Sony's new tablets

[HansTWN]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/s...ycomb-tablets/

That S2 actually would be an ideal phone for me.

[Poppaea]

Thanks for sharing! This is great news. I like that tablet alas my budget won't like it.

[tubemonkey]

More tablets to flood the already overcrowded overpriced market.

[HansTWN]

Yes, when you live in Europe (with all those taxes) even cheap items get expensive very quickly. Amazing how 500 USD becomes 500 Euro!

[CTH]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

More tablets to flood the already overcrowded overpriced market.

If believing the economics of supply and demand, a market will never stay in a "overcrowded and overpriced" situation for long.

However I think that these seems to differentiate themselves a little at least from the multitude of andriod tablets.

Btw why is it called tablet when most require you to either have them in a stand or holding them in your hand and is not functionally optimal when lying flat on a table... A question for the philosophers perhaps

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by CTH

However I think that these seems to differentiate themselves a little at least from the multitude of andriod tablets.

I bet the S2 (dual screen model) ends up like the PSP Go - a disaster. Oh well, Sony is a very diversified tech giant and can afford to experiment like this.

[boxcorner]

Sony takes on Apple as it unveils its first tablet PC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/13191269
26 April 2011

[Richey79]

Well, if they want to be successful, they'd better be cheap with those specs. The form factor is also quite strange on both of them: perhaps the S1 is comfortable to hold being that shape, and I suppose the S2 will be conveniently pocketable, but neither has that really desirable appearance that they'll need in the increasingly crowded tablet market.

[darknessangel]

Originally Posted by Richey79

Well, if they want to be successful, they'd better be cheap with those specs. The form factor is also quite strange on both of them: perhaps the S1 is comfortable to hold being that shape, and I suppose the S2 will be conveniently pocketable, but neither has that really desirable appearance that they'll need in the increasingly crowded tablet market.

I find them very desireable. However in the (current) tablet market the defining factor remains the software/app field as you do not have a full OS. And I see Sony heavily limping in that field. Apple has extremely fine tuned their apps with their (low performance) hardware to do something cool, while other concurrents are still trying to do the same. But I really, really (damnn.... reaaaalllllyy) doubt that Sony can do this. On the other hand, hardware is catching up with the tablet factor so perhaps Sony only wants to have a foot in there when it catches up and people drop the fruit for more powerful alternatives.

[kennyc]

Very interesting! Thanks for this Hans!

[kennyc]

And there is the new PSP!

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[Kali Yuga]

I'm curious if Sony will stop making eInk devices, if their tablets take off....

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

I'm curious if Sony will stop making eInk devices, if their tablets take off....

I still think they are aimed at different markets/demographics. I still use both e-ink and tablet myself and don't expect that to change real soon...

[boxcorner]

Sony to launch Android tablets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13192354
26 April 2011

[Kali Yuga]

Originally Posted by kennyc

I still think they are aimed at different markets/demographics.

True, but that doesn't mean Sony will want to cater to both markets, especially if the eInk device sales are tanking. I presume they can set up the LCD devices for compatibility with the existing software and formats.