Tag Archives: tablet

Link: Surface →

While the innovation is with the software and accessories, but the tablet itself looks slick and elegant. It will be available in Intel and ARM (with WinRT), but the former tablet has USB 3.0 and a tactile keyboard cover.

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Link: All About the Milliseconds →

Microsoft Applied Sciences Group shows how current tablet technology still has a few years before it gets to the point of actually feeling like you are painting with your finger.

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Link: The Death Of The PC Is Greatly Exaggerated →

Related to Jim’s post, Erik Kain writes: More likely, we’ll see a tighter integration of mobile devices and station-based computers. We’ll see more touchscreens across all device categories, and there will be more ways to network and switch between all … Continue reading

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Link: Tablet Global Marketshare: iPad Continues to Dominate →

The headline reads Android has a “record” 39%, and Apple’s shipment numbers have called from quarter to quarter, but Apple still maintains a strong incumbency with only one tablet product.

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Link: Dell Streak 7 Android tablet discontinued →

Dieter Bohn for the Verge: It’s not entirely a surprise to see Dell moving away from Android tablets, however. CEO Michael Dell was quoted in October as saying “that market has not developed to the expectations they would have had,” … Continue reading

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Link: Wait on that Android Tablet →

The Android supply chain makers expect to have a large supply of tablets in storage due to the recent release of the “book” tablets. Good news for the consumer: To clear inventories of Android tablet PCs, several waves of price … Continue reading

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Link: Barnes and Nobles Answers Amazon →

This morning, Barnes and Noble announced it is launching the Nook Tablet (different from the Nook Color).  The device looks virtually identical to the Nook Color, but has slightly better specs.  The tablet will cost $50 more than Amazon’s recently … Continue reading

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Link: Hybrid Books →

This report from NPR talks about how publishers are finding it difficult to increase profit margins during times when e-readers and cheap books are the main business model. A solution to this comes in the form of a hybrid book. … Continue reading

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Link: The Amazon Tablet →

MG Siegler has the first look at an Amazon tablet, albiet he cannot provide pictures. Details within the article include: A form factor similar to the BlackBerry Playbook 7” with a capacitive touch screen in full color That means no … Continue reading

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Link: How Low Can You Go? →

Mel Martin poses a question: [I]f you don’t have an iPad yet, would a cheaper tablet from Apple get you to the Apple Store? And if not, would an Android tablet and $250-$300 tempt you to try one? If I … Continue reading

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Link: Cannibals →

Horace Dediu graphs the cannibalization that the iPad has on the Mac, but notes that the Mac market is still growing 7.5 times the rate of Windows PCs. The numbers show that the iPad is becoming the new standard for … Continue reading

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Link: Survey: More Americans Own e-readers Than Tablets →

Pew research institute: Tablet ownership grew from 5 percent to 8 percent over the same period. Tablet ownership had been climbing “relatively quickly” through Nov. 2010, Pew said, but growth was virtually flat from January to May, growing from only … Continue reading

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