Asus has unveiled the Asus Memo Pad, a 7-inch budget-friendly Android tablet that runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The specs are a little disappointing, but the $149 price tag is certainly appealing. Many thought this tablet would be a competitor to the Google Nexus 7 (which Asus also makes) and Kindle Fire HD, but it […]
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N2A Card for 7 Inch Nook HD Review
Review Date: February 2013 – Review unit purchased from N2A Cards. Review written by James Cloud (aka Cloudmann). Overview So, I’m always on this quest for the perfect e-reader. My criteria remain pretty consistent but vary from place to place, depending on what’s available. One thing I won’t compromise on is screen resolution. For reading […]
5 Reasons to Get a Tablet for eReading Instead of an E Ink eBook Reader
Two days ago I posted an article listing the top 5 reasons why E Ink ebook readers are better for reading ebooks than tablets. This article brings an alternate perspective to list the top 5 reasons to get a tablet for ereading instead of a dedicated E Ink ebook reader. As mentioned in the other […]
Android Tablet and eReader Troubleshooting Guide
Over the past couple of years I’ve had the opportunity to use and review around two dozen Android tablets and ereaders, including the Kindle Fire, various Nook tablets, the Asus Transformer, cheap Chinese imports, a bunch of crummy tablets from Pandigital, and even some Android-powered E Ink ebook readers like the Nook Touch and Sony […]
“Does Anyone Have a Surface?”
Now that the 2012 holiday shopping season has drawn to a close, tech market analysts have been busy at work, trying to figure out who the winners and losers of the fourth-quarter gadget wars were. A number of interesting studies have been published recently, but in the case of Microsoft’s Surface tablet, I don’t think […]
Nexus 10 Will Be Back In Stock Soon
If you have been waiting to burn your holiday bonus on a new Google Nexus 10 tablet, with no indication as to when the device would be back in stock, fear no more. I just checked the 10-inch tablet’s product listing on Google Play, and, according to it, resupply units will be shipping out “in […]
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Discounted Again
Today, an email was sent out to all Amazon Student members offering them a $50 discount code for the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD. Amazon has discounted their premium tablet a couple of different times since the beginning of December, leading some to speculate that the company has a few more units on-hand than they would […]
Nook HD+ N2A Card with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Review (Video)
Overview N2A cards have been around since the Nook Color first made locked-down Android tablets popular. I’ve reviewed N2A cards for both the Nook Color and Nook Tablet. When I heard there was an N2A card with CM10 (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) for the Nook HD+, I was eager to test it out, and the […]