21 mbps HSPA+) with Android 2.2 (Froyo).
ViNCi, a tablet PC for babies!
While I was walking along CES 2011, I tend to gravitate toward the booths that interest me personally. Such was the case with the ViNCi Tab.
This is not one of the eighty tablet PCs that took up space at CES. The whole reason I was attracted to it was because it looked to be a giant iPod Touch designed for a toddler. As the parent of a toddler, I know how attracted my youngest son is to the iPod Touch.
Asus announces a lot at CES 2011 including a Smartphone, Windows Tablet, and two Honeycomb tablets
CES Wednesday is generally a time when the big companies do their big press conferences, and it would appear that ASUS was a day early. Here they announced three new products including two Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” tablets, a Windows tablet, and the MeMO smartphone.
Archos 70 Internet tablet sports 250GB of storage space
Archos is a name that while isn’t as popular as the iPod family when it comes to portable media players, it has done reasonably well enough by itself to remain competitive in the market. Well, the company has just announced yet another Internet tablet for the masses, this time around concentrating more on storage space than anything else. We’re talking specifically about the Archos 70, where it sports 250GB of storage space. This unique Internet tablet will come with a unique over-molded PVD stainless steel structure that is not only slim but lightweight in design.
Archos 28 and 32 Internet tablets set to rock CES 2011
CES 2011 is just around the corner – can you feel the heat? Assuming you say no, well, here we are to help fan those flames into a raging fire, bringing you news of the Archos 28 and Archos 32, with both of them being Internet tablets that are powered by the Android operating system, with the intention of revolutionizing the MP3 and portable media player market at the same time thanks to the inclusion of Wi-Fi connectivity, all without breaking the bank. Boasting 8GB of internal memory, this ought to be more than enough for users to play and listen to more than 4,000 songs regardless of where they are at that point in time, while being able to take advantage of a range of Android-based applications that allow them to chat, game and partake in social networking – as long as there is an Internet connection, of course.
Kno ships tablets to students at last
Do you know Kno? OK, so reading that aloud might sound a little bit weird at first, but if you haven’t heard about Kno, then this is the company that has come up with a new educational tablet, hoping students will pick it up instead of lugging around heavy textbooks and giving their shoulders a nice workout. The company has just announced that they will start to ship its highly anticipated product to pre-order customers, where the first batch of Kno tablets will start to arrive on doorsteps this week – perfect if you’ve placed a pre-order for your little bird who is about to leave the nest for university pretty soon. Kno’s tablets will come in two iterations – one with a single screen just like every other tablet device out there, while another will sport a couple of displays, which is pretty much like a blown up Nintendo DS, except that this is more educational centric instead of helping you while your time away playing games.
ExoPC nabs improved screen and e-book app, still on track for a September release (video)
HP Slate 500 surfaces on HP’s site
Verizon’s LTE rollout is imminent, computers updated for 4G sim cards
We just got some alleged (but very convincing) internal documents on Verizon’s 4G plans, and it’s mostly stuff we’ve already heard — 5-12Mbps down, aircards before smartphones, and plans to roll out in 30 cities in 2010. That said, documents dated this week show the company’s still on track to serve up 100 million connections by the end of the year, and a pair of independent tipsters have just sent us pics of Verizon computers ready and waiting for those precious LTE sim cards. Furthermore, the docs also claim that the planned LTE isn’t just fast, it’s got a lag-destroying 30ms latency too, and fans of wider wireless computing can expect 4G tablets of some sort in 2011 as well. See all the goodies in our gallery below. Read the rest of this entry »
HTC: No Plans for a Tablet Quite Yet
Tablets are all over the place. Of course, it’s made worse when a company out there seems to be just making oodles and oodles of money by reigniting a market that, for all intents and purposes, was dead. But, that’s not a reason for HTC to jump into the tablet game quite yet. At least, that’s what their global PR and online Community Manager, Eric Lin, believes.
