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Well isn’t this good to know. The Mini 5 isn’t even coming out for at least another month, yet already we’re hearing Dell has big plans for what’s to follow. Wired has the dish straight from Neeraj Choubey, GM of Dell’s tablet division, that there will be “a family of tablets” which will “scale up to a variety of sizes.” It appears there will be a common feature set throughout the forthcoming portfolio, so it’s likely going to be Android all the way, while Choubey also shared his company’s intention to bundle “inexpensive data plans” with the new devices — indicating a belief that carriers will accede to such ambitious ideas. And speaking of network operators, in a separate interview with Laptop, the loquacious gentleman has confirmed that Dell’s working with AT&T on bringing the Mini 5 to the masses. Good to know, indeed — now how about a release date?

Dell Mini 5 to be the vanguard of ‘a family of tablets’ originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is it all the unfavorable reviews or the loads of Android tablets on the way that’s pushed Camangi to lower the price on its 7-inch Android running-Webstation? We may never know, but the good news is that the original $399 price has been slashed to $275. The $125 price drop isn’t too shabby, but we’re thinking they’d have better luck selling this one if there were less complaints about its sluggish performance and buggy resistive touchscreen. Perhaps we’re just being too stingy with our money — will you be going shopping this weekend?

Camangi Webstation drops to $275, still a tough sell originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a move that can only be described as caving in to peer pressure, Viewsonic has become the latest to prop up an Android-powered and keyboard-free device that probably won’t revolutionize the way you idly surf the web from your couch. Called the VTablet 101 it rocks a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and NVIDIA Tegra graphics powering an 8.9-inch, 1024 x 800 touchscreen display. There’s 4GB of storage, WiFi, and Bluetooth, all in a reasonably attractive 3,000 Yuan ($440) price. Availability? Whenever hazing is over — assuming it survives.

Viewsonic joins the Android Tablet fraternity with the VTablet 101 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Might this make it by the end of the year? Camangi has been touting its “early bird” pre-orders for the WebStation Android tablet for nearly a month now, and has been indicating things would ship before the month is through. Now we have confirmation that if that date doesn’t happen you won’t be able to blame the FCC. Our favorite US independent agency (next to NASA) issued its approval of the device back on November 14, and shared some lovely disassembly pictures for good measure (after the break). This means the thing isn’t likely to kill you or to make your TV go all weird, but doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll hit your mailbox before the holidays are over. That, dear readers, is up to a higher power: Santa Claus.

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Camangi WebStation makes FCC test bench appearance, torn down for good measure originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, it was highly derivative of the iPhone, but we liked the styling on those eviGroup Wallet prototypes that the company teased us with a few months back. So, we’re ever so slightly disappointed to see the new aesthetic in the latest (and, apparently, final) revision of the hardware above. That it’s grown a front-facing webcam is a good thing, but the two-tone look in this shot makes that bezel look a bit chunky and not entirely lust-worthy. (The rendered shots at the read link look better, but then they always do.) The good news is it’s said to be ready for production ahead of a January release and, with Dell seemingly joining the fray with its own Android-powered five-inch tablet/MID device, that date had better not slip.

eviGroup’s Wallet tablet/MID gets two-tone redesign, January release date originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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