Tuesday, March 22, 2011

BlackBerry Playbook Pricing and Availability!

With yesterdays post I shared about how to get updates from Sprint. Today BlackBerry announced its pricing.

WiFi Versions:
16 GB: $500
32 GB: $600
64 GB: $700

Scheduled availability is on April 19th.

Will this be your tablet or choice or will you stick with the first one to the market. Maybe you want to spend the same and get more screen real-estate. The great thing is you can choose whatever you can handle.

2 New Galaxy Tabs! Pricing!



Today at CTIA Samsung announced two new Galaxy Tabs. In their event they showed how each person has a different use for tablets and they each prefer a different form factor. The first is the Galaxy Tab 10.1. This will feature Android 3.0 and TouchWiz 4.0. It will have 4G capabilities. Other features are a Readers Hub, Music Hub, Media Hub, dual speakers,2 mp front facing camera, 5 mp 720p rear camera, and enterprise specific features. SD card adapter, hdmi/speaker dock, ear piece, and book cover case. Samsung just announced pricing of the 10.1" tablet, 16 GB at $499 and 32GB at $599. Launch June 8th!

The second is the Galaxy Tab 8.9. It will consist of the same features as the 10.1 model. 16 GB at $469 and 32GB at $569. This will be available in the summer.



Wow the market is really being filled with some great products. Samsung is promoting these to be the thinest and lightest tablets of them all.

www.samsung.com
www.engadget.com

HTC EVO View 4G Tablet

Well what do we have here? It looks like Sprint is getting very close to announcing the first 4G tablet made by HTC. They are calling it the EVO View 4G.

If you would like to sign up to receive updates by mail you are free to do so here. So far rumored specs are to have a 1.5 GHz Processor and a 7" screen. Maybe this one will be the droid you are looking for.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Sprint BlackBerry 4G PlayBook

Are you a BlackBerry fan? Do you love your phone and despise the iPad? The BlackBerry PlayBook might be just right for you. With a 7" display it packs a 1GHz dual-core processor that will surely impress. So far reviews have been that is is very fast and a great mutli-media device.


Weather you are a BlackBerry fan or not this looks like it is going to be a great tablet. Sprint has put up a page with its specs and a place for you to sign up for updates on release information. Rumors have it that this will be able to install Android Apps which could really make it a great product.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Battle of the Tablets!

How does the iPad 2 compare with all the other tablets? Engadget answers your question.



Apple
iPad 2

Motorola
Xoom 

HP
TouchPad

BlackBerry
PlayBook



PlatformiOS 4.3Android 3.0webOS 3.0BB Tablet OS (QNX)
Display9.7-inch
LED-backlit IPS LCD
10.1-inch9.7-inch7-inch LCD
Resolution1024 x 7681280 x 8001024 x 7681024 x 600
Processor1GHz dual-core
Apple A5
1GHz dual-core
NVIDIA Tegra 2
1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon1GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
Memory?1GB RAM1GB RAM1GB RAM
Storage16GB / 32GB / 64GB32GB16GB / 32GB16GB / 32GB / 64GB
Front cameraVGA2 megapixel1.3 megapixel3 megapixel
Rear camera720p / 30 fps video5 megapixel AF with dual-LED flash,
720 / 30p video
none5 megapixel,
720p video
Cellular radioEDGE plus quadband HSPA or
CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A
3G with free upgrade to 4G LTE3G and 4G3G and 4G
WiFi802.11a/b/g/n802.11a/b/g/n802.11b/g/n802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth2.1 + EDR2.1 + EDR2.1 + EDR2.1 + EDR
Accelerometer3-axis3-axisYesYes
GyroscopeYesYesYes--
Battery25Wh3,250mAh6,300 mAh5,300 mAh
Thickness8.8mm12.7mm13.7mm10mm
Weight601g (WiFi),
607g (Verizon),
613g (AT&T)
725g740g425g
See the full article at Engadget.

The iPad 2! All you need to know.

What another amazing Apple event that was. Apple is doing a great job at refreshing it's products fast. She here are my predictions for the iPad 2.

  • New A5 processor. Not sure on the speed.
  • A pixel density screen.
  • Weight 1 lb. (Close)
  • Front facing 2MP camera for Facetime.
  • A sd card slot to easily transfer pictures.
  • No price change.
  • Ability to sync the 30 connecter with Thunderbolt.
More than half right but I did miss a few things. They made it slimmer, added the function to mirror screen onto TV with HDMI, a rear camera, and many other features.

Go here to see the full specs. So my question to you is, does the iPad now have all you need or do you still think that it is a fad? Sound off in the comments. Thanks for reading!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

HP TouchPad Introduction

Here is my first video of many to come about the great tablets that are coming to the market.



Hp didn't not release any details on pricing and only said that availability will be this summer. This looks like it will have a good start if they can release it soon. There are many Hp and Palm fans that will be sure to get a hold of this one.