Then certain
Honeycomb tablets like the Lenovo ThinkPad and the Asus Eee Transformer got official «certification» before...
The PlayBook packs a lot under the hood and has a lot of potential, but the price and lack of apps is likely to steer a lot of folks toward another brand, especially with $ 399 10»
Honeycomb tablets like the Asus Transformer hitting the market.
Most of the other
Honeycomb tablets like Motorola's XOOM and Acer's Iconia Tab seem to be designed more like the chunkier original iPad.
They added some new features as well, and some features specifically for
Honeycomb tablets like the Motorola XOOM, Acer Iconia A500, and ASUS Transformer.
We'll soon have reviews of aggressively priced, Wi - Fi - only
Honeycomb tablets like the Acer Iconia A500 ($ 449) and the Asus Eee Pad Transformer (reportedly starting at $ 399).
There are already quite a few
Honeycomb tablet like the Motorola XOOM and the BlackBerry PlayBook that are almost ready to be released and the hype surrounding the upcoming Xoom is going through the roof.
But as a Google Nexus One user I'm still waiting for the killer apps that will make me want to use
a Honeycomb tablet like the XOOM on a regular basis.
However, it isn't as fluid as the iPad or even
a Honeycomb tablet like the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus when it comes to scrolling and pinch - to - zoom gestures.
Not exact matches
And at time when it feels
like we handle a new
Honeycomb Android
tablet every other day, these at least usher in some pretty unusual form factors.
Much
like Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 is an Android
Honeycomb tablet featuring top - notch specs for its class.
Like all of its
Honeycomb tablet brethren, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is powered by a robust Nvidia Tegra 2 dual - core CPU.
Like other
Honeycomb tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 forgoes physical buttons for an ever - present system bar on the bottom of the screen.
The Toshiba Thrive 7 ″
Tablet will feature,
like its namesake, a 7 ″ (1280 x 800) display, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual - core processor, Android 3.2
Honeycomb, a 5 - megapixel rear camera, a 2 - megapixel front facing camera, a Mini USB port, Micro HDMI port, Micro SD card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.
Widgets,
like those found on HTC's smartphones, are adjusted to Flyer's bigger resolution, as well as icon dimensions, making everything look harmonious — one can say even better than with
tablets that use pure
Honeycomb with no overlay.
I don't
like honeycomb because it's problems with crashes and all the troubles with trojan horses and malware in the Android Market, but... I really need and improved productivity
tablet (forget about tabletPC... I used then back in 2003 - 2007).
In keeping with other
Honeycomb tablets, the bottom of the screen displays a persistent system bar with software keys for Back, Home, and Recent Applications — all of which look
like futuristic line drawings.
The LG G - Slate was one of the first
tablets to run
Honeycomb when it came out, and looked
like a true competitor to the iPad with a brilliant 8.9» display panel with native resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, 1 GHz dual - core processor, Android 3.0, full HD 1080p video recording capability, 9 hours of promised battery life and these all encased in only 620gms.
Android
tablets may boast impressive guts
like zippy processors and LTE data speeds, but that gets ruined by
Honeycomb's clunky interface and the extreme lack of good apps.
The laptop dock is nice too, turning the
tablet into a super thin Ultrabook -
like device powered by
Honeycomb.
We wish it were lighter and that the cameras were better, but consumers looking for a
Honeycomb tablet will find a lot to
like in the A500.
In fact, its the
Honeycomb factor, the first Android version to be designed exclusively for
tablet like devices that is making things so much more interesting after witnessing a deluge of
tablet launches based on earlier iterations of the Android that were all smartphone specific.
This notwithstanding the fact that the
tablet is also the first to come pre-loaded with the first operating system to have been developed specifically for
tablet like device — Android
Honeycomb.
There isn't even a virtual toolbar with home buttons
like you see on
Honeycomb tablets.
Motorola's
Honeycomb touting
tablet, as shown off by Google's Andy Rubin and then teased in a brilliant video by the manufacturer looks
like it is going to be one of the talking points of CES 2011.
