Posts Tagged tablet

Amazon Kindle Fire

  Amazon finally unveiled their answer to the Ipad craze, officially demonstrating their new tablet, called the Amazon Kindle Fire. Here are our first impressions and a proper review of the device. Is it a real Ipad killer? First of all the answer is: No. Even though the the price is way below what the Ipad currently costs, the type of functionality the Kindle Fire delivers is not as sophisticated as the the Ipad. It’s a 7-inch screen with a highly modified Android system running beneath it, up to the point where you… Read the full review

 

9 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 9 Reviews Overall Rating: 55555

Apple IPad (incl. Video)

  The Apple IPad tries to be a bit of everything, which is why we also regard it as an E-Reader, even though of course it is much more than that. Depending on where you stand in your opinion about Apple you were either counting the days to the official announcement OR you were tired of the hype about yet another Apple product, however one thing you cannot deny is the fact that the Ipad is just beautiful to look at. However (And this is the first however, followed by some more below), as it tries to be everything at the… Read the full review

 

8 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 11 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.064.064.064.064.06

Samsung Galaxy Tab

  The Samsung Galaxy Tab is certainly not your usual E-Reader, for one because it is one of the smallest tablets in the market. It reminds more of a giant Smartphone. However, there certainly is a niche for this, especially when it comes to mobile browsing and also reading works quite well on the device, especially if you are just looking for a device to use on the go or on your way to work. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first major tablet release since the Apple iPad launched. It’s been a long time coming, too. The Galaxy… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 3 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.254.254.254.254.25

HP Touchpad Tablet

    The HP Touchpad Tablet Computer is something of a special device when it comes to E-Readers or Tablet PCs, as it doesn’t run Android or IOS, both of which are currently dominating the tablet market. Where Apple with it’s IPad has the market leading position when it comes to devices themselves, Android is by far the most used OS in the tablet arena, although it is of course spread over a huge number of devices. HP has decided to go a different way by using the former PALM OS called webOS, an operating system… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 2 Reviews Overall Rating: 44444

Asus Eee Slate

  . The Asus Eee Slate is definitely a beauty. So much so that most of the people around us were asking if this is the next generation Ipad, which by any standards can only count as a compliment. The Asus tablet runs on Windows 7, which is change from most tablets which either run on Apples IOS or Android. However Windows 7 has been called the best Windows of all times and in our opinion this is definitely true. While playing with the Asus the things that stick out most are the extremely fast reaction times whenever… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 2 Reviews Overall Rating: 44444

Apple Ipad 2

. Now that Android 3.0 tablets are finally hitting shelves and the BlackBerry PlayBook and HP TouchPad are getting ready for battle, the tablet war is finally heating up. But here comes the iPad 2, which is not only thinner and lighter than its predecessor but also adds a dual-core processor and dual cameras. So is Apple still one step ahead of the competition? The price at least is right! The Pro’s:   Ultra-thin design: The iPad 2 is the MacBook Air of tablets. Weighing 1.34 pounds and measuring 0.34 inches… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 4.254.254.254.254.25

RIM Blackberry Playbook

      The Playbook is RIM’s (“Research in Motion”) attempt of bringing the Blackberry OS into the tablet market, and already on first glance this proves to be a tricky objectvive. Not only is the screen a bit too small to directly compete with the IPad or the various 11-inch Android devices, the number of Apps available for Blackberry is only much smaller than for its competitors. Measuring less than half an inch thick and weighing less than a pound, the PlayBook features a 7-inch high-resolution… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 44444

Motorola XOOM

  . The Motorola Xoom is hitting the market at a whooping price sans any carrier subsidize for the 3G version with the WiFi model a bit cheaper. This pricing puts the 32GB Xoom nearly on par with the 32GB iPad. Both tablets ask $600 for the WiFi-only version while the 32GB 3G iPad is just slightly less at $730. Of course that’s for the first gen iPad, with things likely being slightly different for the iPad 2, when it comes. Apple’s price points could stay very similar to the current model, but the storage level could… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 44444

Viewsonic G-tablet

. The Viewsonic G-Tablet is again not a pure E-Reader but more an allrounder, more comparable to the Ipad than it is to the Kindle. The first thing that is remarkable about this device is that it features an incredibly fast Android system, which makes playing around with it even smoother that on an IPad in our opinion. The Screen itself is crystal clear and has a lot of contrast, which of course drains the battery faster than in a Kindle (calculate with approx. 7 hours here vs. 4 weeks with the Kindle at moderate… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 44444

Dell Streak 7 4G

  . The Dell Streak is the new tablet from Dell and it runs on Android 2.2, which is a slightly older version the one used for example in the Motorola XOOM. The main difference here is the size, with the Dell being a bit smaller and more compact than the Motorola, but with a beautyful user interface and everything needed to place it right there in the top of currently available Android tablets. What follows is of course the Dell service, which is reknown among computer users around the world, especially business users. What… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 33333

Herotab C8

    The Herotab is an Android tablet which is supposed to double as an E-reader through the Kindle Android app. The problems we have seen with this setup are obvious: 1.) The Kindle App obviously uses the screen the tablet provides, not the Kindle E-ink display which is made for E-reading and nothing but E-reading. Reading a book on a computer or tablet screen is simply awful when you do it over an extended period of time. 2.) The app also, at least in our opinion, is not as quick in loading books and… Read the full review

 

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