The Nook Tablet was originally slated for release today, November 18th. It ended up arriving in stores a few days early—score!—so I canceled my pre-order and went down to my local Barnes and Noble store and picked one up. Thanks to a loophole that allows the installation of third-party Android apps without a hack, the […]
Tablets
Deal: $99 Cruz Tablet T301 with Android 2.2 and Capacitive Touch
If you are looking to nab a budget tablet or color ereader this holiday season on the cheap, Walmart has the Cruz Tablet T301 online for $99.98, and it comes with an AC adapter, sleeve, stand, and 4GB SD card. I reviewed the Cruz Tablet T301 last January; it was running Android 2.0 back then. […]
Nook Tablet Now Available for Pre-Order for $249 (Video)
Today Barnes and Noble pulled the veil off their latest gadget, the Nook Tablet, what is essentially an updated version of the Nook Color. The Nook Tablet is up for pre-order right now from B&N.com for $249. It releases on November 18th.
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Tablet 16GB Pre-Order for $199 on Amazon
The Lenovo IdeaPad is the sleeper pick for 7-inch Android tablets this holiday season. It has the same $199 price as the Kindle Fire, Nook Color, and Kobo Vox, and comes with features all of those lack. Like its similarly-priced competitors, the Lenovo IdeaPad has a 7″ 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display, it runs […]
Nook Tablet Coming on November 16th for $249, Pre-Orders Start Monday
That grainy black and white picture to the left is the first glimpse at the new Nook Tablet that Barnes and Noble is going to unveil on November 7th. It looks just like the Nook Color, but it comes with substantial upgrades. Some of the shiny new features include a dual-core processor, 16GB of onboard […]
Kobo Releases Kobo Vox Android Tablet and eReader for $199
Kobo just announced the Kobo Vox, an Android tablet/ereader hybrid very similar to the Nook Color and Kindle Fire. Given the specs and features, it looks like Kobo’s new toy will provide stiff competition against both of those, in fact. The Kobo Vox has a 7″ color screen that Kobo boasts as being optimized for […]
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Tablet vs Kindle Fire and Nook Color
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 just went up for pre-order a couple days ago starting at $199 from Lenovo’s website. Given the price and specs, the Lenovo IdeaPad A1 just might be a better tablet to go with than the Kindle Fire, and it is a better tablet than the Nook Color, at least on paper.
Nextbook Premium 8 Android Tablet With Android 2.3 and Kobo eBooks
E Fun, makers of the Nextbook line of ereader-based tablets, announced the Nextbook Premium 8 yesterday, an 8-inch Android 2.3 tablet that ties in with the Kobo eBookstore. The Nextbook Premium 8 has an 8″ capacitive touchscreen and is powered by a Rockchip RK2918 processor, which I believe is a single core processor that runs […]