The $ 250 Asus ZenPad Z8s is a speedy
media tablet at a decent price.
«It appears that this year competitors have waited to see what Apple would bring out — because there were very few announcements of new
media tablets at either the Consumer Electronics Show or Mobile World Congress.
Not exact matches
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: Microsoft Corporate Vice President Panos Panay introduces a new
tablet titled the Microsoft Surface Pro 4
at a
media event for new Microsoft products on October 6, 2015 in New York City.
Toronto Star publisher John Cruickshank said it's part of a plan that makes the newspaper, the Star website and the new
tablet app all priorities
at the
media company.
Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz thinks his company's mysterious goggles will, one day, be able to replace «your phones, your televisions, your laptops, your
tablets,» he said
at Recode's Code
Media conference on Tuesday.
In a world increasingly dominated by streaming
media on mobile devices, new DirecTV subscribers will be offered «immediate access to programming...
at the point of sale,»
AT&T said, adding that the deal will «offer customers the freedom to watch hit TV shows anytime virtually anywhere, using a TV, computer,
tablet or smartphone.»
Many parents, myself included, struggle to balance the widespread use of electronic
media devices (
tablets, computers, etc)
at many schools and
at homes, with a desire that our children spend more time reading, playing with friends, and creating.
It's no secret that technology can help us stay organized and in control — without our trusty cell phones or
tablets, how would we check social
media, know our bank balance, and respond to emails
at a moment's notice?
The educational division of the
media conglomerate News Corp., called Amplify, unveiled a new digital
tablet this week
at the SXSW tech conference in Austin, Texas, intended to serve millions of schoolchildren and their teachers across the country.
One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the global children's educational non-profit born
at the MIT
Media Lab, and Nook
Media, the device division of Barnes and Noble, announced a partnership that will pre-install a special variant of the Nook apps on OLPC's US - based XO
tablet devices.
Smartphones and
tablets are being adopted
at faster rates than almost every other major technology shift in history, while retail space for physical
media continues to shrink.
Since an iPad mini would likely be squarely aimed
at those who wish to partake of
media on their
tablets, that would make a lot of sense.
With full - color,
media - ready iOS, Android, and Windows
tablets available
at comparable prices, gray - scale e-readers seemed ready for the dustbin of tech history.
Jamie Iannone, president of digital productions
at Nook
Media, said in a statement that the 9 - inch
tablet is «perfect» for movies, apps and magazines, while the Nook Simple Touch is «ideal» for reading books.
The
tablet has been priced
at $ 700 when bought on a standalone basis and a whooping $ 1000 when included with other related accessories such as the
media station into which the
tablet is slotted for a virtual desktop with phone, screen, ethernet ports, USB ports for keypad, headsets, and other devices.
Jamie Iannone, President of NOOK
Media, said: «Our new
tablets offer the best quality reading and entertainment experiences,
at the best price.
Nook
Media is
at a cross-roads when it comes to their entire line of e-readers and
tablets.
The
tablet also made a few appearances after that, though it quietly slipped into oblivion soon thereafter while the world tech
media got engaged with the Nexus 7 device that appeared
at around the same time.
But
at the moment, the Tab S 8.4's expandable memory and multimedia prowess make it best for the casual browsing and
media playback most small
tablets are used for.
The
media tablet marketplace got a little bit more crowded today when Amazon unveiled its Kindle Fire
tablet at a press junket in New York City.
Shouldn't all
tablets have
media at its heart?
«With
media tablets offering more functionality, e-reader vendors need to target avid readers who may see the value of a stand - alone device that performs particularly well,» said Allen Weiner, research vice president
at Gartner.
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In the meantime, while Archos may be marketing the device as a
tablet, there are many who are skeptical of it being called a
tablet in the first place owing to its small sized screen, which is even smaller than the Dell Streak and is looking
at more like a Portable
Media Player.
The «PaperTab» project, developed by the Human
Media Lab
at Queen's University and Plastic Logic, demonstrates innovative interactions powered by Intel Core processors that could potentially delight
tablet users in the future.»
