In its 17 years, Slate has distinguished itself as a publishing innovator and a home for well-written news and ideas. But, until recently, it has been hampered by a lack of technology and a business model. Is that about to change? Read more at paidContent »
Acer’s new Iconia W510 blends the tablet and laptop worlds with Windows 8 and an optional keyboard dock. The thin slate on its own starts at $499, but $749 doubles the flash storage and includes a keyboard dock with battery, providing 18 hours of runtime. Read more »
Can a $15 tablet case really be any good? After just one day with the Blurex Ultra Slim case for Nexus 7, the answer is yes. Aside from protecting the tablet, it gives full access to all controls and offers three viewing angles in landscape. Read more »
Six months after a married Georgia woman sued Match.com for using her photo as a model single lady, the internet is bubbling with a new “OMG… Read more at paidContent »
Slate is launching a new monthly book review that will take over its home page the first weekend of every month. Read more at paidContent »
HTC’s Flyer recently landed in stores for $499. In this early look, you can see the hardware and the customized HTC Sense software, which is both good and bad. And in a video first, I actually test if the device fits in my back pants pocket. Read more »
The Computex show will get underway in Taipei soon and we expect to see a lot of tablets at the show. Taiji is already showing a Windows 7 tablet with a new twist — a detachable Bluetooth keyboard that fits into the back of the slate. Read more »
The iPad is not the only slate that has been capturing attention lately, the HP Slate the company introduced at the CES in January has quite a few getting excited. It looks compelling, but HP has big shoes to fill since the introduction of the iPad. Read more »
The mobile tech space is in the firm grip of tablet-mania, fueled no doubt by the emergence of the iPad. My experience gained using many different tablets makes it clear to me that the slate form factor alone is not enough to make a slate successful. Read more »
One day after the first iPad television commercial, HP outs not one, but two new videos showing off the upcoming HP Slate. The big push here is to tout something Apple’s iPad can’t deal with — Adobe Flash support. Is that a big deal? Read more »
Since the announcement of the iPad companies have been racing to get tablets to the market. A misconception about tablets is that a slate tablet will be good for writing on the screen. The technology used means that just isn’t possible. Read on to see why. Read more »
Consumers are about to be hit with a wide range of slate computers. There are five traits a slate must have to drive sales. These traits combine to deliver a comfortable and fun experience for the consumer. Surfing the web has never been easier. Read more »
We’ve seen handwriting recognition on tablets and other devices for years. Drawing images and having a tablet recognize them is a completely different beast — one that researchers at MIT are tackling with some success. Could this approach make its way to personal computing? Read more »
On the surface, the iiView VPad Tablet looks like a great deal at $499. Is it the sub-$500 UMPC we’ve dreamt of for years? Two glaring deficiencies say the answer is “probably not” but it might meet the needs of some. Read more »
The Sony U70 ultra-portable PC was such a ground-breaking mobile device that it set the tone for all such gadgets to come. I have been taking a trip down memory lane, and it hit me that the Sony U70 is still a viable solution for many. Read more »
Apple’s disdain for Adobe Flash is legendary, and it is not surprising that the iPad will not support Flash in the browser. Adobe understands that, and have developed a tool that compiles Flash apps into native iPhone apps. This can get Flash onto the iPad anyway. Read more »
I didn’t take a tablet on my recent business trip, and found myself continually wishing I had one with me. Tablets make it easier (and more fun) to jump online and get things done. I believe the iPad is going to be a big success. Read more »
The speculation ran rampant before the iPad launch whether Apple would name the slate the iTablet or the iPad. We know the answer now of course, but that doesn’t meant there is not an iTablet, too. There’s a Windows 7-based iTablet coming. Read more »
Imagine a mad scientist attempting to breed iPads with Windows netbooks. What devious devices could possibly come from such experimenting? How about a slate with looks from Cupertino but the brains and features from Redmond. “It’s alive. It’s ALIVE!” Read more »
Dell has been giving hints about the upcoming handheld Android tablet, previously called the Streak, for some time. TechCrunch spotted CEO Michael Dell in the street who pulled out what he now calls the Mini 5 and gave a very brief demo on video. Read more »
The tablet talk may be all about the new iPad from Apple but they’re not the only game in town. Notebook maker MSI is getting a tablet of its own ready for release this year based on Android and the Nvidia Tegra chipset. For $500. Read more »
