Tag Archives: tablets

Feb 15

Acer Iconia Tab A500

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The tablet market is truly hotting up now, like the netbook scene did one or two years back and just like with the netbook market there actually is very little to differentiate the numerous models on offer except for the price and battery lifespan. Acer, better known for their range of cheap and cheerful portables, have come up with a standard 10.1 in. tablet with the usual 1280×800 screen resolution, 1 GHz dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 1GB RAM, 16 GB storage, 5 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, accelerometer, gyroscope, digital compass, GPS, background light sensor and all powered by Android 3.2. Phew!

That said, there are some distinguishing features taken from Acer’s portable computer pedigree. The tablet comes with a USB port for simple data transferring or maybe plugging in a USB pen drive, a microSD card slot so that you can expand the memory up to 32GB (not to mention easily transfer photographs from your camera) and a micro HDMI out port so you can connect the tablet up to your big-screen television and watch your digital movie on the big-screen, which is great if you plan to use the NetFlix application to stream movies. The rear camera is the standard 5 megapixels that you get on most other tablets and allows you to take HD films, and it has an LED flash which helps a touch for indoor photos an area where most tablets are well-known for struggling with low light or moving object photos. The webcam camera on the front is the typical 2 megapixels too. To be truthful though, we’re yet to see a tablet camera blow us away and make us put our compact cameras up for sale at eBay.

According to many users of tablets, weight is a very important consideration for a tablet when you’re playing games or browsing the web for hours even the smallest difference in weight can make a difference. The Iconia weighs in at 1.69 pounds which is one of the most heavy we’ve seen so far and a full 5 ounces heavier than the svelte Galaxy Tab. The finish on the back is a rather stylish brushed aluminium (real, not fake) which is a nod to the iPad 2 but does not quite have the same build quality as its Cupertino counterpart.

The Iconia runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb which was purpose made to support tablets with resizable widgets and includes support for a bigger screen. You can get all the latest apps like Google Music, Google Movies, Gmail and more and with access to the Android Market place you have virtually unlimited possibilities to customize your Iconia to run and work precisely how you need. It also does not force you in to an ecosystem like the iPad 2 so what you buy or download can be transferred to another device without a problem.

When all the features are the same, one way to decide which tablet to go for is the battery life-span and while Acer claims that it has an 8 hour battery life, anyone who owns any kind of electrical device know that manufacturers skew these estimates in their favour. Real life users say that with every day use it’s possible to get about 6-7 hours from the Iconia before it needs to be charged which for an occasional user equates to having to charge it every other day.

One area which the Iconia stumbles on, as does the Lenovo K1 Ideapad, is the wifi signal strength. A lot of feedback reviews mention how browsing the net or downloading doesn’t appear to be as quick compared to their laptops when on a wifi network. If this is a hardware problem, a browser problem or an Android problem nobody seems to know and since all of the machines have an identical fundamental setup it’s difficult to identify the real root of the problem.

James Perron loves to write about technology at Arduino Books. Check out more great articles on topics such as Free Arduino PDFs.

Feb 11

It’s About Time You Get Your Hands On The New Galaxy Tab 10.1

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You all know too well that acquiring a Samsung item is worth the investment. For many years, Samsung has supplied exceptional technology to millions of its individuals all over the world for so countless years. You can easily never ever go wrong with the product when you end up buying any of their devices.

The products not only give you a set of splendid designs however they even operate by having reliable as well as unrelenting performance. Take their new tablet, for example, the recently discharged Galaxy Tab, which has impressed numerous since its debut in the Mobile Congress headlined earlier in Barcelona, Spain.

The outstanding device boasts a vibrant ten inch screen display leaving countless to idolize it in awe. Viewing videos in high definition has actually never ever been this feasible as well as it carries out not matter where the content comes from, be it from online download or a transferred video file. The tablet even ares available in with a very superb Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, making scanning inevitably effortless without disruptions.

Thanks to the processor, you can easily multi-task as well as run a great deal of apps without needing to feel uneasy concerning consuming the battery. Another important thing to take note of is that the device runs on the newest Honeycomb 3.1 version from the Android operating system.

Due to the effectiveness of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, the item is currently the most innovative for a tablet. Software updates from the latest Android operating program resulted to mending a number of bugs and have included improvements to its drivers to operate better. Purportedly, the item is suggested to be debut in March but as a result of the iPad 2, it needed to be briefly held down. This led Samsung developers to stop the release and have actually returned to the luring board to add pieces to the item that would make it work. As well as the outcome made the tablet heavily valued by lots of.

David Levi writes tablet news and reviews for a popular technology site. Visit it now for more details on the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Feb 11

Changing The Tablet Game: The Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1

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Ever since the release of the Galaxy Tab, countless have changed the manner they looked at the tablets viewed in the market today. The brilliant design of the Samsung’s most current tablet has actually left countless in awe as to exactly what the following generation of Android powered tablets would look like in the future. Samsung will certainly be making more tablets like it in the future and anticipate something better on its next line of products.

The tablet has earned respect as well as it rightfully does so considering that it’s easily the most current piece of technology that runs on the most current software and hardware features for a ten inch screen. Individuals were skeptical firsthand since its predecessor carried out not carry out more desirable in the heavily populated tablet market.

Samsung’s new tablet changed all that as it caught countless off guard. A bunch were impressed and marginal expectations for the device turned out to be a little something also greater as the product places itself ahead of the many Android powered tablets out there. The unveiling of the machine resulted to over twelve million units sold worldwide.

Up till today, item sales are still strong as brand-new consumers are glued to the item’s most up-to-date set of features. You can not assist however idolize the ten in. display that lots of have actually quickly fallen for.

The high resolution for its huge display makes it optimal to enjoy multimedia content as well as video gaming. Its processor purposely functions to be reliable in using power. You will definitely recognize the fact that the screen nicely handles millions of colors without placing as well much strain on the eyes. Its interchangeable battery can power the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for practically the entire day and this is extremely great news to heavy tablet customers. The Android powered device is by far the just of its kind to play different media files of almost any file format.

Michael Jones writes tablet news for a popular tech site. Visit it now for more info on the Galaxy Tab.