Sentences with phrase «purpose tablet»

BUT its still a great general purpose tablet with superior hardware.

Which calls into question why make general purpose tablets at all.

The gimmick of selling the general purpose tablet as a loss leader is hugely flawed if meant the intent to be a major player in tablets.

The Fire will likely be positioned as a media consumption device first and foremost, and a general - purpose tablet for surfing the web and running apps second.

The studies I recall did not seem to differentiate between dedicated e-readers and multi purpose tablets.

Most eBook reading will be on general purpose tablets.

For a general - purpose tablet for school, business, or pleasure, it currently doesn't get any better than this.

Its place will be taken with the all - purpose tablet PC... just as soon as folk realize there's more you can do with these, and that the LCD screen is absolutely fine for reading from.

According to the fine print, this is a limited time offer and B&N's definition of an eReader does not include mobile phones, laptops, or general purpose tablet computers.

General - purpose tablets with dual - core processors under $ 400 that ship today are largely capable of handling 1080p video, but have lower resolution screens.

The LePad was introduced during CES as a dual purpose tablet.

You could look at it this way; the Kindle Fire is more of a general purpose tablet while the Nook emphasis is reading.

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.

If the issue is who has the best general purpose tablet then it is more of a toss up.

iPads still have the broadest range of general - purpose tablet apps.

Most people buy a Nook as a dedicated reading device, and this is what the B&N store brings, vs. those who buy an all - purpose tablet where ebook reading is more of an after thought, sequestered away in a separate app along with all the others.

The one hope that I see for the dedicated e-readers, and Nook already has the foundation to pull it off, is to give up being single - purpose devices and join the general purpose tablet revolution.

It seems hard to believe that Amazon or B&N can really compete with Apple, Google, Samsung on general - purpose tablets much less smartphones.

But Mr. Weiner also says that first, iRex, Amazon and the entire e-reading category have an even more significant problem: savvy consumers may hold off on buying devices to see whether Apple enters the market with a more general - purpose tablet computer.

It is really more so competing against e-ink readers that are too narrow in presentation (limited color / gray palette and resolution) and functionality (read content in more than one vendor's reader) than as general purpose tablet.

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.

All in all, while the Galaxy Tab A isn't a world - beater, it's a solid option for anyone who's on the lookout for an affordable, general purpose tablet.

Are we going to come to a point where there's simply no reason to have a separate device for reading books and rather this is all incorporated into one all - purpose tablet?

Shojo titles do slightly better on dedicated e-Readers, whereas shonen titles do better on general - purpose tablets.

If they have to put effect into making their general Android reader app one of the «best in class» they are effectively removing the differentiation between the general purpose tablet and their offering.

Is it a great general - purpose tablet?

Even after you subtract the industry - specific tablets, that leaves something like 25 general - purpose tablets, most of which will be offered to the public in one way or another.

Though it may get some more apps next year, the Nook won't be able to match the versatility of a general - purpose tablet.

Parents will need to be more hands - on when it comes to restricting these general - purpose tablets, though.

I think they are also afraid that the eReader will be replaced by the more general - purpose tablet.

General Purpose Tablets — These seem to many to be the end - game for eReaders.

I mean, the product is a general - purpose tablet.

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

With their latest releases, both Barnes & Noble and Amazon, whose Kindle Fire is due out on Nov. 15 priced at $ 199, are competing not only in the market for e-readers but general purpose tablets.

A general - purpose tablet is good enough for most people, after all.

Just a great all purpose tablet at a very reasonable price.

Rather than focusing on the very specific job of downloading and reading electronic books, these are all - purpose tablets that act as windows onto Amazon's wider multimedia world - films, music, apps and games are all included in the Kindle Fire HD's remit.

My own view is that general purpose tablets will continue to pressure eInk «reading - centric» devices.

It is just better at being a general purpose tablet.

It's not trying to be an all - purpose tablet, but instead has a clear goal and a price that fits.

I could restate all the review positives but I will just say I can't imagine needing more in a general purpose tablet.