Tablets

What does the introduction of the Google Nexus 7 Android tablet mean to the tablet industry as a whole? Paired with the changes in the Android OS, it could mean a lot to players like Amazon, which now has serious competition in their Kindle Fire tablet arena, but it could also mean quite a bit to giants like Apple, Microsoft and ASUS.

ASUS, well known and widely respected for its work with motherboards, PCs and notebooks, made a leap into the tablet field a while back, and successfully created a critical wave with its top tier, moderately priced tablets. 

Rarely does a day pass anymore when I don’t use my tablet for something. And never do I regret not leaving it at home. If anything, I usually regret not bringing it with me. 

So, we've finally found out what all the top secret hush-hush was about over at Microsoft's Los Angeles press gathering yesterday—the ultra-top-secret-promise-not-to-tell announcement was revealed to be—drum roll please—an iPad worthy tablet competitor named simply—The Surface.

If you are about to be married and you’re an avid tinkerer, dabbler or hobbyist—and you are looking for some creative and fun ways to shoot, or include, photography at your wedding—you will be interested to know we have a bunch of ideas right here for the do-it-yourselfer in all of us.

If you think that all tablet computers are just flat, glass-plated rectangles, then you’ve never held the ergonomic Sony Tablet S. And if you think that Ice Cream Sandwich is just a cool and creamy snack, then you’re not familiar with the latest version of Google’s Android operating system.

With Mother's Day looming just before us, now might be a great time to open your mom's mind to the usefulness and convenience of tablet computing. The iPad is tremendously popular, and an awesome piece of technical goodness to boot. But there are many other tablets to choose from.

Calling all iDads and Motherboards: Archos has just announced a new seven-inch tablet called the Child Pad that runs the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and, best of all, has an attractive sub-$150 price tag.

Like many of you, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Apple’s new iPad. I’ve also spent the past few weeks sifting through rumors and digging for facts in a haystack of conjecture. Now, with Apple finally inviting us to preview its latest tablet, I can with confidence substitute hard facts for the coy reports from esoteric back-alley iPad meetings and mysterious photos from an off-shore factory floor.

Showing an aptitude for instantly converting from tablet to notebook via an optional snap-on keyboard docking station, the original ASUS Eee Pad Transformer was a surprise hit in 2011 among users who refused to compromise between the freedom of a tablet and the productivity of a notebook. 

Anyone new to tablets knows the uneasy feeling of typing on glass. The Verbatim Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Wireless Mobile Keyboard, in black or white, could be just the thing an iPad or iPad 2 user needs.

Stocking stuffers don’t have to be expensive, especially if you’re catering to someone who is iPad-smitten. Though this product roundup ranges from the practical to the entertaining, every accessory here expands the ways you can use an iPad or iPad 2. Some of these accessories are unusual, too.

Apple didn’t invent tablet computers, but it sparked the fire that’s now a full-blown inferno, with every major manufacturer offering one or more tablet computers. A tablet computer is all that most people need, especially for entertainment purposes. But they’re also good for being productive. Let’s take a look at some of the latest and most popular units.

One of the more vital challengers to Apple’s iPad is the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and now the tablet is available from B&H, along with a cluster of Tab-specific accessories.

If you’ve been waiting for a tablet that can do it all, your wait is over. The ASUS Eee Pad Slider, in capacities of 16GB or 32GB, now officially for sale at B&H, sports a productive QWERTY keyboard, a USB port for universal connectivity with other devices, an HDMI port for easy connection to big screen TVs and a Micro SD slot.

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