For products which still haven't been officially announced, Sony's upcoming Android tablets sure haven't been publicity-shy. Sony first teased us about them back in April. And on Wednesday, it held press events in New York and San Francisco at which it showed them off and released more details, such as the fact that the smaller S1 will be available exclusively in a version for AT&T's HSPA+ network -- although not full specs, or pricing, or a shipping timeframe other than "later this year."
I attended the West Coast edition of the sneak peek. When I see new tablets these days, I'm continuing to reflexively ask the question "Why should somebody buy this instead of an iPad?" It's too early to come to any firm conclusions about the Sonys, but both pass the obvious-differences-from-Apple's-tablet test.
The S1 is a 9.4" model with a wedge shape that angles the screen for comfy typing and feels like a folded magazine. (It's a major departure from every other current tablet -- but it does remind me of theoriginal 2007 version of Amazon's Kindle.)
The smaller S2, meanwhile, stretches the definition of "tablet" a bit. It's a clamshell device with two 5.5" displays which, in unfolded mode, can operate independently or as one big screen. It's reminiscent ofAcer's Iconia and Toshiba's experimental Portege, but the hinge makes more sense on the S2: the screens are small enough that a folded-shut unit will fit in a pocket. (Try that with your iPad.)
On the software side, Sony is going through a fair amount of effort to make these tablets stand apart from the Android herd. They both have a feature called Quick View which is designed to load Web pages much faster than the standard Android browser. (For what it's worth, it worked in Sony's demo.) They're also designed for extra-responsive scrolling, and are PlayStation-certified devices that can play some older PlayStation games, and will come with Sony's Reader e-book store and Qriocity movie and music services. The S1 includes a universal remote feature (which leverages the built-in IR port) and Sony is working with Adobe to help developers build Adobe AIR apps that make good use of the S2's twin screens.
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AT&T on Wednesday said it plans to sell a version of the S2 (which, by the way, is a codename) "later this year." This new version of the S2 will be able to access AT&T's 4G network, in addition to Wi-Fi. People interested in the S2 will be able to purchase it with monthly data plans, though pricing for those plans wasn't revealed.
As with the 4G HP TouchPad announced Tuesday, 4G in this case doesn't mean Long Term Evolution, it means HSPA+. AT&T plans to launch five LTE markets this summer, with perhaps another 10 markets following by the end of the year. Since AT&T does not advertise the speeds it offers through its HSPA+ network, we can only assume that it will offer speedy networks in the areas AT&T says include "enhanced backhaul." Best guess?
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I attended the West Coast edition of the sneak peek. When I see new tablets these days, I'm continuing to reflexively ask the question "Why should somebody buy this instead of an iPad?" It's too early to come to any firm conclusions about the Sonys, but both pass the obvious-differences-from-Apple's-tablet test.
The S1 is a 9.4" model with a wedge shape that angles the screen for comfy typing and feels like a folded magazine. (It's a major departure from every other current tablet -- but it does remind me of theoriginal 2007 version of Amazon's Kindle.)
The smaller S2, meanwhile, stretches the definition of "tablet" a bit. It's a clamshell device with two 5.5" displays which, in unfolded mode, can operate independently or as one big screen. It's reminiscent ofAcer's Iconia and Toshiba's experimental Portege, but the hinge makes more sense on the S2: the screens are small enough that a folded-shut unit will fit in a pocket. (Try that with your iPad.)
On the software side, Sony is going through a fair amount of effort to make these tablets stand apart from the Android herd. They both have a feature called Quick View which is designed to load Web pages much faster than the standard Android browser. (For what it's worth, it worked in Sony's demo.) They're also designed for extra-responsive scrolling, and are PlayStation-certified devices that can play some older PlayStation games, and will come with Sony's Reader e-book store and Qriocity movie and music services. The S1 includes a universal remote feature (which leverages the built-in IR port) and Sony is working with Adobe to help developers build Adobe AIR apps that make good use of the S2's twin screens.
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Hp 484170-001 battery
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AT&T on Wednesday said it plans to sell a version of the S2 (which, by the way, is a codename) "later this year." This new version of the S2 will be able to access AT&T's 4G network, in addition to Wi-Fi. People interested in the S2 will be able to purchase it with monthly data plans, though pricing for those plans wasn't revealed.
As with the 4G HP TouchPad announced Tuesday, 4G in this case doesn't mean Long Term Evolution, it means HSPA+. AT&T plans to launch five LTE markets this summer, with perhaps another 10 markets following by the end of the year. Since AT&T does not advertise the speeds it offers through its HSPA+ network, we can only assume that it will offer speedy networks in the areas AT&T says include "enhanced backhaul." Best guess?
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