Computing

US Tablet Ownership Doubled Over The Holidays

Compared to 10 per cent in mid-December, over 19 per cent of US adults now own a tablet, according to Pew. There was an identical trend with ereaders, too, and there’s not as much overlap as you might expectr: 29 per cent own one or the other. That is a lot of new iPads and Kindles. [Pew via Electronista]


January 3, 2012
Gadgets

RIM’s Massive PlayBook Sale: All Models Now $US299

The PlayBook was bound to go on sale again… and now it has! In fact, RIM is selling all its models for $US299. Yes, the 16GB version costs the same as the 64GB model. AU: It’s still $485 on the Aussie store. Contacting RIM to find out why.


December 28, 2011
Computing

Google To Release iPad 3 Rival Within Six Months

Good news, fandroids! Steve Jobs’ best friend Eric Schmidt says that Google is readying its own high-powered tablet to compete with the iPad 3. This Nexus tablet was rumored back in 2010, but he says it’s now only six months away.


December 22, 2011
Computing

Tablet Display Shootout: Fire Vs Nook Vs iPad

Dr. Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies has made it his mission to suss out the best smartphone, tablet, HDTV, and multimedia displays from the worst with his Display Technology Shoot-Out series. Here, the best of the tablet readers fight.


November 22, 2011
Computing

Nook Tablet Is Better Than Kindle Fire (But Only If You’re Clumsy)

Prone to dropping your electronics? Watch this pair of awkwardly dressed tech journalists dropping tablets onto concrete. Yes, it’s annoying. Yes, it’s waste. No, it’s not actually journalism. But it does turn out that the Nook Tablet is best if you’re a klutz.


November 15, 2011
Computing

Opinion: It’s Not Worth Getting Heated Up About The Kindle Fire

Gizmodo AU

Look, I’ve got to come clean; I too got excited about the Kindle Fire — both the initial announcement, all the stuff about Silk and even the review we ran yesterday. Then I realised that the Kindle fire is nothing that Australians should get all hot under the collar about.


Computing

Review: Logitech Tablet Keyboard For iPad

Gizmodo AU

Keyboard cases for iPad are nothing new, but Logitech’s latest takes a different tack; it’s a keyboard for iPad in its own case.


October 27, 2011
Computing

Toshiba AT1SO 7-Inch Tablet: Giz AU Hands-On

Gizmodo AU

I got to spend some time with Toshiba’s new smaller tablet offering yesterday. Here’s my initial thoughts.


October 24, 2011
Mobile

Sony’s Tablet S Goes On Sale Tomorrow

Gizmodo AU

Not much to the story beyond the headline, really; if you’ve been hanging out for Sony’s uniquely shaped Tablet S, it’s been announced that they’ll be on sale tomorrow.


October 13, 2011
Computing

Kogan’s New 10-Inch Agora Tablet: Great Price Means Trade-Offs

Gizmodo AU

EXCLUSIVE: Kogan’s just announced new 8-inch and 10-inch Android tablets at bargain basement prices. Gizmodo got an early look at what your money will buy you.