Tablets

HP TouchPad’s Reduced to Bargainous $380 on Woot Today Only (Updated: $300 at Staples!)

It’s got the potential to be amazing, but HP’s TouchPad has been hindered by a sluggish brain. If you still really want one, Woot’s daily deal slashes $120 off the price of the 16GB model. Hurry! UPDATED: Staples is undercutting Woot by 80 notes, selling the TouchPad for $299.99 if you use this $100-off voucher.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 5

Will Sony’s Tablets Run Honeycomb 3.2 From Launch?

When our Matt got hands-on with the S1 and S2, they were only running Honeycomb 3.0, but judging by some leaked—and then pulled—screenshots on Sony’s site, 3.2 might make an appearance. In case you haven’t heard, Android 3.2 will give developers more control over the user interface (which could be good or bad, really), the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 4

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Tablet Review: Cheaper, Brighter… Better?

Lenovo has finally entered the Android tablet market with the 10.1-inch IdeaPad K1, which mixes innovative UI enhancements and useful pre-loaded apps with a stylish, colorful design. But is it innovative enough to steer you away from better-known slates? LaptopMag.com weighs in with the review: What we like about the IdeaPad K1 Tablet: Good Value:…

Reviews Laptop Mag Aug 2

The iPad 2’s Real Secret Weapon: Efficiency

According to a teardown analysis performed by iSuppli, the iPad and iPad 2 compete and often best other tablets while using only half the memory as their rivals. The report argues that Apple’s control over design and hardware results in greater efficiency. As the table above shows, iSuppli had the first and second generation iPads…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 2

The ASUS Eee Pad Slider Slides Its Way Out

Remember the Eee Pad Slider from way way back? We certainly do. Which is why it’s excellent to see it finally come out, in all its full QWERTY keyboard, Android 3.1-having glory. You’ll recall that it measures 10.1-inches, and it runs on a dual-core Tegra 2 processor. Plus it has your USB, Micro SD card…

Tech News Kwame Opam Jul 30

HTC’s First 10-inch Tablet Is the Operatic Puccini

If you didn’t like HTC’s View, their next stab at tablet-dom might stylus your fancy: the 10-inch Puccini is the first of its size from the company, and BGR’s got first pics. https://gizmodo.com/htc-evo-view-4g-wanna-buy-a-giant-phone-that-doesnt-ma-5814520 The Puccini’s got stylus support yet again (ugh), but is rumored to be filled with Honeycomb, instead of the View’s subpar Gingerbread…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Jul 26

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…

Tech News Dr. Raymond Soneira - DisplayMate Jul 26

Samsung’s 10.1-Inch Galaxy Tab Will Hit Verizon This Thursday

Samsung’s larger Android-running Galaxy Tab is going on sale at Verizon this Thursday, both in-store and online. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-killed-and-reborn-as-worlds-thi-5784427

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Jul 26

iOS 5 Beta 4 Is Available Now (and Can Be Installed OTA)

If you have an Apple Developer account, iOS 5 Beta 4 is available for download. While changes in this version aren’t immediately clear, there is one new feature Apple was certain to mention: you can update your iOS device over the air. To properly update your iOS device sans wires, you need to make sure…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 22

Clearly Video Editing Will Solve All of RIM’s Problems

RIM, the maker of all BlackBerrys, is in hot water. It’s not boiling yet, but I just dipped my finger in and it’s definitely simmering after today’s big announcement that RIM’s bought JayCut, a video-editing company. https://gizmodo.com/ten-reasons-why-blackberry-is-screwed-5812832 Whatever could RIM want a video-editing company for? Is it for this rumored Apple TV-rival product that will…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 22

Toshiba Thrive: Do Big Tablets Need Love Too? (No.)

