Reports of Amazon’s tablet plans are trickling out. Basically, it’s going to be a 7-inch tablet running a very customized version of Android, tweaked to play media purchased from Amazon, and priced at $250, half the price of an entry-level Apple Ipad. (In English, we capitalize the first letter of proper nouns, and my native [...]
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So Amazon’s tablet is a go
Posted by Dave Farquhar on September 5, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/09/so-amazons-tablet-is-a-go/
Lessons of the HP Touchpad
At full price ($499 for the 16 GB model and $599 for the 32 GB model) the HP Touchpad was a colossal flop. Like AT&T’s first PC clones of the mid 1980s, it was a me-too product at a me-too price that wasn’t quite as good as the product it was imitating. So, basically, there [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 24, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/lessons-of-the-hp-touchpad/
Psst! Want a cheap tablet?
HP figured out what to do with all those unsold tablets. Friday they dropped the price in Canada to $99 and $149, depending on the memory. And this weekend, they’re doing the same in the States. They’re underpowered and they’re orphans, but at that price, I’ll bet they’ll sell.
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/psst-want-a-cheap-tablet/