One day after Apple introduced the iPad, Kevin, James and Matt got together for a roundtable of thoughts. Who is the device for and what gadgets might it replace? Find out what we think about the iPad in this week’s audio podcast. Read more »
It has been a long time (if ever) that a new product has generated such hype after its announcement as the iPad from Apple. Who really needs one of these new iPads? My answer may surprise many — no one. Read more »
The hoopla has settled down and we all get a moment to step back and think about the no longer mythical iPad. Apple is adding another store to the iPad world, and they are counting on iPad customers clicking the Buy Now button for big bucks. Read more »
Not all of us can be physically at the big Apple event that will be starting in just a few moments. Let’s face it, that venue doesn’t look all that big. But not to worry, I am on the spot with the greatest technology ever released […] Read more »
A few months back, I gave up on posting all of the various Apple Tablet rumors. There were just too many and to be honest, I was simply tired — after all, these rumors have run rampant for years. Now that I’ve caught my breath and […] Read more »
The specs are here! The specs are here! ARCHOS is super-sizing its 5″ Internet Tablet and allegedly making a 7″ slate. Wait — what tablet did you think I was talking about? Is there some other one expected today that I don’t know about? ;) jkkmobile […] Read more »
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock you, like a billion other people, are anxiously waiting to get a look at the greatest thing Steve Jobs has ever done. We’re pretty sure we’ll see a tablet of some kind, but what else is anyone’s guess. And […] Read more »
The veil of secrecy over Apple’s tablet announcement has a few holes in it now. The CEO of McGraw-Hill, Terry McGraw, let slip in an interview with CNBC that it does exist, his company has been working with Apple and it runs a “version of the […] Read more »
Steve Ballmer first showed us the HP Slate during his keynote at the CES earlier this month. The tablet is running Windows 7 and is a thin slate form with a touchscreen. HP wants to prove the Slate is a real product, available “this year”, and […] Read more »
The most anticipated event in the history of Apple is not until Jan. 27, but it is so important to our future that I can’t wait any longer. Sure, there will be no shortage of tech web sites that will be live-blogging the event to keep […] Read more »
I’m going to leave all the speculation up to you on this one, but I will say this — this video found at VentureBeat has that traditional Apple advertisement “look and feel” to it. Assuming this is legit, we’re looking at a slate device running Mac […] Read more »
It’s getting closer and closer to the expected announcement by Steve Jobs of the Next Big Thing (NBT) from Cupertino. It’s pretty much a given we’ll see the most discussed unreleased product of our time, the Apple tablet. There have probably been hundreds of items appear […] Read more »
In spite of the fact that the tech world is anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the tablet, they’ve been around quite a long time. The most fascinating mythical tablet was rolled out on stage by none other than Bill Gates, way back in 2005. Sadly, the […] Read more »
This is the first in a series of 7 posts in the 7 days prior to Apple’s January 27 media event in which I explore various possibilities for an Apple Tablet and other potential announcements. The world is expecting Apple to announce a new tablet, or […] Read more »
Slates are all the rage and we’ve seen a few packing Windows 7 onboard, including this new model dubbed the Netbook Navigator. I’m not sure what a slate has to do with being a netbook, but it looks like a compelling device. Like other Windows slates, […] Read more »
PC World’s Jeff Bertolucci recently posed the rhetorical question, “Could a tablet replace your notebook?” He referenced not only Apple’s anticipated tablet computer but also new PC tablets like the one from Microsoft and HP that was pitched at CES, the chatter about which inclined him […] Read more »
Everyone has been obsessed about slates lately, don’t ask me why. OK, I know why, but you have to admit it’s getting a bit long in the tooth. Some folks are anxious for a big slate running an ARM processor, although there are many who insist […] Read more »
So, Microsoft has unveiled a new tablet PC — a prototype made by HP, dubbed (not coincidentally) a Slate. Fake Steve Jobs suggests it ought to be called the “meh,” and he’s dead right, while the UK’s Telegraph said it could be a “major blow” to […] Read more »
According to the New York Times, tonight at Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s CES keynote address, he will unveil an ambitious new tablet device that’s the result of a partnership between Microsoft and HP. Citing people familiar with Redmond’s plans, the NYT describes the tablet as a […] Read more »