A mother rushes to comfort her sobbing child. Choking through the sadness, he explains: “It’s… it’s tablets, mama. They have so few ports.” That’s when the Toshiba product manager wakes up, and sets back to finish his work on Thrive. Why It Matters It would be incorrect to say that the Thrive is the first…

Reviews Brian Barrett Jul 20

The First Netflix-Certified Android Tablets

Lenovo’s got three new slates today, and they’re going for a scattershot. The IdeaPad K1 is the first Android tablet “certified for Netflix”; the ThinkPad offers a biz-oriented dock (also, Netflix); and the IdeaPad P1. Which, uh, runs Windows 7. The 10.1-inch screened, half-inch thick K1, available today, looks capable enough for those who want…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 20

A Shape-Shifting Cellphone That Changes the Center of Gravity For Different Uses

Imagine looking at Google Maps on your tablet, and feeling one corner grow heavier where your destination is located. Or reading an ebook on your phone, and being aware of the fatter side of the book. This innovative design by Fabian Hemmert does just that, by using a moving battery on an axis to change…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 19

iPads for Everyone

With its supply chain issues apparently fixed, Apple is now promising iPad 2 delivery in a matter of days, not weeks or months like it’s been for, well, the past few weeks and months. [Fortune]

Tech News Jack Loftus Jul 17

Is Sony Back?

Do you remember Sony? Not the guys who let your PSN account get hacked, or the ones who loved their proprietary formats more than their customers. The Sony you grew up with, who made the gear you couldn’t live without. I hope you do. Because it looks like they might just be back. https://gizmodo.com/we-miss-sony-5484148 Admittedly,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 15

Motorola’s Xoom Follow-Up Tablet Will Be Higher-Res and Run Ice Cream Sandwich?

According to Fudzilla’s sources, the second Xoom is done and dusted, with its 10-inch screen getting a sizeable increase from 1280 x 800 to 2048 x 1536, ditching the 16:9 aspect ratio for a 4:3 one. Little else is known, other than it’s much thinner, will run Ice Cream Sandwich and might just have Nvidia’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 15

Nook2Android Conversion Card Could Be the Best Way to a Cheap Tablet

Messing with boot ROMs is a painful pile of headaches that nobody wants to pick up. But it’d be nice to swap the Nook Color’s software for something more versatile—say, Android 2.3. Just pop in this MicroSD card. Once installed, the Nook2Android will let you dual boot, choosing between the default Nook Color package and…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 14

Hands On with Sony’s Gorgeous New Android Tablets

These tablets, codenamed S1 and the S2, are why we need Sony—the Sony we love—in a world where almost every gadget of consequence is effectively a blank slate for software. https://gizmodo.com/we-miss-sony-5484148 The S1, dead on, looks like any (every?) other 10-inchish tablet. (Its 1280×768 screen measures 9.4 inches, for bean counters. It’s nice.) But then…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 13

Sony’s S2 Tablet Will Only Be On Offer At AT&T

Of Sony’s tablet offerings, the dual-screened 4G S2 tablet will be hitting AT&T exclusively, for an undisclosed price on an undisclosed day. Talk about keeping the cards close to their chest, eh? https://gizmodo.com/sonys-android-tablets-are-game-music-video-and-ebook-5795657

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 13

Are Tablets Really PCs?

Microsoft insists tablets are Windows-powered mobile PCs. Even Windows Phone president Andy Lee, who should be pushing for a WP7 tablet, said, “We view a tablet as a PC.” Since the early days of the Origami project, Microsoft has looked at the tablet as a desktop replacement. Slates ran Windows XP or Windows 7; never…

Tech News Kelly Jul 12

HP TouchPad’s Reduced to Bargainous $380 on Woot Today Only (Updated: $300 at Staples!)

Will Sony’s Tablets Run Honeycomb 3.2 From Launch?

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Tablet Review: Cheaper, Brighter… Better?

The iPad 2’s Real Secret Weapon: Efficiency

The ASUS Eee Pad Slider Slides Its Way Out

HTC’s First 10-inch Tablet Is the Operatic Puccini

The Best Tablet Display: iPad 2 Just Got Dethroned

Samsung’s 10.1-Inch Galaxy Tab Will Hit Verizon This Thursday

iOS 5 Beta 4 Is Available Now (and Can Be Installed OTA)

Clearly Video Editing Will Solve All of RIM’s Problems

Toshiba Thrive: Do Big Tablets Need Love Too? (No.)

The First Netflix-Certified Android Tablets

A Shape-Shifting Cellphone That Changes the Center of Gravity For Different Uses

iPads for Everyone

Is Sony Back?

Motorola’s Xoom Follow-Up Tablet Will Be Higher-Res and Run Ice Cream Sandwich?

Nook2Android Conversion Card Could Be the Best Way to a Cheap Tablet

Hands On with Sony’s Gorgeous New Android Tablets

Sony’s S2 Tablet Will Only Be On Offer At AT&T

Are Tablets Really PCs?

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