As expected, tablets are all the rage at this year’s CES, and it seems that practically everyone wants to have an Android tablet on the market as soon as possible.
While these tablets range in quality, one stand out is the LG G-Slate that’s coming to T-Mobile.
During T-Mobile’s keynote at CES, they teased us by briefly showing off the device that will run Android 3.0, Honeycomb on T-Mobile’s 4G network.
Neither T-Mobile nor LG has released final specs on the hardware yet or a definitive release date, but according to their press release, the tablet will be available “in the coming months.”
Stay tuned for more information, and until then, feast your eyes on what’s on the horizon.
LG is dedicated to continuing its role as an innovation leader and is thrilled to announce its entry into the tablet marketplace with the G-Slate,” said Jeff Hwang, president of LG Mobile Phones. “Streamlining everyday tasks and enhancing entertainment with blazing fast 4G speed, the T-Mobile G-Slate by LG will deliver the latest in Android technology and provide users with an advanced tablet experience.”
The T-Mobile G-Slate will be among the first 4G tablets to fully benefit from the tablet-optimized Android 3.0 platform, which was designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes and addresses the unique aspects of tablet use cases and form factors. The Honeycomb user experience improves on Android favorites such as widgets, multi-tasking, browsing, notifications and customization. It will also feature the latest Google Mobile innovations including Google Maps™ 5.0 with 3D interaction, collection of more than 3 million eBooks and Google Talk™ with video and voice chat.
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The PlayBook has a 7 inch multitouch capacitive display with 1024 x 600 pixels (why, hello, Samsung Galaxy Tab) and runs the brand new BlackBerry Tablet OS, also announced today.
The tablet is, unsurprisingly, Adobe Flash 10.1 enabled, it has built in support for HTML 5, and RIM says it’s “ideal for games, media, apps and everything the real Internet offers.”
Of note is the 1 GHz dual-core processor of the tablet, and the inclusion of 1GB of RAM.
The PlayBook can be paired with a BlackBerry smartphone via secure Bluetooth connection for full access to Push technology, Email, calendar, BBM, documents, tasks and so on.
As for the BlackBerry Tablet OS, this is based on the QNX Neutrino microkernel architecture and thus it’s able to support “a professional grade tablet experience and to redefine the possibilities for mobile computing.”
Others specs and features of the PlayBook:
“True multi-tasking”
“3G access via existing BlackBerry smartphone service plan”
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
5MP camera on the back, with HD video
3MP front-facing camera for video-calling, also with HD capabilities
MicroUSB connector
Micro HDMI
DLNA media streaming
Rich stereo sound
“Out-of-the-box compatibility with BlackBerry Enterprise Server”
130 x 194 x 10 mm (7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches)
400 grams (0.9 lbs)
Official video promo:
Unfortunately, for those who find the BlackBerry PlayBook interesting (and it sure is), the tablet will not be available this year. RIM expects to launch it in the US “in early 2011, with other markets to get it starting the second quarter of the year. Pricing has not been unveiled.
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Motorola’s XOOM had its chance to sweep the Android 3.0 Honeycomb market; now the low-cost slates from Taiwan are here to steal its thunder. Acer has priced its 10.1-inch Iconia Tab A500 tablet this morning at an iPad 2 undercutting $450, while the eagle-eyed spotted ASUS’ Eee Pad Transformer at a mere $400 last month before the listings were pulled. Both are expected to hit the US later in April, but how do they compare?
On the face of it they’re pretty similar. Both have a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 capacitive touchscreen, run NVIDIA’s 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor and 1GB of RAM. Each has 16GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot – good for up to 32GB cards – along with a 32GB native model on the way. Connectivity includes WiFi b/g/n on both (the A500 adds in 802.11a support) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, together with a mini-HDMI port for outputting up to 1080p HD video. 3G versions of each tablet will follow later in the year.
Both the A500 and the Transformer have a 5-megapixel main camera on the back, with autofocus and an LED flash, though the Acer has a 2-megapixel webcam on the front versus the ASUS’ 1.3-megapixel sensor. Whether that will make a significant difference to video calls remains to be seen; most of the time the compression involved means they’re pixelated for bandwidth reasons rather than the limitations of the sensor. Stills should be a little crisper, though.
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer hands-on:
The A500 is 10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 inches and 1.69 pounds, while the Transformer is slightly wider at 10.6 x 6.9 x 0.51 inches but a fair chunk lighter at 1.49 pounds. It’s battery life where the Eee Pad Transformer really slips ahead, though. ASUS’ tablet alone can manage 9.5hrs, 1.5hrs more than Acer expect from the Iconia Tab, but of course there’s also the keyboard dock to consider. That boosts the Transformer’s runtime to 16hrs in total, besting not only the A500 but Apple’s iPad 2 as well. It also offers easier text-entry; for $69.99 Acer will sell you their Bluetooth keyboard for use with the Iconia Tab, but each slate should work with any generic Bluetooth ‘board you may have.
Not all 10.1-inch displays are created equal, and ASUS’s decision to use an IPS LCD on the Eee Pad pays dividends. It’s one of the best panels we’ve seen on a tablet, offering iPad-like viewing angles no matter which orientation you’re holding the slate in. ASUS reckons it’s a 178-degree view angle, and in comparison the 160-degree Iconia Tab with its regular LCD is distinctly average.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 hands-on:
If ASUS can really bring the 16GB Eee Pad Transformer to market at $400, we’d certainly lean toward it over the Acer. The battery-toting keyboard dock is set to cost another $149 alone, but the usability and extra runtime should make that more palatable to most buyers. We’ll know more when we have full review time with both tablets, but either way it seems the iPad 2 finally has some competition on not only specs but pricing.
at today’s press conference at CES 2011, and found a few goodies. Most of the specs have been made public now, but one that appeared to slip out of the woodwork is the presence of a Netflix app. Yes, Netflix on an Android device. And what better kind of device to use it on than one that runs faster than my internet connection at home?
So I was able to take a few pictures of the device without extra cables attached, and also check out the video below explaining the specs and the features. Hats off to the LG PR gentleman that did the demo, as he had never played with the phone before today.
In my hands, the 4.3″ screen didn’t feel so big. I remember when the EVO 4G first launched, and I held the phone in my hands thinking of how massive it really was. With the Revolution, though I may be used to holding such large phones, it still felt as though I was holding an equivalent phone with only 4″ screen. I was very impressed by how compact it felt for such a large phone. Most likely this is due to the concave style backing, making it comfortable to hold.
While it wasn’t a dual-core processor, the phone still felt speedy enough. We’ll have to wait until the final product and review to determine exactly how fast that is. No word on pricing or availability, though we do know that this will come out sometime between March and May.
Just to recap, here are the specs:
Android 2.2, upgradeable to 2.3 Gingerbread
Verizon LTE 4G
5 MP camera with 1080p HD video record
16 GB internal storage plus microSD capability
1.3 MP front facing camera for video chat
4.3″
1 GHz Snapdragon (not dual-core)
Mobile hotspot
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