ZiiLabs has been showing off its 1.5 GHz dual core and quad core chips for a few months, and now the company has introduced a tablet reference design that device makers can use to build products featuring the ZMS-20 or ZMS-40 chips. The Jaguar3 reference design doesn’t look all that different from any other Google Android tablet you may have seen….

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The folks responsible for cranking out computer chips are having a busy quarter. Creative Technology has announced that it will bring two new ZiiLABS processors for tablets, Samsung says it will have a new 2 GHz dual core smartphone chip ready to go by next year, and there’s a report suggesting that AMD has already shipped 3 million Fusion chips,…

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The Creative ZiiO 7 tablet is now available in some countries with Google Android 2.2 Froyo. When the tablet launched late last year it was shipping with Android 2.1. According to the Creative ZiiO Facebook page, the company will begin offering an Android 2.2 update package in the next week or so. Google Android 2.2 should also be available for…

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The Creative ZiiO 7 is one of the first Android tablets from Creative to feature the company’s new ZMS-08 media processor. We know that the chip is designed to 1080p HD video playback, and high quality Bluetooth audio. But how does the ZiiO 7 stack up against other Android devices with speedy chips? Hardware Zone forum member ShermanTank has run…

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Google’s Android operating system is showing up everywhere. What started out as a smartphone OS is powering tablets, notebooks, and portable media players like the Creative Zen Touch 2. While I could certainly see some folks eying this little media player as a way to try out Android without actually buying a phone and signing up for a data plan,…

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Creative is showing off its new line of Android tablets at CES, and I got a chance to check out the Creative ZiiO 7 and 10 inch devices. Both tablets feature Creative’s own ZiiLabs ZMS-08 media processor which has support for a wide range of audio and video formats. The tablets can also pump out 1080p HD video to an…

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It wasn’t that long ago that US residents looking for an Android-powered alternative to the Apple iPod touch didn’t have a lot of choices. OK, to be honest, you still don’t. While you can pick up an Archos 28 or Archos 32 handheld device running Android 2.2, you won’t find many other portable media players running Android yet. But that…

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The Creative ZiiO 7 inch Android tablet went on sale in Europe a few weeks ago. Today it’s available in the US. A 16GB model will set you back $269.99, while an 8GB model is available for pre-order for $249.99 — thus showing yet again that device makers think it’s fair to charge 250 Euros for a product that sells…

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A few weeks after the Creative ZiiO 7 inch Android tablet showed up at the FCC web site, the company’s 10 inch tablet (cleverly called the ZiiO 10) is making the rounds. For the most part, the two tablets have the same specs: a ZMS-08 HD application processor, Creative X-Fi sound, 802.11b/g WiFi, Google Android 2.1, and support for a…

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The Creative Ziio 7 is a 7 inch tablet running Google Android 2.1. It has a Zii Labs ZMS-08 media processor with support for a wide range of audio and video formats, and a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel capacitive touchscreen display. Creative introduced the Ziio tablet just over a month ago, and while it’s not available in the…

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It looks like the Creative ZiiO 7 Android tablet could make its way to the US soon. The folks at Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC listing for the product, which is an important step for any gadget with wireless components to take before launching in the US. The ZiiO 7 features a ZiiLabs HD processor with support for HD video…

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Companies have been pumping out handheld portable media players that can play movies and music for ages. But the iPod touch changed the game a few years ago thanks to its support for thousands of third party apps from the App Store. It’s more like a portable computer that happens to be a decent audio and video player to boot….

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