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New In-Car Tablet Dash Kit Goes Modular
A new custom kit for smaller form tablets (like the iPad mini or Nexus 7)helps installers put tablets in the dash. It uses the same swappable inserts for each type of tablet, and as
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Apple Shows In-Car Tablet Magnetic Kit in Patent Application
An Apple patent application for a car mounting system for a tablet was published last week by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The patent describes a magnetic mount for a tablet and then
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Sony to Ship World’s Thinnest Tablet
Sony will ship in May the world’s thinnest and lightest tablet announced to date. It measures just 0.27 inches thick. And it weighs just over a pound so it’s 24 percent lighter than the
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HP Intro’s Low Cost Android Tablet
Hewlett-Packard just announced a low cost 7-inch tablet that might be seen as a competitor to the iPod touch. At $169, the HP Slate 7 has embedded Beats Audio, a 7 inch screen and
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Absolute Audio Ships Car Radio With 11” Screen
Absolute Audio began shipping last week a single DIN car radio receiver with a detachable 11-inch screen. The model AVH-1100ABT has a tablet-like touchscreen with a built-in analog tuner. It is not a true
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Microsoft Surface Pro Arrives Feb. 9
The Microsoft Surface Pro tablet will now officially be available February 9 at stores including Best Buy and Staples, and online. The device, starting at $899 includes a pressure-sensitive pen (you can edit with
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Dual Electronics Intros Tablet-Like Screen
Dual Electronics is introducing at CES two AV car radios with a tablet-like 6.2 screen that has multi-touch capability for swipe, flick, and drag and drop touch control. The radios also “mirror” the image
Read More »Today’s the Day: Apple Expected to Unveil iPad Mini
Apple is widely expected to introduce a 7.85-inch iPad Mini today, joining the Kindle Fire, Nexus 7, Nook HD and other tablets in the 7-inch category. The device is rumored to include a Lightning
Read More »Microsoft Prices Surface Tablet Starting at $499
Microsoft’s entry into the tablet market (with its own hardware) launches October 26 with the 10.6 inch “Surface” that starts at $499. Unfortunately, at that price, you don’t get the unique Touch Cover for
Read More »Smaller Apple Tablet in Production: WSJ
Apple’s suppliers have already started to produce a new smaller tablet with a 7.85 inch screen, said the Wall Street Journal. Two factories began mass production of the LCD screen for the new Apple
Read More »Google Officially Launches Nexus 7 Tablet
Google officially entered the tablet market Wednesday with the “Nexus 7,” a 7-inch device co-branded with Asustek that will compete against the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle Fire. It will ship in July at
Read More »Google Expected to Intro $199 Tablet This Week
Google is expected to hop into the tablet market this week with a $199 device that is co-branded with Asustek Computer. The 7-inch tablet, running Android, of course, will make its debut during Google’s
Read More »Microsoft Tablet Has Unique Keyboard
Microsoft introduced Monday night a tablet called “Surface,” to be offered this fall. About the same size and weight as the iPad, it has a larger 10.6 inch screen (compared to the iPad’s 9.7-inch
Read More »Google 7-Inch Tablet Expected at $199
Some industry watchers believe Google will offer a 7-inch tablet in coming months, and a report now says Google has partnered with Asustek to produce a $199 device that may ship around June. The
Read More »Apple Intro’s 4G iPad
Apple unveiled the next generation iPad to be available March 16. The “new iPad,” as it is called, adds a Retina Display with more pixels that any mobile device and 4G LTE capability on
Read More »Why You Should Care About the Kindle “Fire”
News of Amazon’s official unveiling of the Kindle “Fire,” Amazon’s first tablet, blazed across the blogosphere as the 7-inch device, at only $199– less than half the price of an iPad–might truly give Apple
Read More »PlayBook Tablet Faces UpHill Battle
The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet goes on sale today, April 19, in 20,000 storefronts including Best Buy, Staples and Office Max, facing an uphill battle with the iPad and a sea of poor reviews. Maker
Read More »Leak Shows Xoom at Best Buy Feb. 17
A credible iPad tablet competitor–Motorola’s Xoom—may find its way to Best Buy in a few weeks at a price of $700 to $800, depending which leak you believe. The tablet is shown appearing at
Read More »Motorola Shows Xoom Tablet at CES
By Esther Shein Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless unveiled the Motorola Xoom tablet PC at CES Wednesday, the first device to run on Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS. The Motorola Xoom features a
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