[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #170: The Tablet

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #170: The Tablet
*March 24, 2010


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries./

The April edition of WIRED MAGAZINE is telling us "How the tablet will 
change the world." 
<http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/03/ff_tablet_levy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader> 
In fact, "13 of the Brightest Tech Minds Sound Off on the Rise of the 
Tablet." 
<http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/03/ff_tablet_essays/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>in 
the issue.

It's up in the air what the definition of a tablet computer really is, 
but at minimum, a tablet device has a touchscreen, allows users to 
browse the Web, read books, send email, watch movies, and play games.  
Tablet computers are mainly designed to reproduce content, not create 
it, because of their technical specs and they're certainly not meant 
replace your desktop PC.  Their selling point is their portability.

1.  The zenPad is a five-inch mobile computer.  It fits your pocket, it 
reads and write emails, you can browse the web, watch movies on it, or 
listen to music. Looks like the only thing it doesn't do is take phone 
calls.

    * zenPad <http://enso-now.com/n/index.php>
    * zenPad, the $155 Android tablet you could buy today [VIDEO]
      <http://dvice.com/archives/2010/03/zenpad-the-155.php>

2.  The Dell Mini 5 has a 5-inch 800x480 touchscreen, Android 1.6, 1GHz 
CPU (presumably Snapdragon <http://www.engadget.com/tag/snapdragon>), 
WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G of some sort, 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED 
flash, front-facing camera, and the same 1530mAh battery.

    * Dell's Mini 5 Android Tablet to be called the Streak
      <http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/dells-mini-5-android-tablet-to-be-called-the-streak-20100310/>
    * First Look: Dell Mini 5
      <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-9TeB3USZA&feature=related>
    * Dell's Tablet Aims to Stick It to Apple's iPad
      <http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/dells-tablet-aims-to-stick-it-to-apples-ipad/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>

3.  Archos, a company best known for making MP3 players has the Archos 5 
Internet Tablet.  Here are two reviews:

    * Archos 5 Internet Tablet Review
      <http://mobiputing.com/2010/02/archos-5-internet-tablet-review/>
      by Mobiputing
    * Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android
      <http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/10/review-archos-5-internet-tablet-with-android/>by
      CrunchGear

4.  The $200 touchscreen tablet known as the CrunchPad has morphed into 
a $500 device called JooJoo.

    * JooJoo <https://thejoojoo.com/>
    * Hands On With the JooJoo
      <http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/hands-on-joojoo-crunchpad/#ixzz0j6koxFJk>

*/Bonus link:/*
9 Upcoming Tablet Alternatives to the Apple iPad 
<http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/9-upcoming-tablet-alternatives-to-the-apple-ipad/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
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