Just
like all the recent
Honeycomb tablets, the Tab 10.1 is powered by Nvidia's dual - core Tegra 2 processor.
Android «
Honeycomb» 3.1 is being rolled out in an over the air update, which brings with it enhancements to enable users to get more of a computer -
like experience out of the
tablet.
Samsung spent a long time teasing the November 13 release date of the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, but it looks
like Amazon's decided to go ahead and start shipping Sammy's reworked 7 - inch
tablet with
Honeycomb now.
Android apps will run in a special penalty box, will not look
like Playbook apps unless developers write new skins, and will not have access to all Android features, most importantly the
Honeycomb tablet features.
Sprint spokesman Mark Elliott though has some kind words to share which should be sweet
like honey to those who'd prefer HTC
tablet starts off with
Honeycomb.
Like we already know the
tablet will run Android 3.0 codenamed
Honeycomb, which again is an indication of the
tablet to be available around April.
Then the Xoom
tablet carries a lot of significance for Google too as it would be the first
tablet PC to run
Honeycomb, the first version of Android that has been designed exclusively for use on
tablet like devices.
Looks wise, the
tablet seems well built and while it looks
like any other 10.1 incher running Android
Honeycomb, the brushed aluminum finish at the back does spice things up a lot.
Perhaps the most noticeable change has been the coming of the Android version that has been developed exclusively for use on a
tablet like device — Android 3.0
Honeycomb.
Motorola has gone on to do something that Google should
like — they have made it clear that they will only use
Honeycomb and nothing else for their
tablet PCs, something that Google has been trying to convince many
tablet manufacturers to do without much success.
Like we know Dell has a 10 inch
tablet running Android 3.0
Honeycomb up its sleeve.
Maybe when Asus mentioned it was a 3D
tablet it could do 3D effects
like you see in some other
Honeycomb tablets, such as the Viewsonic ViewPad 7X.
I,
like many Adam owners no doubt, expected that an Android
tablet with hardware specs equivalent to the original Motorola Xoom would eventually run a true Android
tablet OS (
Honeycomb) or at a minimum upgrade it to Gingerbread.
On paper the ThinkPad
Tablet looks a lot
like other
Honeycomb tablets.
Couldnt be happier, the dev scene is quite big and you can install cm7 with
tablet tweaks onit too so you get the bottom status bar just
like honeycomb, plus its got the same tegra 2processor so for nearlly 300 quid cheaper, well worth it
The feature is baked into Google Android 3.0
Honeycomb, so it will
like it will be available on other Android
tablets as well, and not just the Motorola XOOM.
Like Linux, Android for
tablets come in a variety of flavors, layered atop
Honeycomb, just as the various Linux distros are layered upon a Linux kernel.
Keep in mind Android doesn't have just ONE
tablet to use as a comparison
like Apple but comparisons should be based on how many people use
Honeycomb after the other
tablets launch
These are rather crude in appearance, especially compared to the simplicity of
Honeycomb, the Android OS designed for
tablets, which is much neater and practical, especially when dealing with things
like full - screen video.
Let's hope Acer worked out all the kinks and the
tablet works just
like a ARM
Honeycomb tablet.
One is Android 3.1, the next version of the
tablet optimized
Honeycomb OS, and the other is Ice Cream Sandwich, which has no version number right now but is expected to be something
like 3.5 or 4.0.
Google had earlier warned manufacturers against using the Android 2.2 Froyo, citing the particular version was not prepared for use in a
tablet like device, something that the future Android versions, namely Gingerbread and
Honeycomb will deal adequately.
Well yes, its Gingerbread and not
Honeycomb though its the latter that everyone thought the Adam
tablet PCs would taste
like straight away after starting out with Android 2.2 Froyo.
Looks
like the first
Honeycomb tablet will have lots of honey.
Many
tablets,
like the Motorola XOOM, have already adopted
Honeycomb right out of the box and Adam is keen to join the growing list.
The 7 inch
Honeycomb tablet segment just got that much more exciting with ViewSonic being the latest to throw in the towel in this
tablet category where the other major players include the
likes of HTC or Samsung.