Hewlett-Packard has reentered the consumer tablet market with the Slate 7, an Android-based device with a 7-inch screen that will start at US$ 169.
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HP lets loose Android-based Slate 7 tablet starting at $169
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on February 25, 2013
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HP to ship Slate7 consumer tablet for $169 in April
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on February 25, 2013
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Hewlett Packard Sunday unveiled the HP Slate7, a 7-in. tablet that will go on sale in April in the U.S. starting at the bargain price of $ 169.
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Acer launches 16GB Iconia B1 Android tablet for €139
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on February 24, 2013
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Acer’s low-end Iconia B1-A71 Android tablet made its debut at CES 2013, packing a dual-core 1.2GHz Mediatek processor and 8GB of internal storage. A few months later here at MWC, the company is introducing a 16GB model of the 7-inch Jelly Bean slate, and it’s on sale immediately for €139 (compared to €119 for the 8GB version). The higher storage capacity is the real story here; otherwise, you’re looking at the same 1,024 x 600 display, 0.3-megapixel camera and lightweight plastic build. Like the version announced at CES, the B1 is available in Africa, Europe and the Middle East but not North America. Cruise past the break for the press release.
Gallery: Acer Iconia B1 (16GB)
Ask Slashdot: How to Pimp My Android Tablet?
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on February 23, 2013
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New submitter capsfan100 writes “At Christmas I got an $ 89 Android tablet by MID. The 7″ tablet has sufficient RAM, etc. The battery, however, was rather pathetic out of the box. It’s already fading, so we know where this is headed — decent tablet, but it constantly needs the plug. How would you take this ‘old’ tablet and turn it into a rockin’ stereo component? Is there a ROM build out there titled Pimp My Tablet Into An MP3 Player? The current music app can look up lyrics on-line. I’d like to keep that feature. Any ideas on a good app for syncing music videos with my *ahem* random music collection? Any fun, off-beat party apps this middle-aged suburban dad hasn’t heard of? Since the Android security nightmare is so well documented, I’d rather not use services that require passwords. I also need top-notch security and monitoring software so I can see what my kids and their friends are doing with it next year when I’m not home while keeping them anonymous and safe on-line. As for my living room stereo system, how best to mount a sleek MP3 tablet? I was thinking velcro, but it would ruin the feel. Maybe a wall-mount arm like my HDTV has? We want to be able to unplug it and move around the room, so I’ll need to upgrade the speakers to wireless. Any thoughts there? I’m not afraid of the command line — indeed, I insist on one — but no Gentoo-type projects, thank you. Just a good sleek and secure ROM for optimal tunage with all the top apps the kids are using today.”
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AMD docking technology adjusts tablet, laptop performance in hybrids
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on February 20, 2013
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Advanced Micro Devices hopes to take on Intel's ultrabooks with a new keyboard docking technology that modifies the level of performance of thin-and-light hybrid devices when used in tablet or laptop modes.
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Canonical launches tablet interface to run on top of its OS
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on February 19, 2013
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Canonical has introduced the Ubuntu tablet interface, which will compete with Android, iOS and Windows with its own take on multitasking and advanced security features. The launch is the next step in Canonical's quest to unify phones, tablets, PCs and TVs.
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How A Tablet App Could Help Diagnose Concussions
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on February 19, 2013
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Fighting concussions. There’s an app for that.
The Wyss Institute, at Harvard, has developed a tablet application that, among other things, could help diagnose concussions on the sidelines of a football match. Wyss reports on the findings on its site (and in the Journal of Gerontology); CNET and others have taken also taken note.
New tablet app could diagnose concussions on the sidelines
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on February 18, 2013
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Harvard’s Wyss Institute unveils an application that involves a stylus and simple tracing exercise to rapidly assess neuromuscular performance in a doc’s office or at the scene of an injury. [Read more]
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Weather Channel for Android gets tablet optimization, precise weather warnings
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on February 18, 2013
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The Weather Channel has dwelt mostly on its iOS apps as of late, but don’t worry — it’s lavishing attention on forecast-minded Android users today. As of version 4.0, the Android app is optimized for tablets and gives a better heads-up for the conditions ahead from your Nexus 7. Other tweaks are more for feature parity, including precisely-timed warnings for significant weather changes, faster radar maps and higher-detail forecasts. Favorites also help with Android-specific widgets. Should you need to know more about the rain or snow than a Google Now card can deliver, the Weather Channel revamp is ready at the source.
