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, […]
Tablets
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 […]
Motorola Xoom Tablet with Honeycomb May Be Released in February
If CES was any indication, where there were over 75 tablets on display, 2011 looks to be the year of the big tablet boom. One of the first new major tablets to be released is the Motorola Xoom. And according to an article at DigiTimes, it may be arriving as soon as February, which confirms […]
Review: Cruz Reader with Kindle App and Android 2.0
Here’s the link to the Cruz Reader/Tablet review that I posted earlier today, which includes a hands-on ten minute video walkthrough. The review is also a beginners guide of sorts for getting started with apps and Android on the Cruz Reader if you need help learning how things work. Certain to cause confusion because they […]
Pixel Qi Displays, A Closer Look and Video Interview
Pixel Qi is one of the new display technologies coming to ereaders, tablets, and other portable media devices in 2011. Pixel Qi displays are similar to regular LCD displays like a computer’s screen but are more energy efficient because the backlight can be adjusted and turned off to save on power. In this mode ambient […]
New Aluratek Libre Air eReader and Cinepad Android Tablet
Today at CES Aluratek, makers of the popular grayscale LCD Aluratek Libre Pro, announced a new Libre Air ebook reader with WiFi and a 10″ Android tablet named Cinepad. There’s actually a third new device as well, the Libre Color. It was released just a few weeks ago and is selling for $199 from Aluratek’s […]