Sentences with phrase «as general purpose tablets»

Or that they are used mainly to consume Amazon content, and not as general purpose tablets?

I think this is going to be a huge issue for use of the Kobo Vox as a general purpose tablet.

The Kindle Fire has never been direct competition as a general purpose tablet.

Not exact matches

Each van includes a rugged tablet PC that serves as a general purpose customer information terminal and satnav.

If you want to get into reading ebooks, it's a very legitimate question as to whether you should spend your money on a device that does only one thing — or whether it would be much more cost - effective to get a general - purpose device like an iPad or an Android tablet instead.

But as The Digital Reader points out, this is less of a question of people abandoning digital reading in general, and more of a question of people moving towards reading on general - purpose tablets or on their phones instead.

A special application that enables a general - purpose device such as a mobile phone, PC or tablet to act like a specialised e-book reader.

As a general purpose device — a tablet is superior.

As you can see from the links, other members of the tablet community have found these devices lacking for general purpose use.

A full - fledged tablet can be a better choice than an e-ink reader if you plan to watch videos or play games a lot, or if you need more general - purpose computer - like functionality such as email and web browsing.

Kobo and Amazon bill their tablets as e-Readers, instead of general purpose editions like the iPad.

Maybe they'll become a bit slimmer and lighter and have longer - lasting batteries, but there won't be much time for big improvements, because within a few years, general - purpose tablets such as the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab will have taken over this niche.

My concern here is with the broad ecosystem of electronic reading platforms — ranging from dedicated devices like the Kindle and the Nook to software that runs on general - purpose laptops and tablet computers — that provide content to these platforms, such as Amazon and OverDrive, and with the publishing industry.

But this really is a «pro» iPad: Just as the 15 - inch MacBook Pro isn't for general - purpose computing, the 12.9 - inch iPad Pro isn't for general - purpose tablet use.