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Nexus Tablet Success And Why There’s No Time Like The Present For A Google Retail Store
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on February 18, 2013
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Rumors from an “extremely reliable source” speaking to 9t05Google have suggested Google will soon start to operate its own physical retail stores starting as soon as the 2013 holiday season in the U.S. Brick-and-mortar shops from an Internet search company? Sounds like a stretch, but the Goog is breaking out of its search box big time, and recent additions to the Nexus line are proving it has a real chance at establishing a direct relationship with customers.
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With Microsoft as tablet rival, will HP go Android?
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on February 17, 2013
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Hewlett-Packard has a lot of reasons to go Android. Microsoft is one of them. [Read more]
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Ask Engadget: can you rent a tablet?
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on February 17, 2013
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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Sarah, who would like a tablet, but only for one week a year. If you’re looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
“One week every summer, I go out of town for a convention that I work with. I don’t get a lot of downtime, but when I do, I want to stay connected. A laptop’s too bulky and a smartphone just won’t have the battery life, so is there a way I could rent a tablet with a 3/4G connection for a week at a time? Thanks”
Sarah, you’ve posed your humble narrator a real head-scratcher here. We’ve hunted around online, and found some web-based services that at least promise to do what you need. One that we are familiar with is Xcom Global, who will loan you a tablet if you select one of its MiFi plans, but it’s a service designed more for international travel than a short hop like yours. We found a few places, including RentOurTablets, RentAComputer and RentFusion — but we’re not qualified to say if any of them are any good. As a consequence, it’s time to turn this question over to the Engadget community. If you’ve got any experience of services that you trust and have used before, chime in and spread a little knowledge this weekend.
For Surface tablet, Wi-Fi updates, warranties, and more
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on February 12, 2013
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More Microsoft Surface RT and Surface Pro questions and a few more answers from sites and spokespeople around the Web. [Read more]
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Tablet Thursday: Get a Motorola Xoom 2 + 4G LTE for $219 shipped
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on February 7, 2013
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Known stateside as the Motorola Droid Xyboard, this feature-packed tablet is available in your choice of size: 8.2 or 10.1. [Read more]
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Sony K-12 initiative puts the Xperia Tablet S into schools
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on February 6, 2013
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The selection of tablets in education has been narrow, especially for teachers that want support after the hardware is on their doorstep. Sony figures that it can widen the field through its K-12 Education Initiative. The effort gives schools a discount on the Xperia Tablet S, but that’s just the start: they have access to Education Ambassador, an online resource for incorporating Android tablets into the classroom, as well as 50GB of free Box storage and a year’s worth of Kaspersky security services. Sony is already taking orders for schools waiting to hop onboard; if they’re willing to try a company that’s relatively untested in education, they may get a better deal than they expect.
Via: ZDNet
Source: Education Ambassador
Microsoft’s tablet blip versus Android’s boom
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on February 1, 2013
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The surge in Android tablet shipments is not good news for Microsoft, which is just now trying to gain a toehold in the market. [Read more]
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IDC: Worldwide Tablet Shipments Hit A Record Total Of 52.5M Units In Q4 , Including 22.9M iPads
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on January 31, 2013
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Apple’s iPad led the charge as total worldwide tablet shipments hit a record of 52.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to IDC’s preliminary data from its Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, but its market share continued to slide due to competition from Samsung. Meanwhile, PC shipments declined during the quarter for the first time in more than five years. The tablet market grew 75.3% year-over-year, and increased 74.3% from the previous quarter’s total of 30.1 million units, helped along by holiday purchases, lower average selling prices and a wider range of products.
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59% Of All Android Tablet Usage Comes From The U.S., Where Amazon’s Kindle Fire Leads The Pack
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on January 28, 2013
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Android tablets have nearly caught up to iPad devices as the world’s most popular tablet platform, and some project that they may even overtake iPads later this year. According to new research from app analytics company Localytics, the U.S., and specifically Amazon, should take the most credit for that trend: some 59% of all Android tablet usage came from the U.S., with over half of that attributed to Kinde Fire and Fire HD tablets.
Open Garden And TextMe Team Up So Android Tablet Users Can Text, Call, & Video Chat Even When They Don’t Have A Signal
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on January 25, 2013
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Open Garden, the TechCrunch Disrupt New York 2012 battlefield finalist which allows users to share their wireless data connections with others, is today announcing its first partnership with another software company, TextMe, a mobile communications app with over 8 million users. The deal will allow users of TextMe on Android tablets the ability to text and make voice or video calls using their tablet, even when they don’t have a Wi-Fi connection present.
