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The attack of the cheap Android tablets

The attack of the cheap Android tablets

Lately the internet has been abuzz with cheap Android tablet talk. This last week it was all about the Augen GenBook78 which appeared in a K-Mart circular for $150. This is not the first affordable Android tablet to get people excited, nor will it be the last. The thing that bothers us about this craze [...]

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The iPad Clone Hunt: Greed Does Not Equal Good Karma

The iPad Clone Hunt: Greed Does Not Equal Good Karma

Editor’s Note: a few weeks ago a Best Tablet Review reader asked us about the slew of iPad clones selling cheaply through Alibaba.com. He was looking for something affordable but functional. It wasn’t the first (or last) time we’ve been asked about these cheap “iPads” and we responded with the customary “buyer beware.” Well our [...]

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The eReader pricing shakeup spells doom for everyone but the big three

The eReader pricing shakeup spells doom for everyone but the big three

Barnes & Noble struck first with a brilliantly thrown sucker punch followed up by a groin shot to hit Amazon where it hurt — right in the bottom line. Less than three weeks ago the eReader market was a familiar place with established price points. We were eeking down to the $99 eReader with the [...]

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Winners and Losers of Computex 2010

Winners and Losers of Computex 2010

Computex 2010 just wrapped up last week in Taipei. They may want to think of renaming it to Tabletpalooza, because, wow, it was extremely tablet rich. It was also a bit unbalanced. There were a lot more winners than losers in our opinion from the show, but that’s not really because of extremely great products. [...]

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Notion Ink Adam delayed until this November

Notion Ink Adam delayed until this November

We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like the Notion Ink Adam has further been delayed. The new expected launch day is just before Thanksgiving of this year. According to an email sent by Notion Ink co-founder Rohan Shravan to a concerned fan of the product, Notion Ink has just [...]

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Defining the $200 tablet

Defining the $200 tablet

The people have spoken: they want to buy tablet devices, but not at the current prices. A recent survey done by Boston Consulting Group sampled a global audience and found that 49% are planning to buy a tablet in the next three years. Over half of those are looking to buy one in the next [...]

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We get some touch time with the Sony Dash

Best Buy is quickly becoming a tech demo paradise. The Sony Dash (one of our CES Winners) goes on sale this Thursday, but that hasn’t stopped some Best Buy locations from setting up Dash displays complete with unit. In addition, Best Buy now stocks the Nook eReader and has expanded their Sony Reader line to [...]

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Velocity Micro unleashes the Cruz Android 2.1 tablet and eReader

Velocity Micro unleashes the Cruz Android 2.1 tablet and eReader

Velocity Micro is getting into the tablet game with their upcoming Android 2.1 tablets — the CruzTablet and CruzReader. Engadget had the original word on the two devices, but the specs were pretty sparse. Both will feature 7-inch capacitive multitouch screens, 800MHz processors and Android 2.1 with Flash support.
Fortunately we’ve found more details on both [...]

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Review of the upgraded Camangi WebStation Android tablet

Review of the upgraded Camangi WebStation Android tablet

The Camangi WebStation was one of the first Android tablets to hit the market in the United States. Originally announced in November of last year, the WebStation quickly shipped right before the end of 2009 for $399. The 7-inch tablet met with some pretty harsh reviews and was lambasted for being slow and having limited [...]

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Andrew Fulton wants an iPad and he’ll draw you one to get it

Andrew Fulton wants an iPad and he’ll draw you one to get it

The tablet craze is a global event. If you had any doubt of that, allow us to introduce you to Andrew Fulton. Andrew is a part-time illustrator who lives in Australia and he really, really, really wants an iPad. But instead of mowing lawns or janitorial work or relying on Google AdSense (like some of [...]

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