Tablets

Dell Streak Tablet Hitting US Late Summer With AT&T

Once known as the Mini 5, the Streak will be launching first in Europe with O2 Telefonica, and then “later this summer” with AT&T in the States, according to CEO Michael Dell. https://gizmodo.com/first-hands-on-and-video-dell-mini-5-android-slate-5443837 Dell showed it off at the Citrix Synergy conference, and while it runs Android they wouldn’t be pinned down to saying which…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Google Tablet Is Coming, Courtesy of Verizon

The first serious challenge to the Apple iPad is coming from the most obvious of teams: According to Verizon Chief Exec Lowell McAdam, the carrier is working with Google on “a tablet computer.” This should be fun. https://gizmodo.com/google-preparing-ipad-rival-5514989 The WSJ report is about as sparse as possible, mentioning nothing beyond the fact that Verizon wants…

Tech News John Herrman

MSI Slatebook: Microsoft’s Best Windows 7 Tablet Hope?

According to DigiTimes, MSI is going to be showing off a tablet next month at Computex. What it is: a 10-inch Atom-based system running Windows 7. What it’s not: one of the Tegra 2 tablets we’ve been yearning for. https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-confirms-tegra-2-will-be-in-tablets-in-2010-5442839 Other details are scarce—and DigiTimes isn’t always the most reliable source—but it appears the Slatebook…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Obama: iPods, iPads, Xboxes and PlayStations Turn Information Into Distraction

President Obama, no stranger to critical commentary on the Xbox 360 and video games, has turned his sights on iPods and iPads, arguing in a Hampton University commencement address that the devices turn information into a “distraction.” The full quote and commentary from over at Huffington Post: “You’re coming of age in a 24/7 media…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Rumor: HP’s WebOS Tablet “Hurricane” Coming Out In Q3 2010

Here’s a brief history of the internet’s infatuation with the idea of a Web OS tablet: First we heard that HP was buying Palm. Interesting! Then we heard that the Windows 7-running HP Slate was canceled. Very interesting. Now, a post on the Examiner citing “industry insiders” says that a WebOS tablet dubbed “Hurricane” could…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Flash-Friendly Android Multi-Touch Tablet Prototype Spotted

A fellow from Zedomax spotted something curious at the Web 2.0 Expo’s Adobe display: Some kind of Android multi-touch tablet prototype. Not many details about the device, but Zedomax claims that it “runs Adobe’s Flash and Air apps flawlessly.” [Zedomax]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Samsung’s Super AMOLED Tablet Said To Be Called the S-Pad

Last seen in the mid-range Wave S8500 phone, Samsung’s SUPER AMOLED screen is said to be used in their S-Pad tablet, which will have embedded 3G connectivity and ebooks galore when it supposedly goes on sale this August. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-waves-hello-to-wave-s8500-smartphone-with-bada-5471459 That display does sound intriguing. Samsung’s super AMOLED screens are said to be five times brighter…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

HP Slate Is Dead On Arrival, Says TechCrunch

HP is killing its Windows 7 “slate” tablet project, says TechCrunch, citing a source “briefed on the matter.” Business Insider already posted a less sourced report on its demise. Now that there’s some insider confirmation, we’re inclined to believe it. (We sent a note to HP to confirm for sure, and can update if we…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Microsoft Cancels Innovative Courier Tablet Project

According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft has cancelled Courier, the folding, two-screen prototype tablet that was first uncovered by Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 We’re told that on Wednesday, Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer Microsoft execs informed the internal team that had been working on the tablet device that the project would no longer be supported. Courier…

Tech News Joel Johnson

The Chatroulette Speed Painter Animates the Weirdness

Behold the Chatroulette speed painter at work: armed with just a Wacom tablet and a preternatural drawing ability, he’s able to create incredible sketches of his chat partners in no time flat. And you thought the Chatroulette pianist was good. https://gizmodo.com/the-chatroulette-pianist-will-make-you-laugh-today-5494014 One shudders to think just how much naked ended up on the cutting room…

Tech News Brian Barrett

JooJoo Now Available To Unsuspecting Europeans

Perhaps JooJoo will be one of those things—you know, like David Hasslehoff or cheese fondue. Big in Europe. Maybe they’ll even sell more than 64? Available to France, Germany and the UK now, for €359.00/£319. [JooJoo via Blogeee] https://gizmodo.com/fusion-garage-sends-email-to-all-their-64-joojoo-custom-5522929

Tech News Kat Hannaford

All Giz Wants: The Perfect Android Tablet

It’s like 2007 all over again: The world is waiting with bated breath for someone to step up to Apple. Last time it was to answer the iPhone. This time, the iPad. Here’s what we want to see. All signs point to the first—and most—attractive competitors to the iPad running Android, which sets up the…