Windows 8, innovative Surface tablet fail to help Microsoft
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on January 25, 2013
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Hyundai T7 tablet baffles with quad-core Exynos for impossibly low price
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on January 23, 2013
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Today’s most mysterious combination of components to hit the mobile universe must be no less than the Hyundai T7 tablet, revealed with a Samsung Exynos 4 quad-core processor and a 7-inch display for just $ 166 USD. While at that price we’re certainly not confident this machine is going to run, it certainly does look enticing
Surface RT tablet to get update glitch fix — in February
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on January 23, 2013
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Microsoft expects to deliver early next month a fix for Windows RT devices hit by app-updating problems caused by, well, fixes introduced with the latest set of Patch Tuesday updates. [Read more]
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Microsoft announces release date for most expensive tablet ever
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on January 22, 2013
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Sony launches thin and light Tablet Z
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on January 21, 2013
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Sony has expanded its portfolio of Android-based products with the Tablet Z, which is thinner and lighter than competing products from Apple and Google.
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Sony (Finally) Moves Past Kooky Tablet Designs, Introduces The Svelte New Xperia Tablet Z
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on January 21, 2013
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This latest Xperia tablet has been the stuff of rumors for a few days now — a release from Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo first hinted that the so-called Tablet Z was in fact a real thing earlier this week — but the time for rumors has passed. Now Sony Mobile Japan has officially lifted the veil, and (to my utter surprise) the Tablet Z is both real and rather striking.
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Sony Xperia Tablet Z revealed with not-quite-Nexus specs
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on January 21, 2013
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Today Sony has made a bit of a soft announcement of their next-generation hero tablet, that being the Xperia Tablet Z: complete with a quad-core processor and a rather thin body. This machine is just about as strait up rectangular a tablet as we’ve ever seen with extremely tight (but not quite square) corners and
Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z announced: 1.5GHz quad-core, 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen and 6.9mm thickness
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on January 21, 2013
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Announced bright and early in Japan today is the Sony Xperia Tablet Z that we’ve been hearing about. As you’d expect, this 10.1-inch Android 4.1 tablet features the same design language as its smartphone counterpart, but it’s what’s inside that really sells this device: a Qualcomm 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, a 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen (with Mobile Bravia Engine 2), an 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera, NFC, LTE (MDM9215M radio), microSD expansion and Sony’s very own “S-Force” virtual surround sound technology. Amazingly, these are all packed tightly into a 6.9mm-thick, 495g-heavy body, and it’s both waterproof and dustproof. We’ll update you guys once we get hold of info on pricing and availability.
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Source: Sony Mobile
Intel CEO: The PC is shape-shifting into a tablet
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on January 18, 2013
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Intel’s CEO did his best to try to hammer home that the PC will do everything a tablet can do — and more. [Read more]
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Kite HD tablet runs Ubuntu and Android, boasts quad-core processor
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on January 16, 2013
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An Ubuntu-powered tablet has appeared from DaVinci Mobile, an Italian company. The Kite features high-end specs that trump a lot of tablets on the market, with an HD display and quad-core processor. For those not thrilled about running Ubuntu, the tablet also runs Android, making it a dual-boot slate that meets your needs. Inside you’ll
Exynos-powered Kite tablet flies Android 4.0 and Ubuntu 12.04 for €309
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on January 15, 2013
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Italian electronics firm DaVinci Mobile Technology is now accepting pre-orders for its Kite Full-HD tablet. This European slab features a 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 IPS display, a Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a front-facing VGA camera and a rear-facing 2-megapixel shooter. In addition to packing some decent specs, the device also dual-boots Ubuntu 12.04 for ARM and Android 4.0. While there’s no telling if this switch hitter will ever officially make its way to US soil, our friends abroad can fly this Kite for €309 (around $ 413 USD).
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Via: Notebook Italia (translated)
$149 Asus Memo Pad pushes Android tablet prices to new low
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on January 14, 2013
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Asustek has cut prices for Android tablets, announcing the $ 149 Memo Pad tablet, which has a 7-inch screen and Android 4.1, in challenge to Google, Amazon.
