This at a time when even smartphones running Android 2.1 are slowly being upgraded to run the higher version while there is an Android version available exclusively for
use in a tablet device.
The world is eagerly awaiting a proper tablet PC running the first Android version to be built specifically for
use in a tablet device.
At least, that's what is being made out of the next iteration of the open source Android OS whose current version, the Android 2.2 Froyo isn't suited to deliver optimum performance
in a tablet device as its real forte is with smartphones.
However, he was quick to point out that when the proper Android version that is suited to deliver optimum
performance in a tablet device comes along, his company will have matching hardware to make the most of the situation.
That the average non technologically inclined person, does have a way to save money vs. buying real books, and still get They also for the same cost as a traditional E-Reader, in the case of the Kindle DX, the average person sees more
value in a tablet device.
Maintaining Apple's
lead in tablet devices is the job of the third - generation iPad, a product that doesn't mess with success.
The highest pixilation that we have seen in a tablet running Android so far is 1920 x 1200 as
seen in tablet devices such as the Transformer Pad or the Iconia Tab A700.
Meanwhile, in another development, Acer has expressed its dissatisfaction for the Windows 8 version for ARM devices named Windows RT saying its still not fit enough to be
deployed in a tablet device.
This includes a better and more capable camera as well as the 64 bit A7 chip that is sure to open up a new dimension as far as
processing in a tablet device is concerned.
The hardware is being provided by Chinese computer company Huawei, who has a longstanding track
record in tablet devices.
What should be even more depressing for those expecting to see a viable ARM — Windows 8
combination in a tablet device is the fact that all those apps that have been written to be operable on X86 and Win 8 tablet devices will have to be reworked to allow them to be operable in their ARM based counterparts as well.
Both happen to be the least desirable
aspects in a tablet device, which otherwise boasts of a 1 Ghz CPU, 512 MB of RAM, along with 4 GB of internal memory.
This is far better than anything that can be availed
of in any tablet device, though this isn't all about the new display.
Like while its just 11 percent of the US population that have
invested in a tablet device so far, what is good is that the tablet is an item of daily use for an astounding 77 percent of them.
We are in the consumer markets primarily both with our FFS LCDs
used in Tablet devices as well as our ePaper displays used in eReaders, such as the ones you mentioned.
Each platform has a unique functionality and a different target audience — neither of which really needs Flash in order to find
value in the tablet device itself.
All this when it wasn't too long ago that we first got the taste of Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the first operating system that has been designed exclusively for use
in a tablet device and which has quickly spawned out into two distinct version — Android 3.1 and 3.2 for use in 10 and 7 inch sized tablets.
Gingerbread will be the first version of Android that is suited to deliver its optimum
in a Tablet Device and many manufacturers have been waiting for Google to release the Gingerbread.
However, that's just a single core processor and is suited more for application in smartphones than tablet PCs, while Clover Trails, with its dual core architecture, would be more ideal for use
in a tablet device.
Apart from the Android 2.4 — the first version from Google that has been built specifically for use
in a tablet device, another high point with the tablet is that the Optimus Pad will have a nVidia Tegra 2 heart.
It is the first operating system from Microsoft that is being developed for use
in tablet devices, unlike Windows 7 which was designed for use in desktop and laptop PCs.