The
Media Hub will be the one place that will act as the source of all media requirements for the Galaxy Tab tablet as well as its smaller smartphone sibling and will ensure the easy availability of high quality audio and video content at all t
Media Hub will be the one place that will act as the source of all
media requirements for the Galaxy Tab tablet as well as its smaller smartphone sibling and will ensure the easy availability of high quality audio and video content at all t
media requirements for the Galaxy Tab
tablet as well as its smaller smartphone sibling and will ensure the easy availability of high quality audio and video content
at all times.
With the proliferation of eReader devices,
tablets, and phones all being using as reading devices, I thought it would be helpful to take a look
at media queries and how you can apply them to ePUBs.
Sharp has just made things a bit more hectic for the men
at FCC where the Japanese consumer electronics company's latest device, the Sharp
Media Tablet is now being put through its paces.
On board storage though is quite cramped
at just 8 GB for a
tablet that boasts of great
media capabilities, compatible as it is with almost every known
media formats.
Polaroid's newish image as a digital
media company got one more boost today, with the launch of a new, $ 150 Android
tablet aimed specifically
at children.
In fact, for the past year I've been pushing the theory that the Age of
Tablets will give print
media one last bite
at the apple — and publishing companies that are able to make the transition could one day thrive again.
They didn't make services,» CEO Jeff Bezos said in an interview after his company unveiled the
tablet at a New York
media event Wednesday.
Overall, the tenor of the early Xoom talk would bode well for the
tablet... if it weren't for the fact that it launched one week before Apple's iPad is expected to make its much - anticipated debut
at a
media event in San Francisco on March 2.
Hardware specifications aside, both of these Amazon
tablets run a heavily modified version of Android OS, and they are both primarily built for
media consumption, especially for Amazon Prime members who can get unlimited access to countless songs, movies, and TV shows, as well as unlimited photo storage
at no additional cost beyond their membership.
Rather than feeling like an integrated device targeted
at reading books and viewing and listening to
media, it feels like a garden - variety
tablet with a number of useful reading apps on it.
At CES, for example, Microsoft used both its press conferences and meetings with
media to demonstrate the capabilities of Surface 2, the company's next generation of
tablet - size touch - screens.
The Iconia Tab is the first of the Android 3.0
tablets to ship with both a functioning card slot and a full USB - A host port that accepted a keyboard and all the external USB storage I threw
at it, including USB flash drives, a USB
media card reader, and even a portable hard drive.
The
tablet will be identical to the versions also launching on Sprint and Verizon with a 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, EVDO Rev A, 7 - inch capacitive 1024Ã — 600 resolution display with multi-touch support, Android 2.2, Wi - Fi radio, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS support, DLNA
media streaming, Flash 10.1, 3.0 megapixel main camera with flash, 1.3 megapixel front - facing camera, HD video playback
at 1080p and microSD card slot with support for 32 GB cards.
If you're looking for something a bit more advanced and
media - intensive then consider looking
at an Amazon
tablet.
But if all you need is a
tablet or laptop for browsing social -
media sites, sending e-mail, and watching movies (and one of those things
at a time,
at that), the Miix 320 holds its own.
He admits to being frustrated
at the lack of Android
tablet sales in the past, but says Google now has a full ecosystem in place that will allow users to consume
media on one of the company's
tablets.
The TouchPad, which was first unveiled
at a
media event this past February, is the first webOS - powered
tablet >>
The Journal also revealed that Samsung plans to hold a special
media event on June 12
at Madison Square Garden, New York, to unveil a new line of
tablets.
And if you're not absolutely wedded to a 10 - inch
tablet then the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is one of the best
media tablets money can buy
at # 329.
The difference is Amazon looks
at the Kindle Fire HD as a
media consumption
tablet, while Apple profits from hardware sales.
And
at it's core, the Archos 5 Internet
tablet is a pretty good
media player.
They have a number of Android products, from phones to
tablets to docks to
media players, all
at what they are...
It's still monochrome of course, so if you've come here looking for something that'll handle all sorts of
media you'd be better off looking
at Tesco's Hudl 2 or one of Amazon's own Fire
tablets.
The Microsoft the Surface Pro 3
tablet device is introduced
at a
media preview in 2014.
McQuivey will present the full results of the survey,
at Digital Book World, including information on: * Publishers» views on
tablets and e-readers * Publisher staffing * Digital strategy * Digital sales growth * E-books, enhanced e-books and apps * Consumer marketing and customer data * Social
media * Pricing strategy