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Asus launches Memo Pad 7-inch Android tablet for $149
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on January 14, 2013
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Asus has announced the launch of a new tablet running the Android operating system that promises to be one of the cheapest offerings on the market. The tablet is called the Memo Pad and has a seven-inch screen. The tablet runs the Android 4.1 operating system and offers full support for Google Play. That means
Samsung Won’t Release Windows RT Tablet In US
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on January 14, 2013
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First time accepted submitter sandoval88419 writes “During CES the US head of Samsung Tablet business announced they won’t release Windows RT devices in the US. Explanations are low demand, heavy investment to educate the consumer on the differences between windows RT and 8 and more importantly the effort to keep a low retail price with the Microsoft offering. “
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Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 tablet hits AT&T for $199
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on January 13, 2013
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This week the Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 7-inch tablet has been revealed in its mobile data-connected iteration as carried by AT&T right here in the USA. This device will be appearing in your hands with 3G – UMTS 850/1900 MHz connectivity and the same 7-inch 1024×600 LCD TN (170 ppi) display you’ll get with the wifi-only
Vizio 11.6-inch Windows 8 Tablet PC hands-on
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on January 13, 2013
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Mobi-Lens smartphone / tablet camera attachment hands-on
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on January 13, 2013
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Here’s the sort of thing Kickstarter is all about: those ideas that are so head-bangingly simple you get genuinely angry you didn’t come up with them yourself. Someone from Mobi-Lens popped by the Engadget stage this week to show off the company’s new crowdfunded creations, lenses for smartphone and tablet camera than clip onto the side of the device.
The company brought by the macro and fisheye versions, which we got to play around with a bit. After a bit of adjusting on our handset, we were more than happy to take them for a ride, shooting some shots of Tim’s Ken Block interview. We didn’t get the greatest shots in the world for the few minutes we played around with it, but what the company has managed to get over on its site give you a decent idea of what’s possible. The macro took some interesting shots as well, but you’ve really got to get in extremely close to get it to work as intended.
The lenses aren’t cheap, at $ 40 bucks a pop, or $ 65 for two, but they’re definitely cool additions for those looking to mix up their own smartphone photography a touch.
Source: Mobi-Lens
Revolve Robotics’ KUBI spins your tablet around for teleconferences, we go hands-on
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on January 12, 2013
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We’ve been covering telepresence robots for years, but those that have materialized aren’t exactly within most people’s budget. However, if all you need is some way to rotate your view on the other end of the line, then you may consider Revolve Robotics’ KUBI. With six days left and just over $ 27,000 away from the $ 50,000 goal (the team was able to knock 50 percent off the original goal), this Indiegogo project hopes to offer a relatively affordable and simple telepresence solution for existing tablet users. The KUBI itself is essentially a tablet mount that can do a 300-degree pan plus 90-degree tilt, and the prototypes we saw featured two spring-loaded aluminium arms that elegantly pinches the tablet — we’ve been told that they can even fit Microsoft’s Surface in landscape. The robot is pretty much platform-agnostic as long as the tablet supports Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy, which is how the robot receives its motion commands.
The demo we saw featured iPads that had a KUBI app running in the background to take care of the Bluetooth communication. Obviously it doesn’t matter what teleconference app we use alongside, but we did use FaceTime between two iPads in the same hotel suite for the sake of convenience. To control the robot on the other end (to, say, look around a room, interact with a baby or stalk a subject), a secondary device is needed to access a web page with a matrix of buttons, which correspond to different coordinates within the robot’s range of motion. As you’ll see in the demo video after the break, it worked pretty well for us, and the company’s already working with partners to have the controls and even motion tracking built into custom teleconference apps. The KUBI is expected to hit the market in the summer for around $ 249, but early birds can pre-order one for just $ 199 on Indiegogo and receive shipment as soon as end of April.
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Canadian Researchers Debut PaperTab, the Paper-Thin Tablet
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on January 10, 2013
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redletterdave writes “The PaperTab, which looks and feels just like a sheet of paper, may one today overtake today’s tablet. Developed by researchers at the Human Media Lab at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, the PaperTab features a flexible, high-resolution 10.7-inch plastic touchscreen display built by Plastic Logic, the company borne from Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory, and relies on a second-generation Intel Core i5 processor to turn what looks like a sheet of white paper into a living, interactive display. Unlike typical tablets akin to Apple’s iPad, the idea of PaperTab is to use one app at a time, per Papertab. To make tasks easier, users would own 10 or more PaperTabs at once and lay them out to their liking; with multiple tablets to separate your applications, PaperTab relies on an interface that allows you to combine and merge elements from disparate applications with intuitive dragging, dropping, pointing, and folding.”
