Tablets

The First iPad 2 Smart Cover Clones are Here

It was only a matter of time before third-party accessory makers started taking inspiration from Apple’s clever iPad 2 Smart Covers. Speck is the first to put a product out there in the form of the PixelSkin HD Wrap, which lacks the magnetic functionality, but protects the back. Micro-suction is used in lieu of the…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 15

HP TouchPad Price Rumored at $500 in Flyer

In what appears to be a breakdown of tablet pricing and release dates that a “major US retailer” has provided its employees, the 10-inch HP TouchPad shows up for a refreshingly reasonable $500 (16GB) and $600 (32GB). Why, that’s right on par with iPad 2! About time. In fact, all of the tablets shown off…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 15

Rumor: 10-Inch HTC Tablet Coming?

A Staples training document has appeared, showing that oft-mentioned 8.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, as well as 10-inch tablets from Acer, Toshiba and HTC. As HTC’s only shown a 7-inch Flyer tablet previously, we’re quite intrigued by this mention. [Droid-Life]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 14

iPad 2 Already Totally Sold Out?

According to analyst Gene Munster—who had a dubious record with original iPad estimates—the iPad 2 is totally sold out, and has been since Saturday. Munster estimates that Apple sold between 400,000 and 500,000 tablets after just 24 hours of availability, with 70% of buyers getting their grubby little mitts on their very first iPad. Don’t…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 14

Staples Lands Wifi-Only Xoom for $600. Arrives March 27, Claims Purported Print Ad

Office supply chain Staples is the latest big box store to land the Motorola Xoom. They’re only advertising the wifi version for now, but at $600 it’s one of the cheaper price points listed to date. The ad suggests a March 27 arrival date. [Droid Life via Engadget]

Tech News Jack Loftus Mar 13

This iPad 2 Is Bleeding

Well, it’s bleeding, yes, but the “blood” is backlight poking through around the edges of the screen, as defective LCD screens are wont to do. Ultimately, we’re unsure whether or not this is a widespread issue. From an anecdotal perspective, I can attest that one of the two iPad 2’s I’ve handled since Friday had…

Tech News Jack Loftus Mar 13

Watch the iPad 2 Being Torn Down in Realtime [Updated]

iFixit has the iPad 2 in their possession and they’re tearing it down as we speak. But more importantly, they’re posting photos as they complete each step in the teardown process, so you can observe in realtime. Doesn’t look like there are any huge surprises so far, but if you’re obsessed with the innards of…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 11

Will the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab Only Cost $400?

It may still only be 7-inches and running Android 2.2, but the wi-fi only version of the Galaxy Tab is rumored to hit stores on April 4 for $400, making it cheaper than the iPad by $100. [DroidLife via Phandroid]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 11

Motorola Xooms Will Receive Software Update Today, Enabling Flash Download for the 18th

Verizon Wireless is pushing out a software update for Motorola Xooms today, which will allow users to download Flash Player 10.2 from the Android Market when it becomes available next Friday, the 18th of March. The update also includes clock adjustments for daylight savings time. [Verizon]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 11

Boost Your iPad’s Ego With This Laser Cut Cherry Wood Stand

There are plenty of nice iPad stands—the flashy Joule, say, or the utilitarian Compass—but there’s nothing wrong with wanting to see a little wood grain behind your tablet’s sleek metal lines. This gorgeous iPad stand from Etsy user Ideasinwood is laser cut from Pennsylvania cherry, inlaid with a nice floral design, and has two sets…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Mar 11

There Are Now Dodocases for iPad 2

The Dodocase for the original iPad was a popular (not to mention nice-looking) case. Now they’ve updated their design for the upcoming release of the iPad 2, which you can preorder here. [Dodocase]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 9

The iPad Stand That Attracted Over $100k Funding From Fans on Kickstarter

We had so many people sending us tips about the PadPivot stand today that I was beginning to suspect the designer had signed up for a multitude of alternative email addresses. Until I looked at Kickstarter, and saw that the $10,000 goal had been exceeded—by $106,426, with five days still to go. At the time…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 8

Early iPad 2 Benchmarks Suggest Web Performance Isn’t Much Improved

Ars Technica pounced on some early iPad 2 benchmarks by CNET UK (link currently down), suggesting that the iPad 2’s improved processor doesn’t give it that much of an edge over the original tablet for web-based tasks. CNET ran the SunSpider JavaScript test on both an iPad 2 and an original iPad running last week’s…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Mar 7

So Does Samsung Think Its 10-Inch Galaxy Tab Is Adequate Now?

