Archos 5 Internet Tablet Review
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, reader, review
Via Nate the Great
I’ve been wanting to add an Android device to my collection for some time now, but I had to wait until I had the funds to spare. The Archos 5 was released last fall in the US and Europe. It’s your usual MID with a 4.8” screen, 8GB flash, Wifi, Bluetooth, and [...]
EviGroup unveils 10.1″ Paddle tablet
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by JD in News
eviGroup has a new tablet computer coming out soon, and it has a much cuter name than "iPad." The Paddle is also a little fancier than the iPad, but strikingly more expensive.
The Paddle has a unique-looking interface called Scale, a 3D vector design that navigates through a suite of work and media programs. While eviGroup says [...]
Watch out iPad: here comes (Mr Blurrycam’s) $200 Kogan Pad
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, iPad
Via APCmag.com Alex Kidman, 02 March 2010, 11:14 AM
If there's one thing that Ruslan Kogan understands, it's hype. He's arguably rather good at it, whether it's generating it himself or jumping onto a shift in consumer buying habits, from Blu-Ray players to Netbooks. With all the hype surrounding the Apple iPad, it's perhaps not [...]
Why Can’t All These Ideas For Content On The iPad/Tablets Also Work On The Web?
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by JD in News, iPad
Last month, at a panel in Silicon Valley on the future of journalism, one of the topics of discussion was whether or not tablet computing would be the “savior” of news, with most of the focus being on a recent video put together by Sports Illustrated of what a specialized tablet version of the magazine might look like. More recently, Wired Magazine demonstrated a working prototype of a tabletized version of the magazine. Both of these demos are certainly impressive — but I’ll say the same thing that I said about the SI demo on that panel discussion: why is the focus on the hardware? Nothing in either demo really requires a tablet. If this format is so compelling, why aren’t these publications already offering it for use on regular computers? Certainly, the ability to use touchscreen controls is nice, but you could easily replicate the basics with a mouse. If the overall format is so compelling, then what does it have to do with a tablet/iPad, specifically? Now, perhaps Wired does intend for this to be useful on other platforms, as its version is just an Adobe AIR app, and so it could function just fine on a desktop/laptop, but again, the video seems to keep focusing on the tablet as if that’s necessary. Yes, perhaps the form factor of a tablet computer makes this experience more enjoyable, but I think it’s important in judging whether or not these apps actually make sense to separate the hardware from the software, to see if either makes sense without the other, or if they really are joined at the hip.
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Apple announces the iPad, at last
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by JD in News, blog, iPad
All the naysayers can feel free to eat their hats. Today Apple finally revealed the device we’ve all been whispering about for a good year or more. The Sasquatch of gadgets is real. We’ll update this with all the details as they happen; in the meantime, follow the TechCrunch live coverage.
Looks like a big iPhone [...]
On iTablet (iPad) Eve, here’s the Windows version
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by JD in News, blog
Got word the other day that another tablet PC – the Handii – will be launching in Australia in March. I’ll have my review unit in mid-Feb, and it will be v interested to see how it and its ilk stack up against the upcoming iTablet.
Looking at the Handii website, it seems there will be [...]