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Revolutionary tablet is as thin and flexible as paper
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on January 9, 2013
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NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 reference tablet hands-on at CES 2013
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on January 9, 2013
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During our on-stage broadcast with NVIDIA, while we got another look at Project Shield, we were also surprised by the appearance of NVIDIA’s new Tegra 4 reference tablet. Previously out of reach over at the chipmaker’s CES space, we got to exclusively handle it and play some Riptide GP 2 (another first). The device — which won’t ever make its way to consumers — was incredibly light, while the 16:9 11-inch display beamed out Android 4.0.2. There’s a raft of ports for developers to meddle with, including alongside some indentations for docks and fixtures.
In our hands, it’s unerringly light — and the NVIDIA guys seemed pretty proud when we mentioned that. Performance on the game and basic navigations was unsurprisingly very slick — the game we tried was developed specifically for NVIDIA’s new mobile chip. However, we weren’t able to steal a glance at the web browser, but we’re likely to see and hear a lot more next month at Mobile World Congress. After the break, we’ve got some playtime with Riptide 2 and a video tour of the device.
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Panasonic shows off 20-inch tablet with 4K screen
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on January 8, 2013
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Panasonic on Tuesday showed off a 20-inch tablet with a 4K screen that can display images at a resolution of 3840-by-2160 pixels and is designed to improve multimedia tasks such as photo editing.
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Razer Edge tablet looks to take PC gaming mobile for $999
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on January 8, 2013
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AMD shows off Windows 8 tablet with upcoming Tamesh chip
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on January 8, 2013
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Advanced Micro Devices showed off a Windows 8 tablet running the company's upcoming tablet chip code-named Temash, which the company hopes will reverse a string of past failures and provide enough ammunition to compete with tablet chip leaders ARM and Intel.
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RCA unveils new Mobile TV Tablet
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on January 7, 2013
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Vizio launches first AMD-powered Windows 8 tablet with full HD screen
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on January 6, 2013
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Vizio Tablet PC leads the CES 2013 charge with 11.6-inches of Windows 8
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on January 6, 2013
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This week the folks at Vizio have unleashed the full barrage of Windows 8 machines you’d expect from a burgeoning new manufacturer of such devices, starting with the Vizio Tablet PC. The thing is though, Vizio isn’t new, they’re only just entering the PC market now, having released several rather aesthetically pleasing (and rather nice
Fulton Innovation to demo tablet that doubles as wireless charging mat at CES
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on January 6, 2013
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Fulton Innovation comes to CES each year armed with the latest tricks in the field of wireless charging, and this year is no exception. Starting things out with a bang, the purveyor of all things Qi will be on-hand to demonstrate its newest feat: the ability to charge your Qi-compatible phone… on the back of a tablet. Indeed, your 7- to 10-inch slate may someday be able to double as its own wireless charging mat, allowing you to feed battery from your tablet to your smartphone just by holding the two devices back-to-back.
Additionally, Fulton promises to show off a multi-device charging platform capable of powering up two devices simultaneously. Even better, this surface can recognize and adapt to the needs of each particular product — in other words, tablets and smartphones can charge together on the same pad, each device receiving the proper amount of juice. Check out the video and press release past the break to see a few ideas Fulton is bringing to the table this week, and fortunately we’ll get to take a closer look at all of them soon.
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Ask Slashdot: Using a Tablet As a Sole Computing Device?
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on January 5, 2013
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cashman73 writes “My mother’s six year old desktop computer finally bit the dust due to an electrical surge. It’s out-of-warranty, and not really worth fixing. Plus, I’m 2,500 miles and two time zones away, so I can’t exactly troubleshoot things from here. I recently got a new tablet, and even 80% of the things I do are done easier with it. Plus, she really likes the size, convenience, portability, and the screen. Virtually everything she does is simple web browsing, email, light photo sharing but no heavy editing, and other simple tasks. We’re thinking that using a tablet as her sole ‘computer’ might be the best solution here. What are other Slashdotter’s experiences using tablets without a separate desktop computer?”
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E FUN unveils Nextbook 7GP Android tablet ahead of CES
Posted by Gsurface
on January 4, 2013
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