Last week, a Samsung executive was reported as saying that his company’s 10-inch Galaxy Tab was “inadequate” in the face of iPad 2. Not surprisingly, Samsung has walked that statement back, saying that the tablet will be released on schedule. What to think! Well, this, probably: that while the Galaxy Tab’s got guts that arguably…

Gadgets Brian Barrett Mar 7

Unlocked or Not, Motorola Promises to Grant 4G to Your Xoom Tablet

Future Motorola Xoom owners who enjoy messing around with their gear, rooting their gear or otherwise modifying it in some way, take note! Motorola is promising to accept your tablet with open arms during the “send it away” 4G upgrade process, no matter what. How kind and incredibly unlike their competition they are. But! There…

Tech News Jack Loftus Mar 6

If You Bought An iPad in the Last Couple Weeks, Apple Will Give You $100 Back

If you bought an iPad between February 16 and March 2 (a.k.a. iPad 2 reveal day), and missed out on the 14-day return window, Apple is offering a $100 refund just to show there’s no hard feelings. [Cnet via Engadget]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 4

Samsung Chief Calls Galaxy Tab 10.1 ‘Inadequate’

Samsung’s mobile VP Lee Don-Joo has taken a look at the iPad 2 and decided that his own Galaxy Tab 10.1 isn’t up to scratch. Speaking to the Korean Yonhap news agency, he said that “We will have to improve the parts that are inadequate.” Further, Samsung was planning on selling the ten-inch Tab for…

Gadgets Charlie Sorrel - Wired Mar 4

Are Tablets Ruining Watching TV Together?

TV socializing is something of an oxymoron to begin with. When we sit down to watch the tube together, we’re mostly together in the strictest technical sense—couch proximity. We might share popcorn, or laugh in unison, or murmur something about how so-and-so got fat—but it ain’t exactly a meeting of the minds. Our eyes—and brains—are…

Television Sam Biddle Mar 4

99.7% of the World’s Population Hasn’t Bought a Tablet

Here’s something to ponder: According to an 88-page report about the future of tablets by RBC analyst Mike Abramsky, only 0.3% of this planet’s inhabitants had tablets by the end of 2010. The other 99.7% didn’t seem to care about purchasing one of those gadgets. To put that in perspective, the chart above compares “the…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Mar 4

For the Love of God, Why Does the iPad Suit Still Exist?

Another year has passed, and another iPad has surfaced from the shadowy Cupertino mist. But you know what else has resurfaced? The iPad suit. Yep, Mohan’s, the NYC tailoring outpost, is still offering to add an oversized “iPad pocket” to their suit coats, which is a perfectly good way to take the class out of…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 4

The First iPad 2 Smart Cover Clones are Here

HP TouchPad Price Rumored at $500 in Flyer

Rumor: 10-Inch HTC Tablet Coming?

iPad 2 Already Totally Sold Out?

Staples Lands Wifi-Only Xoom for $600. Arrives March 27, Claims Purported Print Ad

This iPad 2 Is Bleeding

Watch the iPad 2 Being Torn Down in Realtime [Updated]

Will the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab Only Cost $400?

Motorola Xooms Will Receive Software Update Today, Enabling Flash Download for the 18th

Boost Your iPad’s Ego With This Laser Cut Cherry Wood Stand

There Are Now Dodocases for iPad 2

The iPad Stand That Attracted Over $100k Funding From Fans on Kickstarter

Early iPad 2 Benchmarks Suggest Web Performance Isn’t Much Improved

So Does Samsung Think Its 10-Inch Galaxy Tab Is Adequate Now?

Unlocked or Not, Motorola Promises to Grant 4G to Your Xoom Tablet

If You Bought An iPad in the Last Couple Weeks, Apple Will Give You $100 Back

Samsung Chief Calls Galaxy Tab 10.1 ‘Inadequate’

Are Tablets Ruining Watching TV Together?

99.7% of the World’s Population Hasn’t Bought a Tablet

For the Love of God, Why Does the iPad Suit Still Exist?

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