HTC Android Tablet Gets Canned
Feb 1, 2010 HTC
HTC has recently announced that, although it was in the process of developing both an Android and Chrome OS tablet, the project was canned. Apparently, they want to focus on Android smartphones, without distractions like a new tablet on their hands. HTC will probably want to evaluate the tablet segment and see how well Apple iPad performs on this young market.
First of all, if the Taiwanese company wants to succeed, it’ll have to compete with the like of the Archos 5 Android tablet or the really cool products made by Lenovo. Dell’s also got a pretty appealing device of its own and we’re not even talking about the NVIDIA Tegra 2-based tablets coming soon.
What could HTC bring new to the table in order to smash the competition?
[via Phandroid]
Tags: Android tablet, cancelled HTC tablet, Chrome OS tablet, HTC Android Tablet
HTC Magnum, Uber Smartphone or Tablet PC?
Jan 29, 2010 HTC
These days we’ve heard the name Magnum quite a bit, but not related to HTC, since it was a BlackBerry handset we’ve come across. Back to HTC, we’ve just discovered what they call the HTC Magnum tablet, an impressive device with an 11 inch OLED display, that gets checked out in action in the video below:
This uber-tablet might be a fake, but it sure is big, even for graphical designers looking for a huge resolution. The device uses a Marvell 800 MHz CPU, comes with 80GB storage space, 2GB ROM, 512MB RAM, GPS, WiFi and WiMAX connectivity. Bluetooth 2.0 and HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) are also on board and its battery is able to make the tablet operate for 30 hours (wow!).
The product weighs about 730 grams and we still say this is too good to be true.
[via forumtehnic]
Tags: 11 inch OLED display, HTC Magnum, HTC Magnum tablet specs, HTC Tablet PC, video demo
HTC to Launch Android Tablets, Other Models that Run Chrome O
Jan 4, 2010 HTC
HTC is planning to get busy in 2010, not only by launching the huge number of smartphones in its leaked portofolio, but also a bunch of touch tablets. According to the folks of SmartHouse, one of these devices will run Google’s Chrome OS, while another one will be based on Android.
The HTC Android tablet will seemingly debut during a private show taking place at CES 2010 (January 7 – 10) and it’s supposed to feature a new Qualcomm processor and new Adobe software. The launch of such products will make HTC compete with the likes of Apple and their upcoming tablet (iSlate), plus the JooJoo, Asus’ Eee Pad, the Dell Streak, Moto Sholes tablet and God knows how many other gadgets like these.
[via Unwired View]
Tags: CES 2010, Chrome OS tablet, HTC Android Tablet, Qualcomm processor
HTC Evolve Tablet is a Cool Concept, Runs Android, Features OLED Display
Dec 17, 2009 Concept tablets, HTC
Since HTC doesn’t seem to join the gang of tablet-producing companies, we might as well feast on the shots of the HTC Evolve device pictured below. This is a concept tablet created by Timur Pinar, one that runs Android OS, bundles a stylus and incorporates an OLED touchscreen display.
As you can see, there are pre-programmable buttons on the side, for extra features and in case you’re wondering, HTC Evolve’s specs list includes an Intel Atom CPU, 128GB SSD memory, 1.5GB RAM, a customized version of Android and the ability to run Chrome OS.
The HTC tablet also comes with 2 USB 3.0 ports, a HDMI port, a 3.5mm audio jack, a camera, microphone (in the front bezel) and support video conferencing. Better than the Apple Tablet? What do you say?
[via Concept Phones]
Tags: Android tablet, HTC Evolve, HTC tablet, OLED touchscreen display, Timur Pinar
HTC to Launch a Tablet Before Apple Does?
Nov 7, 2009 HTC
As HTC HD2 was officially launched in Taiwan, the company’s CEO, Peter Chou mentioned in an interview that the handset maker is still aiming to create a netbook. We take speculations further and start dreaming about a tablet, maybe one to compete with the product that Apple is developing.
Peter Chou stated that the HTC is “carefully looking into that category and how it can be part of that”. The company has tried its luck with this segment before, with the HTC Shift minilaptop, able to run a full desktop version of Windows Vista. It’s about time that great companies like HTC entered this market, since even Nokia has a Booklet of its own, while Microsoft is readying the Courier portable device.
These may not be the best examples of netbooks or tablets, but the real point is that some companies are trying their luck with segments they’ve never explored before, so why shouldn’t the maker of Hero and HD2 do it, too? It would be a pity, specially since HTC HD2 is only a few inches away from being a genuine tablet…
[via CNET Asia]
Tags: HTC HD2, HTC netbook, HTC tablet, Peter Chou
