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Aug

23

2010

10-inch and 7-inch ViewSonic tablets in the works

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by Chris Moor
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We’ve heard before that California based manufacturer ViewSonic was planning to enter the tablet game, and now more details on their upcoming lineup have come out. Two tablets will be debuting at the IFA conference in Berlin this September.  The first is the one we’ve heard before. It’s said to have a 7-inch screen, 3G and WiFi connectivity, A-GPS, Bluetooth, accelerometer, USB port, and a microSD card reader. In an earlier post we also reported that this device would be running Android 2.2 and have a 3 or 5 megapixel camera. The second tablet that ViewSonic is bringing to the market will have a 10-inch screen and is said to dual boot both Windows and Android. I personally am confused by this decision. It will surely drive up the price on this device and price will without a doubt be a determining factor in which tablets find success. But what do I know, is anyone out there excited for this? Let us know in the comments.

[via Gizmodo]

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Comments

  • Tony Hedges

    It does seem a curious half-way house to have a dual boot android/windows combo. It strikes me as being similar to those handsets that come with flip-out keyboards. The future is touch screen so a physical keyboard is like saying, we embrace the future, but we want our safety blanket. Is it the same thing with dual boot?

    Seems most of the iPad killers will sport Android. A wise choice. What we really need is a tablet that links to our android phones and uses the resources of our phones, rather than replace them. A tablet doesn’t need a camera if it could use your phones cam…

    Personally I think tablets are a distraction. I am looking for the perfect phone. This being one that replaces lots of other gadgets and does everything well enough. I have no motivation to get a tablet because I want to be able to do it all on my phone anyway.

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