Tech News John Herrman

Unsurprisingly, Chinese iPad Knockoffs Are Here

With the iPad still not available overseas and demand high, it’s not too surprising that there are knockoffs available in Shenzhen already. And hey, this one has three USB ports! Better than the original, amirite? For a mere $410 you too can own a tablet computer with the aforementioned USB ports running the Windows OS.…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Latest Dell Leak Features Sparta Netbook, Looking Glass Pro, Streak Models

Dell, ever the leaky sieve after this week’s unexpected Flash/Thunder/Smoke peepshow, has let slip a presentation that outlines a number of upcoming gadgets, including Sparta/Athens netbooks, the Looking Glass Pro and three Streak variants. https://gizmodo.com/dells-next-android-phones-flash-thunder-and-smoke-5521609 The Looking Glass Pro is the most basic update of the three, as its “Pro” moniker appears to mean “HD…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Fusion Garage Sends Email to All Their 64 JooJoo Customers In Cc:

I’ve got to admit that I find this funny, sad, and admirable at the same time. Fusion Garage sent this email to their only 64 JooJoo buyers—out of 90 pre-orders—exposing all their addresses: https://gizmodo.com/joojoo-tablet-these-court-docs-show-only-90-preorders-5505724 Dear Sir and Madam, Thank you for supporting JooJoo. We hope to get your feedback about the JooJoo Tablet. Please revert…

Privacy & Security Jesus Diaz

ASUS’ EeePad Ready For July Launch

EeePad is go, according to ASUS’ Chairman Jerry Shen, who will be showing it off this June at Computex as planned. However, a launch date has also been mentioned by the Taiwanese—an early-sounding late July. https://gizmodo.com/eeepad-to-be-unveiled-this-june-will-cost-500-5452622 It’s bound to be dirt-cheap which is why it’s of interest in this every-CEO-and-his-dog time, though Digitimes is reporting…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Leaked HP Slate Gets Tepid Hands-On Response

A Mexican site called Conecti.ca got some hands-on time with the HP Slate, and walked away decidedly unimpressed. The verdict: that the device is basically a keyboardless netbook. Well… yeah. If nothing else, the mini-review confirms the leaked specs we saw a few weeks ago: the HP Slate runs full Windows 7 on an Atom…

Tech News Brian Barrett

LEAK: Dell’s 7 and 10-inch Streak Tablets

Dell’s latest Android tablet designs, now named “Streak,” are much different—much more iPad like—than the Mini 5 we saw a few months back at CES. https://gizmodo.com/first-hands-on-and-video-dell-mini-5-android-slate-5443837 That’s not necessarily a bad thing at all. The Mini 5 used to look (and may still look) like an oversized Android handset. But now, the newly leaked Dell…

Tech News Mark Wilson

ICD Gemini Comes with Loaded Feature List

There are people out there who are interested in a tablet computer, but refuse to buy the iPad on principle. Well, take a gander at ICD’s Gemini, an 11.2-inch tablet that’s got a damned impressive spec list. With the 1GHz Tegra 2 SOC running the show, this thing should be able to handle 1080p video…

Tech News Adam Frucci

HP Slate Specs Leaked, Compared to iPad in HP Internal Presentation

This leaked HP internal memo at Engadget shows the HP Slate’s got a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor and five-plus hours of battery life. That’s in-line with what we’d heard already, but the memo’s also a great tale-of-the-tape iPad comparison. The other details: looks like we were also right with the $549 price tag for…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Dell Streak Tablet Hitting US Late Summer With AT&T

The Google Tablet Is Coming, Courtesy of Verizon

MSI Slatebook: Microsoft’s Best Windows 7 Tablet Hope?

Obama: iPods, iPads, Xboxes and PlayStations Turn Information Into Distraction

Rumor: HP’s WebOS Tablet “Hurricane” Coming Out In Q3 2010

Flash-Friendly Android Multi-Touch Tablet Prototype Spotted

Samsung’s Super AMOLED Tablet Said To Be Called the S-Pad

HP Slate Is Dead On Arrival, Says TechCrunch

Microsoft Cancels Innovative Courier Tablet Project

The Chatroulette Speed Painter Animates the Weirdness

JooJoo Now Available To Unsuspecting Europeans

All Giz Wants: The Perfect Android Tablet

Unsurprisingly, Chinese iPad Knockoffs Are Here

Latest Dell Leak Features Sparta Netbook, Looking Glass Pro, Streak Models

Fusion Garage Sends Email to All Their 64 JooJoo Customers In Cc:

ASUS’ EeePad Ready For July Launch

Leaked HP Slate Gets Tepid Hands-On Response

LEAK: Dell’s 7 and 10-inch Streak Tablets

ICD Gemini Comes with Loaded Feature List

HP Slate Specs Leaked, Compared to iPad in HP Internal Presentation

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