2011 is quickly becoming the year for the tablet, and Leapfrog, the renowned child edutainment company, has decided to join the craze. The LeapPad Explorer will be a multifunctional touch-screen tool that will offer both educational and entertaining programming for children. Leapfrog is one of the leading software companies for children, and became very successful […]
Tablets
Kno Student Tablet Being Shelved for Software?
As we have all come to realize, the “tablet” is a hot commodity that many different companies are trying to get their hands in. Microsoft, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Google are just a few of the major companies competing against each other in the mobile computing device market. However, there is one company that, despite […]
Notion Ink Adam Video Review and First Impressions
I finally received my Notion Ink Adam yesterday after being one of the unlucky 5.31% that pre-ordered on December 9th and then got delayed all the way until mid-February. I’ve been testing the Notion Ink Adam all day yesterday and today to see how it handles. I put together a video walkthrough and posted some […]
Buying a Tablet with a 2 Year Contract is a Horrible Idea
2011 is going to be the year of the tablet, and the wireless service providers are looking to cash in big. A lot of the new tablets coming out have options for 3G and sometimes 4G wireless in addition to WiFi. At the time of purchase, many of these new tablets require you to sign […]
ZTE Light 2 Android Tablet with Pixel Qi’s 7″ Sunlight Readable Display
Last week ZTE unveiled a new Pixel Qi-equipped tablet called the ZTE Light 2 at the Mobile World Congress convention in Barcelona. The ZTE Light 2 is the first device to use Pixel Qi’s new 7″ screen that was on display at CES 2011. The 7″ screens have a pixel resolution of 1024 × 600, […]
NextBook Next3 Review; Next4, Next5, Next6 Preview
My Nextbook Next3 review unit finally arrived a couple of weeks ago so I’ve been thoroughly testing it and experimenting with different apps trying to figure out how the Next3 stands up against the competition. So far I’ve been fairly impressed with the device given its 8.4″ screen, Android 2.1 operating system, and sub-$200 price, […]
Archos 70c 7″ Color eReader Up for Pre-Order
The Archos 70b (pictured left) went up for pre-order in Europe back in December and now it’s reached the United States in the form to the Archos 70c, available for pre-order at JR.com for $149. Archos has a number of Android tablets on the market, but the Archos 70c/b are Archos’s first ereader-focused devices that […]
Google Launches Android Market Web Store and Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Yesterday Google unveiled Android 3.0, the first version of Android designed with tablets in mind, and the Android Market Web Store, a web-based version of the Android Market that was previously only accessible from select Android phones and tablets. Other announcements include the addition of a Twitter sharing feature for tweeting your favorite apps, Android […]