India was a surprising front runner in global ebook adoption, with both the launch of a number of low -
cost tablets designed for school children to consume digital textbooks, and an internet broadband infrastructure designed to make digital consumption possible throughout the country's schools.
While the Nexus 7 is a low -
cost tablet designed to consume content on the go, the new Nexus 10 enters the big - screen tablet wars with a display that's even sharper than the iPad's Retina display — starting at $ 100 less.
Not exact matches
The study, now in its fifth year, measures customer satisfaction with
tablets across five factors (in order of importance): performance (28 %); ease of operation (22 %); features (22 %); styling and
design (17 %); and
cost (11 %).
I haven't looked to see if it is available for Google Android, but I'm optimistic that as e ink
cost is reduced, more large format
tablets with more capability will sell in quantities to justify apps
designed for e ink displays.
But while that might all sound overly negative, the Fire 7's build and
design is befitting a
tablet that
costs less than a newly released video game.
The U.S.
Tablet Satisfaction Study, now in its sixth year, measures customer satisfaction with
tablets across five factors (in order of importance): performance (28 %); ease of operation (22 %); features (22 %); styling and
design (17 %); and
cost (11 %).
Kai was
designed specifically to reduce the
cost of producing a
tablet without sacrificing performance.
However, what will come alongside that is a
tablet that looks like the iPad as well as a plethora of other
tablet devices launched so far and
cost seems to be the prime motivator for having adopted a single screen
tablet design.
Designed as a low
cost alternative to the higher priced Prime cousin, the Transformer Pad is for those who'd like to have many of the features that make the Prime a much desired
tablet but without being hard on the wallet.
In 2016 Barnes and Noble took a page out of Amazon's playbook and decided to
design a new low -
cost tablet that they could market for... [Read more...]
Barnes & Noble pioneered the low -
cost 7 - inch media
tablet market last fall when it released the Nook Color with a custom version of Android, a gorgeous
design, and a price that was half that of the iPad.
By wavering on whether to
design its own Nook
tablets, Barnes & Noble may have
cost itself precious time — especially if the company doesn't have a new
tablet ready for the holidays.
Google originally planned to release its entry - level 7 - inch
tablet PC in May, but
design and
costs did not reach its expectations, and the product was delayed to July for some minor adjustments, DigiTimes added.
This
tablet is claimed the most powerful, the slimmest, the lightest, the most complete and lowest
cost Android 3.2
tablet reference
designs on the market.
While it is a chipset
designed primarily for low -
cost Windows and Android devices, it has a lot of power on tap for a
tablet this cheap, and its 1 GB of RAM isn't too bad either.
Its
cost is compelling, its
design superb and it of course gives access to the best selection of
tablet - optimized apps on the market.
With high end components, seamless
design and a great price point, the eLocity A10 mobile
tablets offer better value at a fraction of the
cost of competitive devices such as the Motorola Zoom.
Asus» VivoTab Note 8 is one of the 8 - inch
tablets designed to hit a sweet spot for a low -
cost yet functional device.
On the eve of Apple's education - focused event where the company is expected to debut new low -
cost iPads, Google and Acer have debuted the first Chrome OS
tablet.The new Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is the first
tablet to run Chrome OS, which has previously been available on laptops, desktops, and
tablet / PC hybrids.According to Google, the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is
designed to give schools the «easy management and shareability of Chromebook laptops» in a lightweight device that offers touch and stylus functionality along with Google Expeditions AR integration.It features a 9.7 - inch 2048 x 1536 display in a 9 inch by 6.6 inch body that weighs just over 1.2 pounds.