Capacitive touchscreen tablets are great for some things. Launching applications, arranging shortcuts, or playing touch-based games like Angry Birds is awesome on a touch device like the Apple iPad or Motorola XOOM. But some things are easier to accomplish with physical buttons or a pen for more precise input. Designer Volker HĂĽbner has come up […]
April 2011
Toshiba Android tablet coming to Best Buy soon
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 isn’t the only Android tablet headed to Best Buy stores in the near future. The company has also put up a “coming soon” page for the Toshiba Tablet. For some reason the company hasn’t been able to come up with a better name for its upcoming Android tablet than that, […]
16GB Motorola XOOM on the horizon?
The Motorola XOOM android tablet is currently going for between $599 and $799 for a model with 32GB of storage. But the folks at Droid Life snagged an image from a Verizon inventory system suggesting that a new 16GB model is on the way. There’s no word on how much the new model will cost… […]
Notion Ink launches a user forum, instantly fills up with bug reports
The Notion Ink Adam tablet was one of the first Android tablets to ship with a dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor earlier this year, and while Tegra chips seem to be everywhere these days, the Adam is still one of the only devices available for purchase with a Pixel Qi transflective display. Unfortuntely the […]
EraPalm5 handheld PC looks like a gaming console
A Chinese company called EraThink is showing off a new handheld PC device which looks like a video game console. But while the EraPalm5 has a slide-out screen covering the keyboard and joystick buttons on the left and right sides, it’s no PSP. Instead the machine features an Intel Atom Z-series processor and runs Windows […]
Deals of the Day (4-08-11)
Netbooks, Notebooks, and Tablets Refurb Dell Inspiron Duo convertible 10″ tablet-style netbook for $382 – Dell (coupon: TP1CH37H9M5Q3M) Asus Eee PC 1015PED 10″ netbook w/Atom N475, 6 cell battery for $300 – Amazon enTourage Pocket Edge 7″ dual screen eReader with LCD, E Ink displays for $200 – Amazon Accessories Kingston 30GB 2.5″ SATA2 solid […]
Kno licenses tablet designs to Intel, others and shifts focus to education software
A startup called Kno got a lot of attention last year with the introduction of a new line of tablets aimed at college students. There’s a 14 inch slate, and a dual-screen model with twin 14 inch displays. The Kno tablets are big and heavy when compared with modern tablets such as Apple’s iPad, but […]
T-Mobile G-Slate to come with a pair of 3D glasses
The LG G-Slate is one of the first tablet computers to feature a stereoscopic 3D camera and support for 3D photo and videos. But as with most 3D devices, you’ll need to wear a special pair of glasses in order to view 3D content. The good news is that it doesn’t look like you’ll have […]
German E-Noa Interpad tablet pu on hold indefinitely
The E-Noa Interpad was set to be one of the first NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered Android tables in the German market when the company introduced the tablet last year. But flash forward 7 months and the Interpad is nowhere in site. Now the folks at Tablet Guys are reporting that the Interpad may not may not […]
Best Buy to offer Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android tablet for $450 later this month
Is that Motorola XOOM tablet too expensive for you with its $600 starting price? It looks like cheaper Android 3.0 tablets are just around the corner. The Acer Iconia Tab A500 features a slightly bulkier design, but nearly identical specs to the XOOM tablet. But Best Buy has announced that the Iconia Tab A500 will […]