Entries in Honeycomb (19)

Wednesday
Dec212011

Sony's Tablet S models get discounted for the holidays

Sony has reduced the price of their Tablet S Android tablets for the holidays. The 16GB model is now $399 and the 32GB model is $499. Aside from running the latest version of Android Honeycomb, the Tablet S, which we reviewed here, also doubles as an all powerful universal remote.

Monday
Oct172011

Review: HTC Jetstream 10.1 inch Android tablet with LTE

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Aside from having one of the coolest names of any device we've tested, the HTC Jetstream 10.1 Android tablet is a product of many firsts. It is HTC's first attempt at a 10.1 inch Android tablet, it is also Rogers' first bona fide LTE tablet running on the new superfast network. We took a ride on the Jetstream and this is what we think.

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Wednesday
Sep072011

HP TouchPad can now run Android OS...sort of 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

What's more awesome than $99 dual-core webOS tablets? Kick ass hackers who put in hours of work to enable Android on the now discontinued HP TouchPad. Team Touchdroid has managed to install Android 2.3 (yes, it is the smartphone version but you have to start somewhere) with multi-touch now enabled. These lads are hard at work to turn the abandoned tablet into something useful and fun to use.

I'd like to see if someone can figure out how to dual-boot Android and webOS on that sucker...oh, wait Team Touchdroid already did!  Hit up Team-Touchdroid to track their progress, encourage their efforts or donate your TouchPads and $$$ for the common good.

Wednesday
Aug312011

Review: Sony Tablet S 16GB WiFi 

 

Text and Photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Sony has put an interesting spin on its first and much anticipated Google Honeycomb device. The oddly contoured and shaped much like a folded magazine, Sony Tablet S ($499 for 16GB and $599 for 32GB), actually serves to unify Sony's various product lines and aims to make waves in the tablet space. Does it have what it takes?

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