Tablets

iPad Air Review: Bigger Gets So Much Better

It’s hard to imagine that it’s been only three years since the original iPad came out, since tablets were a part of our daily world. Sure there were tablet computers before, but there weren’t tablets the way we know and use them today. And while the iPad changed personal computing forever, it has remained mostly…

The 5 Biggest News Websites of 2010 (As Predicted in 2000)

Back in the year 2000, futurist Frank Feather looked into his crystal ball and predicted that Quixtar would be one of the biggest retail websites of 2010. Needless to say, it wasn’t. But Feather’s predictions weren’t all bad. Especially when it came to the future of news. https://gizmodo.com/the-50-biggest-websites-of-2010-as-predicted-in-2000-1445142253 Feather’s 2000 book, FutureConsumer.com: The webolution of…

The Best Large Tablet Display (It’s Not the iPad Air)

A new generation of full-size flagship tablets has just started with the near simultaneous launch of the Apple iPad Air and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. They both have top-of-the-line and state-of-the-art displays that have been significantly improved (in different ways) from the 2012 models. Here’s which one’s the best. The Google Nexus 10 is…

Amazon’s Taking 15 Percent Off Kindles Today in Honor of the FAA

You’re excited the FAA isn’t going to make you power down electronics during your flight anymore? So is Amazon. And to commemorate the momentous occasion, it’s knocking 15 percent off the price of several Kindles all day today. https://gizmodo.com/faa-personal-electronics-can-be-safely-used-in-all-pha-1455949764 That brings the price of a basic Kindle down to $60, the Kindle Fire HD to…

A Wonderfully Detailed 16-Page Review of North Korea’s Weirdo Tablet

When we first heard about North Korea’s Android-based tablet a few months ago we laughed at first. But once we dug into the specs we did a double take. This thing didn’t sound half bad! Well, North Korea expert Frank Ruediger recently got his hands on one of the Samjiyon tablets and confirmed that sentiment.…

iPad Air First Impressions: Big Never Felt So Small

It’s fitting for the iPad Air to have a new name, because it feels like an almost entirely new device. And for every second the Air sits in your hands, the iPads that came before it feel older and older and older. The iPad Air is light. Like, really light. One pound to its predecessor’s…

Take $20 Off The iPad Air On Day One

If you’re going to pick up Apple’s latest, greatest, thinnest tablet, you may as well save 20 bucks in the process. Grab it from Walmart right now with free shipping for $479. [Walmart] Follow Gizmodo Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with Shane Roberts on Twitter or by e-mailing Shane@Gawker…

This Is the New iPad You Should Buy

Overwhelmed with choice on the iPad front? After the most recent unveil of the new retina iPad mini and its mightier A7 chip-packing cohort, the iPad Air, you have more iPads than ever to choose from. Not sure which one you want? We’ve got you covered. For almost everybody: Get the 32GB iPad Mini with…

The NASA Engineer Who Made iPads the Future of Halloween

Two years ago, NASA engineer Mark Rober blew YouTube’s mind with a video of his Halloween costume: a hole in his chest. Or at least it looked like a hole in his chest. In fact, it was an optical illusion made possible by two iPads, a little duct tape and a lot of ingenuity. Well,…

Wait, Ashton Kutcher Was a Product Engineer for Lenovo’s New Tablet?

You’re on the market for a new tablet, you’ve scoured the web for spec sheets and pricing, and you’re still stuck on which is best for you. What’s a dead cert to swing your choice towards one tablet over another? Knowing that ex-Mr Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, was “product engineer” on one, of course! Kutcher,…

An Android Tablet with a Kickstand? Sure, Why Not

There are like a bajillion different Android tablets out there. And there are virtually zero reasons to talk about most of them. The Nexus 7 is your reigning champ, the Kindle Fire HDX is your barely-recognizably-Android alternative, and that’s about it. But Lenovo’s at least giving it a shot with—get this—a kickstand. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-7-2013-review-the-best-small-tablet-even-better-947533058 Meet the…

Possible Leaked Nexus 10 Renders Make It Look Like an Enormous Nexus 7

So the Nexus 10 is a pretty good tablet, especially for its price. But the 10-inch Nexus tabs just never caught on the way the 7-incher did. Now, a leaked press render from Phone Arena is showing off a (possible) new style: giant Nexus 7. https://gizmodo.com/google-nexus-10-review-it-s-pretty-pretty-5956304 Funny this should pop up now, since Apple basically…

If Apple’s iPad Mini Announcement Were Honest

Apple unveiled two new iPads yesterday, and regardless of what new bells and whistles they’re packing, people will inevitably ooh and ahh over them, and buy the fresh tablets by millions. Which brings up a question: what if Apple’s announcement was completely BS-free? https://gizmodo.com/apples-double-ipad-party-everything-you-may-have-miss-1450216751 As usual, Kimmel’s fantasy interpretation of what could be in some…

Walmart’s offering up to $300 off a new tablet when you trade in an older, working tablet. Meanwhile, Best Buy’s giving at least $200 for working iPad 3, 4, or (old) mini models traded on a new one. [Walmart, Cnet]

4K, 12-Inch Tablet Screens Are on Their Way

If the iPad Mini’s new Retina display isn’t enough for you, how d’you fancy a 4K, 12-inch tablet display instead, hmm? Because that’s exactly what Japan Display—a unified team of manufacturers including Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi—has just announced. They claim to have shrunk 4K resolution—3,840 x 2,160 pixels—into a 12.1-inch TFT panel suitable for tablets.…

Watch Apple Flaunt the Skinny New iPad Air

Apple just unveiled the lighter, thinner, better iPad, the iPad Air. And of course along with it is a three-minute video of Jony Ive and other Apple big-wigs waxing philosophically about the fifth-gen tablet. Check it out right here. https://gizmodo.com/apples-hot-fifth-generation-ipad-everything-you-need-1450001533 The Air weighs just a pound, runs the same A7 chip as the iPhone 5S,…

The New iPad Mini: Everything You Need to Know

There’s a brand new iPad mini and it finally has a screen worth staring at. It’s a (surprise!) retina display that’ll make everything on the 7.9-inch screen look astonishingly clear. Along with the new fantastic screen, Apple’s also equipping it with a speedier chip inside the same light and thin body of the original. But…

iPad Air: Everything You Need to Know About Apple’s Svelte New Tablet

Apple just announced iPad Air, the fifth in its line of (nearly) 10-inch tablets. Last year, Apple’s big-boy got a perfunctory upgrade, but this year the iPad’s getting a new super skinny design—and a new name—with batch of significant improvements that’ll carry it through the next year. Here’s what you need to know. Design The…

Apple’s New Mac Pro Could Be Your Ultimate Workstation

Apple’s pulling out all the stops on its venerable Mac Pro line. This years edition offers more computing power than the entirety of some developing countries. Here’s what’s in store for Apple’s power users in 2013. The new Mac Pro is a beast of a machine. Sporting Intel Xeon E5 processors with between 4 and…

The New 2013 MacBook Pro Gets a Significant Spec Bump

Apple has announced today that its flagship MacBook Pro models will be receiving a slew of modest improvements. Here’s what’s the new 13 and 15 inch machines will have under their hoods. On the hardware side, the new 13-inch version is more svelt than its predecessor, just .71 thick and weighing over 3 pounds, thinner…