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X10's Budget-Friendly Tablet Available Now, Worth Looking at

August 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

X10, in an effort to provide the best tablet under 200 bucks, has brought us the AirPad. The X10 AirPad is an Android 2.3 running, 7″ device that isn’t the most impressive tablet on the market, but it is a viable option for those who want the technology, but don’t have some 500 dollars to fork over. The reasonably up-to-date (no Honeycomb) OS version gives it a boost over its cash-conscious competition; the Acer 7C, for example, only runs Froyo 2.1.

More specs go as follows:

If you’re interested in this $199 tablet, you can grab it off their site here.

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Motorola Xoom Gets Price Reduced to $499 (Wifi-Only)

July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Motorola announced via their Twitter that the Wifi- only Xoom tablet’s price has been brought down to $499. The Honeycomb 3.1 Tablet has 10.1 display and has a front-facing 2MP camera and rear 5MP camera and a 1GHz processor.

You can order the Xoom at the discounted price off Motorola’s page here.

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Toshiba Thrive Available at Best Buy, But Only 16GB and amp; 32GB

July 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It looks like the Toshiba Thrive is already hitting Best Buy stores in the form of 16 and 32GB versions.

No one’s been able to get an 8GB model, and for some reason, the smallest and cheapest tablet option has been removed from Best Buy’s inventory.

The Thrive has the following:
-Honeycomb 3.1
-Tegra 2 processor
-USB and HDMI ports
-2 MP front-facing camera w/ 5 MP rear camera
-Swype, Resolution+ software, removable battery
-Wifi Connectivity

The price is starting at $479.99 for the 16, but if you’re not interested in so much storage and don’t absolutely need the tab in your hand this very moment, you can still grab the 8GB Thrive online, starting at $429.99.

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Make the Switch to Nook and get 30 Books for Free

June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Today, Barnes and Noble’s newsroom released an interesting incentive to think hard about upgrading from your current eReader to the Nook…

“Beginning July 1, bring any eReader into a Barnes & Noble bookstore to compare and upgrade to a NOOK device and receive an instant NOOK Book collection – 30 free digital titles valued at $315. The limited-time NOOK upgrade program is offered with purchase of any popular NOOK device including The All-New NOOK and NOOK Color Reader’s Tablet™.”

Even though you can’t pick the books yourself, and you’ll probably not care for a lot of them, it’s still a cool offer. Personally, i love the concept of free books regardless of whether their books i’d be interested in reading. B&N doesn’t list off all the titles, but wrote the following:

“The 30 digital books represent a variety of genres including Cooking, Kids, Classics, Humor, Lifestyle, Fiction, Sports, History, True Crime and Reference. Some of the free titles include: The Good Housekeeping Cookbook, Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of Love, Creating Your Best Life, Glory in the Fall: The Greatest Moments in World Series History, 21st Century Crossword Puzzle Dictionary, My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me and timeless favorites including Secret Garden and Robinson “

Interested? The promotion starts tomorrow, and the Nook is available for $139.

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Hulu Plus Finally Arrives for Android

June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The wait for Android users to get Hulu Plus has been a long one. But it’s finally here- for some. The application is currently available for download, but if you’re not the owner of any of the following six phones, your patience will be pushed further:

-Nexus S
-Nexus One
-Motorola Atrix
-Motorola Droid X
-Motorola Droid II
-HTC Inspire 4G

If you’re fortunate enough to have one of the lucky six, you can enjoy the Hulu Plus experience- streaming TV shows and movies- for $7.99-per-month (with the first month free for new customers).

Hulu says their service will be available for more devices in the future.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Now in Stores

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has finally arrived! It’s available all throughout the US in Best Buy stores.

You can get the 16GB or 32GB WiFi-only models for $500 and $600 each respectively.

Here’s one more refresher on the tab’s specs:
-10.1 inch display (1280×800 pixels)
-Android Honeycomb 3.1
-1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
-3MP back camera, 2MP front-facing camera for video chat
-Adobe Flash support
-1 GB of RAM
-Battery that lasts up to 9 hours of video or 72 hours of music
-Samsung Media Hub
-Samsung Touchwiz UX

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Toshiba Thrive Available for Preorder, Starts at $429

June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As promised, the Wifi-only Toshiba Thrive tablet is now available for pre-order. You can choose between the 8GB at $429, 16GB at $479, and 32GB for $579.

The Thrive will have the following:
-Honeycomb 3.1
-Tegra 2 processor
-USB and HDMI ports
-2 MP front-facing camera w/ 5 MP rear camera
-Swype, Resolution+ software, removable battery
-Wifi Connectivity

You can pre-order the tablet from Best Buy, Office Depot, Buy.com, Toshiba Direct, or New Egg. Links to each site can be found at the bottom of Toshiba’s site here.

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