At CeBIT 2012 in Hannover, Germany last March, Acer introduced two new Android-based tablet, the ICONIA A700 and A510. The A700 is a 10.1-inch Full HD tablet with display resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. Powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core CPU, the A700 is scheduled to be released this month but I lost its track. So let’s focus on its little brother, the ICONIA A510 which is available at Amazon.com
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Toshiba has three new tablets with different display sizes – 13.3-inch, 10.1-inch and 7.7-inch. In this post, I want to show you the 10.1-inch model. Known as Excite 10, this tablet runs Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich just like the other two. Coming with a scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass display, the Excite 10 boasts a 1280×800 resolution with 10-finger multi-touch support.
A 10-inch is Steve Jobs’ favorite tablet size, that’s why the iPad is only availbale in this model. Other than that, it will be too small or too big for our hand. Do you agree with Jobs? Along with the ICS taste, the Toshiba Excite 10 tablet also offers a simplified UI, easy multitasking, customizable home screens, resizable widgets and a full suite of Google apps.
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Scheduled to be available in spring 2012, the WikiPad is a glasses-free 3D Android 4.0 tablet that will make gaming enthusiasts deadly happy, thanks to the attachable video game controller. The device was debuted at CES in Las Vegas last month and mentioned as the world’s first in the catagory. The well-designed game controller attaches easily to the tablet and instantly allows gamers to play their favorite games with better gaming experience. And switching the productivity mode is easy, just remove the controller and happy tableting!
The 8-inch WikiPad tablet runs Android 4.O (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system and features: 1080p High definition 2D and 3D playback of all formats including H.264, VC1, VOB, ISO, M2TS, and FLV; a mini HDMI and USB 2.0 that allows connectivity and compatibility; 8GB of flash storage with expandable micro SD storage to 64GB; and integrated front and rear cameras for photos, video recording, and video chat.
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I was lucky when I visited Tunjungan Plaza Surabaya in November, 2011. Why? because there was an event by Samsung, the company was demonstrating the new Galaxy Note to their customers in Indonesia. But my first hand on made me feel the device is little bit too big in my hand, it slipped out of my hand at the first touch, lucky me, it’s saved by the Asian sales promotion girl who standing beside me.
Samsung stated that Galaxy Note is not a phone neither a tablet, it’s new category that stands somewhere in between, just believe what they say, no question. As far as I concern, the Note has larger screen than common smartphones available in the market. It boasts a 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen and includes a unique stylus called the S Pen. The Android-powered Galaxy Note also called the Super Phone, or whatever you like.
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Lenovo said that its IdeaTab S2 10 tablet is available immediately in China. But in America and united Kingdom, it will come at later date. The S2 is thinner than its predecessor at just 1/3 -inch, and it weighs only 1.1lbs or less than 0.5kg, that’s so light! Powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8960 dual core CPU, the IdeaTab S2 runs the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich which make it perfect to stay on the edge.
So what is the difference between Lenovo’s IdeaTab S2 and other 10-inch Android 4.0 tablets? The IdeaTab S2 comes preloaded with Lenovo Mondrian UI which offers customized content and easy acces to the Lenovo App Shop and the Android Maket. the IdeaTab S2 also features detachable design that allows users to pair it with a keyboard dock. And Regarding battery life, this tablet can last up to 20 hours, yes it’s almost a day.
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Leader International‘s new Impression 7 tablet is scheduled to be available in early November at an MSRP of $179.00, just in time for the start of the holiday shopping season. The I7 features a 1Ghz processor and 512MB RAM, Android 2.2 with Adobe Flash 10.1, and a seven-inch resistive TFT display that delivers brilliant color in 800×480 resolution. Other highlights: Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), 4GB built-in flash memory, G-sensor, two USB 2.0 slots (including one full-size and one mini port), micro SD card slot (up to 16GB), 0.3MP camera and stereo output. Each unit also comes with a handsome synthetic leather portfolio case.
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Samsung launched the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus last week in Soul, Korea. Running Google Android Honeycomb, the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus is the new 7″ tab from T-Mobile that enables an easy and intuitive user experience. It also delivers a portable, rich multimedia experience on a 7-inch display, and offers voice and video call support, with no need for a headset, that’s the Plus.
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Apple’s iPad may have taken the world by storm, bringing the ever popular brand to millions of homes by way of the latest computing gadget, but there are many other tablets available on the market. As laptops turn into netbooks, and tablets gain increasing features to put them on a competitive level with fully fledged computers, there an array of newer machines to choose from which offer great alternatives to the renowned Apple brand.
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