ASUS, maker of the Nexus 7 tablet that recently received the Android 4.1 update, has now explained why it didn’t include a rear-facing camera on the device. Basically, it boils down to price, and that a high-quality camera would be important for the device. This would have pushed the price too high for a feature […]
Jul 19 2012 | Posted in
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Asus has revealed its line of covers meant to go with the Nexus 7 tablet the company developed in partnership with Google. In a message on the company’s Twitter feed, Asus showed off a range of colors that the covers will be available in. The tweet simply stated “And we’ve got things covered. #Nexus7” and […]
Android-powered device maker Archos has just kicked off a new Elements series of tablets with the 97 Carbon. It uses Android 4.0 and uses a 9.7-inch, 1024×768 IPS touchscreen paired with a 1GHz CPU and 1GB of RAM. There is 16GB of storage space onboard, though a microSD memory card slot lets users expand that. […]
Jul 6 2012 | Posted in
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Skytex has just introduced a pair of Skypad-series tablets that run on Android 4.0. The Skypad Protos sports a 9.7-inch screen while the Skypad Gemini is a 7-inch form factor. They otherwise share the same 1.2GHz Cortex A8 processor backed up by a Mali 400 GPU and 1GB of RAM. Other commonalities include 8GB of […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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At the Google I/O event in San Francisco, the company has unveiled the Nexus 7 tablet. Designed by Google but built by Taiwan’s Asus, the seven-inch tablet will sell for just $199. Aimed directly at the popular 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, which also sells for $199, the Nexus 7 features content like magazines, books […]
Jun 27 2012 | Posted in
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VINCI Tab II M, a 5-inch touchscreen tablet available at a lower price point than the original VINCI Tab II, is designed for portability and convenience for users on the go. While in Child Mode, VINCI Tab II M presents children ages 18 months to 9 years with a learning experience like that of the […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF 700 will go on sale for $499 in July. First seen at the World Mobile Congress, the 10.1-inch tablet incorporate the highest resolution display yet on an Android tablet in this class at 1920×1200. The Wi-Fi-only model is powered by an NVIDIA quad-core Tegra 3 processor while the 4G […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Brookstone is set to release two projection-based products over the next two months. The Virtual Keyboard will project a full-size QWERTY keyboard onto a surface when pocket-space is an issue, and the HDMI Pocket Projector is a battery-operated HD display. Small enough to fit on a keychain, the Virtual Keyboard can connect to portable devices […]
Microsoft has unveiled a series of self-branded tablets, referred to as “Surface,” at a special event in Los Angeles. The devices appear to be aimed directly at the iPad, sporting a 16:9 aspect ratio 10.6-inch display and a 9.8mm-thick magnesium chassis that helps keep the weight down to just 1.5 pounds. The hardware is powered by […]
Storage Options has added two new Android 4.0 tablets to its range. There is the 8-inch Scroll Engage and 9.7-inch Scroll Elite. Both get aluminum bodies and share 1.2GHz Cortex A8 processors and Mail-400 dual-core graphics processors. The larger Elite sports an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1024×768 resolution and 16GB of integrated storage, though […]
Jun 11 2012 | Posted in
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