Tablets are seen as the more convenient option to carrying a bulky laptop around and more substantial than a small smartphone. Nobody could have predicted the massive impact that they have made on our lives and by 2017, it is predicted that 383.3 million units will have been purchased. More »

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With the release of the Apple iPad, it’s only natural that other tablets and similar MIDs are springing up all over the place. According to this source, HTC has no immediate plans to be launching their version of an Android tablet. HTC’s PR manager Eric Lin, HTC needs to come up with a compelling tablet product that stands out above the rest in order for HTC to pursue a tablet. More »

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From Ziggytek: Released last week, the neofonie WePad is off to a running start. Amazon Germany had the Linux based slate as the top selling product at one point, although now it has dropped to number 7. From the average of 9 reviewers, the WePad has been given an unspectacular 3.5 out of 5 stars. More »

From Ziggytek: neofonie’s WePad had an inauspicious start when it was discovered that its press conference showcased a prototype that was merely running a video, not the custom Linux operating system, which was hailed. The German group tried to calm suspicions about the tablet and invited the press to a demonstration of the WePad in full working form. More »

Stefano Giovannoni designs almost anything (including toilets), and Alessi makes kitchen utensils, so for them, Promelit is building a fashionable Android tablet that is at home on a counter-top beside your oven. More »

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Microsoft’s Courier concept is, in my opinion, the ultimate dual-screen tablet, but the enTourage eDGe is the only American one in production. LiSeng from China is showing a similar type of device that it calls the Vbook, sporting two 5″ screens, one of which is E-Ink and the other LCD. Although no formal price and availability have been revealed, LiSeng does demo a working prototype. More »

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Hot on the heels of ARCHOS 7 Home Tablet’s announcement, the Kogan Pad is purportedly going to be $200 and runs Android, Linux, and Windows (although the latter will be dropped due to price). Kogan is the same company whose Agora Android smartphone is still vaporware. More »

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ARCHOS is releasing an inexpensive Android tablet for the rest of us who are not disposed to spending half a grand or more for a tablet. The Home Tablet is a 7″ budget device that has a 600Mhz ARM9 CPU and even plays 720p. More »

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Weeks prior to Apple’s iPad unveiling, Android tablets had been shown prominently at CES in early January. The tablet makers were MSI, Notion Ink, ICD, and Compal. Dell, Quanta, and Archos also have their own machines on the way. More »

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