The Vaio Duo Slider is one of Sony's new Tablet/Laptops that will be out with Windows 8. I've been waiting 6 months to buy a new laptop because Windows 8 is pretty much going to revolutionize the laptop market with most makers set to introduce touchscreen laptops. I can't wait to see all the different options. This one by Sony comes with a sliding...
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I've started to see the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity (aka TF700) advertised more aggressively and even show up in several stores as a display model, ready for pre-orders. Although the TF700 looks fairly much like any of Asus' other tablets, the Infinity has the most impressive specs, and honestly, is the first real competitor to the new iPad. The key standout feature of the...
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I just spotted the Nexus 7 Tablet at a retail outlet. It's available here in Hong Kong from a few retailers, though at a slight premium from the retail price in the US (about US$280 versus the US$199 price). I managed to convince the shop to let me try it out for a bit and it is pretty decent. Size wise, its similar to...
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Microsoft has just put out its version of a tablet, called the Surface, and I have to say, I really like it. Finally a product from Microsoft that looks exciting! There are two versions being released: one a "lite" tablet version running Windows RT and a full version running Windows 8 Pro. The Windows 8 Pro version also comes with a better screen. I've...
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Toshiba has announced a 13.3" tablet called the Excite 13 which is set to be the largest tablet. I can't decide if that's good or bad. I certainly think the 7-8" tablets are just too small, but is a 13.3" too big? The 1600x900 resolution is good and I certainly can think of a number of reasons that would be useful. But for some...
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Apple announced its next-generation iPad, calling it the "new" iPad and not the iPad 3. The new iPad has 4 notable upgrades: A retina display featuring 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi) Dual Core A5X custom chip with quad core graphics 5-megapixel iSight camera w/ HD video recording 4G LTE as an option In my opinion, this seems fairly disappointing. While...
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When Sony finally announced that they were launching their tablet, I had high hopes. Although the specs didn’t exactly blow me out of the water, I thought that Sony releasing a tablet had to be a pretty good product. So I bought one. Form The S tablet (aside: I think Sony could have thought of a better name than just a letter)...
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Despite the somewhat dubious name, Ainol is a Chinese company that produces a number of media players. I bought one a few years ago to use in while travelling before the iPad came along. Ainol has moved into the tablet world with a bunch of Android tablets built off their media players. The amazing thing is that one of their newest products, the Novo...
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I have been a corporate Blackberry user now for the better part of 10 years. For all of its shortcomings, the Blackberry does one thing really well - email. It’s still fairly basic in its elements, but many of us in the corporate world rely on the device - perhaps a bit too much. So when Blackberry announced that they were launching a tablet...
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