Click to enlarge. Newegg (Update: Toshiba has since announced their tablet’s official product name — the Toshiba Thrive.) We may finally have a price and a name for Toshiba’s Android Honeycomb tablet, thanks to a product listing on Newegg (pictured right) that has since been taken down. The listing showed the tablet in three capacities: …
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What tablets can learn from the iPod wars
The Apple iPod in its early years. Apple The iPad is to tablets what the iPod was to MP3 players. I think that’s safe to say now, right? I mean, here we are again with Apple churning out a runaway hit that defies logical, practical buying habits and ranks up there with cultural phenomena like Beanie Babies and Snuggies. Still, …
Read More »Prizefight: Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad 2
Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad 2 5:21 We know this will only end in nasty, partisan comments, but we wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we didn’t put the Motorola Xoom and Apple iPad 2 in the ring for an official CNET Prizefight. Out of the gate, you guys can probably guess my feelings on these …
Read More »Speaker options for iPad 2
The iPad 2 works with a wide assortment of wireless speakers, but sometimes you just need a spot to dock the darn thing. Altec Lansing Shopping for iPad speakers doesn’t have to be complicated. If you already have a speaker system you like, you’re probably just a .99-cent stereo aux cable away from making it work with an iPad (or …
Read More »CNET’s ongoing iPad 2 review
The Apple iPad 2 James Martin/CNET On the day the Apple iPad 2 goes on sale, CNET Senior Editor Donald Bell will be live-blogging his full review. Follow along for his complete analysis of the design, features, and performance. Updates will be added throughout the day. The competition must really hate Apple. The Apple iPad wasn’t just a successful tablet …
Read More »Apple iPad 2 hands
Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPad 2 1:31 What does the world’s most successful tablet computer do for an encore? More of the same. The second-generation iPad from Apple is thinner, faster, lighter, and whiter, but not a radical departure from the original. Pricing is also holding steady, starting at $499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model, up to 64GB with …
Read More »Know your tablets
Now playing: Watch this: Tablets (Winter 2010) 3:37 Editors’ note: Updated January 12, 2011. As manufacturers rush to capitalize on the attention given to the Apple iPad, there’s seems to be a new tablet announced every week. We can’t keep track of every slate thrown into the wild, but if you’re curious to know what options are out there, we’ve …
Read More »iOS 4.2 for iPad, hands
Now playing: Watch this: iOS 4.2 for Apple iPad, hands-on 2:48 Apple’s iOS 4.2 update for the iPad is coming, and unless you’re inconsolable over the decision to change the screen rotation lock switch into a mute switch, this free update is nothing but win. We’ve already run though the nuts and bolts of the update in last week’s 4.2 …
Read More »AT&T offically prices Galaxy Tab
Samsung Galaxy Tab on AT&T. Samsung The Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet will make its way to AT&T November 21, priced at $649. If you’ve been following the Tab’s prolonged multicarrier roll-out this month, you’re probably wondering why AT&T has priced the Tab at a $50 premium over its competitors Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. One answer is that AT&T is …
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The Pocket eDGe from Entourage is a dual-screen tablet and e-book reader. Donald Bell/CNET Sometimes, convergence between two devices happens so naturally that you hardly notice. You wake up, and your iPod and your phone are the same thing, and you wonder how you ever managed them as separate devices. Some convergence is a bit more blunt. Case in point–the …
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