The Best Tablet Display: iPad 2 Just Got Dethroned
Dr. Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies separates the best smartphone, tablet, HDTV, and multimedia displays from the worst with his Display Technology Shoot-Out series. And his newly crowned tablet champion might just surprise you: Introduction Tablets are essentially large portable displays—handheld screens designed for conveniently viewing content and images anywhere you want while untethered. For…
The Ultimate Tablet Display Shoot-Out
Dr. Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies has made it his mission to suss out the best smartphone, tablet, HDTV, and multimedia displays from the worst with his Display Technology Shoot-Out series. Here, he tackles the differences between the displays of the top tablets out there. Tablets are essentially large portable displays—handheld screens designed for conveniently…
Why Nobody Can Match the iPad’s Price
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad last January, the biggest surprise wasn’t the actual product. (Many shrugged and called the iPad a “bigger iPhone.”) It was the price: Just $500. Nobody expected that number, perhaps because Apple has traditionally aimed at the high end of the mobile computer market with MacBooks marked $1,000 and up.…