Report: Dell to Launch Android Tablet Next Month
By - Source: Tom's Hardware US
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Forget the not-even-official Apple tablet, let's talk about the not even official Android tablet.
Pocket-lint today cites "multiple black ops sources" who say Dell will launch an Android-based tablet this coming January at CES 2010. Details are scant but so far but Pocket-Link reports that the device will have a 5-inch screen.
When contacted for comment Dell gave the following non-committal statement:
"Dell continually develops and tests new products that extend the mobile experience. We have not made any product announcements and do not comment on speculation, rumour, or unannounced products."
Do you think we'll soon see a Dell tablet?
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Well duh, Apple didn't invent the tablet either, or the mouse, or the GUI
Or fire
Or the fucking wheel
Self-righteous Apple pricks
One day all these rumors will come to fruition and I can source these vague rumors and say, I told you so.
Well duh, Apple didn't invent the tablet either, or the mouse, or the GUI
Or fire
Or the fucking wheel
Self-righteous Apple pricks
well said.
(i made my girlfriend sell her ipod nano last week...now she has a creative zen x-fi2...phew!
One day all these rumors will come to fruition and I can source these vague rumors and say, I told you so.
That doesn't mean that dell's activities aren't highly suspicious. It's starting to seem to me that the only difference between dell and apple is a 10% cost advantage for Dell. The styling, pricing, and use of mediocre hardware is similar though.
Actually, I think Windows 7 influenced a lot of this tablet business. Windows 7 was a pretty big deal for touch interface. Maybe Apple tried to fight that with their tablet.
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I didnt say Apple invented any of those things, and I am not a Mac user. However Apple was first take these products to a mass market---and that is what Dell follows.
The Dell Mp3 player, all in one computers, phone, tablet, etc.. do show an actual trend following Apple's marketing strategies.
The story is about a Dell Tablet. Apple is rumoured to have a tablet on the way. You said:-
Where exactly was Apple first to take the tablet to mass market since they dont even have one out yet.
The iPhone isn't the first smartphone.
The iPod isn't the first MP3 player.
Go sit on the naughty step, you could say they are copying HP, Toshiba or Sony with such a vague arguement.
Interesting little argument. =D
I'd say BlackBerry is the leader in smartphones (back when we called them PDAs I guess).
One of my brothers also bought a 256MB MP3 player for like $180 quite a few years back, before the iPod. It was pretty cool.
The Apple tablet is by no means a first either. Every ehar of Wacom? Artists love them. CRT touch screens were also at one of my local lumber shops.
Hopefully this does well. 5" is kind of pushing it though.
I'm not all too informed on the apple products, save for the Iphone and their MP3 players. Sadly, Malta where I live, is pretty much a windows oriantated lump of shit that mostly dishes out only DELL or HP laptops with the ocassional ASUS.
There's this brand new thing called the internet, it's great, you can buy stuff on it. You should try it sometime.
Shipping to Malta is probably very expensive.