Posted on 11/02/2010 12:15:06 PM PDT by Swordmaker
The two are defined by their screens, which use a high-color but 800x480 seven-inch screen on the Ziio 7 but a low-color, 1024x600 display on the 10-inch Ziio. Both use a resistive touchscreen instead of capacitive to trade some precision for a lower price; the company includes a stylus to make up for the reduced finger accuracy. They still find room for a front-facing camera and an HDMI out that takes advantage of the Zii ZMS-08 chip to decode 1080p video on a TV.
Creative's tablets are getting a worldwide launch and should be available at the very end of the year. US pricing isn't yet listed, but 8GB versions of the Ziio slates will cost the equivalent of $279 and $333 for the seven- and 10-inch models in Singapore. The company also plans 16GB versions but is limiting those to its online store for roughly $302 and $357.
The launches were somewhat unexpected for Creative, which grew mostly silent after its media players lost much of their influence outside of Singapore. It signaled an intention to move to Android a year ago, but its only results until today were development platforms made with the hope that others would sign up. It was virtually silent on tablets until today as well and may be reacting equally to the iPad and the first wave of Android competitors.
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Cute.
It would be interesting to see a side-by-side, real time comparison of some of these new tablets v the iPad running the same apps.
Looks nice, though I’m not too crazy about resistive touch screens.
You seem to be an expert on all things tablet.
Do you know if the Samsung Tablet, which is due for imminent sale in USA, will have phone capability.
I know technically it does and will be sold as such in Europe.
Will it be sold as a phone/tablet in the US?
/johnny
Uh, Android is a form of Linux, isn't it?
The phone function is slated (pun intended) to be removed for the US market.
The British O2 phone company is on the same frequencies, however as well as one of the Aussie telcoms. You could buy a GSM version from those markets and use an AT&T sim card.
Thanks, but I don’t understand that move at all.
If you want to one up or differentiate from IPad, make it a phone to!
/johnny
The general consensus is that the telcomms are attempting to hold off larger convergence devices.
Unproven thus fad though.
I read that the phone capability was suppressed in the USA... but then the iPad can be used as a phone as well under WIFI. I've done it with Skype and a couple of other VOIP apps. There's no reason these Android tablets could not do the same. Whether it will be sold that way is up to the carriers.
I love resistive screens - higher resolution, can touch with anything (even gloved fingers), faster response time, I find them much better than capacitive, much more useful. Perfect for sketching and drawing.
That’s the beauty of an open platform, though - you get options. Tablets with capacitive or resistive screens are available, so we both can get what we want.
I bought an iPad for my daughter, I did not think I would have any interest in it. I have change my mind though.
I can sit by the pool or on my couch, use the built in VPN to connect to my office, then VNC onto my office computer and work on MS Office or Quickbooks or anything else that is on my computer. I hardly ever use my laptop anymore. They are really incredible little devices. Recently, driving from Cooperstown to NYC, my wife found an incredible deal for a room and booked it.
If you have not tried one of these things you should. They are pretty amazing, small, light, easy to carry around. I can create word or excel documents, print them, enter data or run reports in Quickbooks, print those reports, print checks... There is a lot more to these devices than a lot of people know.
When the iPad was announced, my first thought was that it would be a great thin client for remote computers or virtual machines. Citrix announced a client within days after the iPad announcement. It’s something that Apple hasn’t played up enough, IMHO.
Yes, agree...glad we have options. :)
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