Jun 22

Google TV 2.0 ‘Fishtank’ developer kit revealed running Honeycomb and apps

Posted in: Android, android market, AndroidMarket, app, apps, developers, GoogleTv, honeycomb, intel, market, Today's Chili

As Google TV gears up for a Honeycomb-based v2.0, the team announced at the I/O event that developers could get access to “Fishtank” hardware for them to test their apps on and here it is, revealed by Geek.com. The hardware itself is a relatively nondescript box packing an Intel CE4100 processor (no ARM…yet) and a Logitech Revue wireless keyboard that connects wirelessly via a USB dongle, plus a few more ins and outs than retail boxes have including coax. The software is the real star with its Android 3.1 style blues and blacks in the new menus providing access to a list of running apps, logged in accounts and notifications. Things could change before the beta ends, but this report indicates a major issue between is how developers will get to display or interact with live TV. Being able to overlay data on a live feed, or at least have Dual View picture-in-picture is a big part of many developer’s plans and so far Google has apparently not committed to making API access available. Bringing interactivity to broadcasts would be a major advantage for Google TV as a connected TV platform if it can pull it off, we’ll see if it makes it into this summer’s update or if it ends up on the waiting-for list alongside SageTV integration.

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Google TV 2.0 ‘Fishtank’ developer kit revealed running Honeycomb and apps originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 22

Motorola Xoom gets Android 3.1 update that activates microSD card support outside the US

Posted in: Android, europe, honeycomb, moto, motorola, motorola xoom, MotorolaXoom, slate, Software, tablet, Today's Chili, update, upgrade, xoom

You know that microSD card slot that’s been laying dormant in your Motorola Xoom? Provided you don’t reside in the US, that’ll be getting activated soon as part of the tablet’s Android 3.1 update, which is starting to roll out now and should have all of Europe covered within the next few weeks. Motorola explicitly identifies this as a firmware update for “non-US” Xooms, so Canadians would be well advised to check their software update utility, though the big question is why didn’t the American 3.1 update include microSD support as well? What tangled web of intrigue lies behind this selective activation?

[Thanks, Alan]

Motorola Xoom gets Android 3.1 update that activates microSD card support outside the US originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 22

Samsung reveals ‘premium accessory suite’ for Galaxy Tab 10.1, includes premium prices

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Loving your Galaxy Tab 10.1 but just itching for some accessories? Samsung knows you are, and today helpfully unveiled a “premium accessory suite” to soothe your jones for both add-ons and premium prices. The collection (parts of which appeared earlier on Sammy’s German site) includes a full-size keyboard dock ($70) and a multimedia dock ($35) enabling HDMI pass-through – you can have Tab video on your TV, as long as you buy the separate HDTV adapter ($30). You have your choice of cases, as well: a book cover model ($60) you can leave on while using the tablet, or a leather pouch edition ($30) that is, you guessed it, a leather pouch. A few miscellaneous items round out the collection, including various chargers, a conductive stylus and the already-released USB adapter. The company also promises a Bluetooth keyboard and SD card adapter to come “mid-summer,” just in time to ease your next bout of premium-accessory fever.

[Update: Replaced keyboard image. Thanks for the feedback, everyone.]

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Samsung reveals ‘premium accessory suite’ for Galaxy Tab 10.1, includes premium prices originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 22

Lenovo Ideapad Tablet K1 priced at $500 by OfficeMax, inches closer to release

Posted in: 10-inch, dual-core, DualCore, honeycomb, lenovo, price, pricing, slate, tablet, tegra 2, Tegra2, Today's Chili

The Ideapad Tablet K1 is about as well known an unannounced product as there is right now, having been pictured and listed by a couple of online retailers and passed the requisite tests over at the FCC. What we weren’t quite so sure about was its price, which a tipster now informs us is $499.99, and its launch date, which looks to be fast approaching. The OfficeMax placard we’ve been forwarded promises 32GB of storage, Android 3.0 (with a “custom-built” interface on top), 1280 x 800 resolution on a 10.1-inch multitouch screen, a pair of cameras, up to 10 hours of battery life, a weight of 1.6lb (725g), and a thickness of just over half an inch (13.2mm). Not exactly an unorthodox list of specs, but more choice is rarely a bad thing.

[Thanks, GorillazKing]

Lenovo Ideapad Tablet K1 priced at $500 by OfficeMax, inches closer to release originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 22

Lenovo Ideapad Tablet K1 priced at $500 by Office Depot, inches closer to release

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The Ideapad Tablet K1 is about as well known an unannounced product as there is right now, having been pictured and listed by a couple of online retailers and passed the requisite tests over at the FCC. What we weren’t quite so sure about was its price, which a tipster now informs us is $499.99, and its launch date, which looks to be fast approaching. The Office Depot placard we’ve been forwarded promises 32GB of storage, Android 3.0 (with a “custom-built” interface on top), 1280 x 800 resolution on a 10.1-inch multitouch screen, a pair of cameras, up to 10 hours of battery life, a weight of 1.6lb (725g), and a thickness of just over half an inch (13.2mm). Not exactly an unorthodox list of specs, but more choice is rarely a bad thing.

[Thanks, GorillazKing]

Lenovo Ideapad Tablet K1 priced at $500 by Office Depot, inches closer to release originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 21

Review: HTC Flyer is almost perfect

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It is probably important to start this off by admitting something; I have yet to be impressed by a 10-inch tablet. The whole idea to this ultraportable slab of mobile-amazing is that it’s supposed to be… well, ultraportable. I should be able to comfortably walk and be more productive then I am on my phone, […]

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Jun 21

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hitting Sprint on June 24th, bring your own 4G

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Samsung wouldn’t get any more specific than “mid-summer” when it revealed that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 would be coming to Sprint, but it turns out you don’t have to wait much longer to pick one via the carrier. Sprint has just announced that the WiFi-only tablet will be available through its website and other channels starting June 24th for the same $499.99 it demands elsewhere (though you’ll have to wait until July 24th to get one at a Sprint retail store). It also not-so-subtly notes that the tablet is “even more amazing” when paired with an Overdrive Pro 4G mobile hotspot or Novatel MiFi — sold separately, of course. Full press release is after the break.

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Jun 20

Android 3.2 shipping this summer for 7-inch tablets, Huawei’s MediaPad gets handled

Posted in: 7-inch, Android, Google, GoogleAndroid, honeycomb, qualcomm, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, Today's Chili

We knew that Android 3.2 was little more than a tailor-made edition of Android 3.1 for 7-inch slates, but even after speaking with Huawei, we weren’t exactly sure when it would be rolling out to things other than its own MediaPad. Our pals over at This is my next managed to confirm that it’ll be landing as early as this summer, and for better or worse, it’ll be the last major Android release prior to Ice Cream Sandwich hitting retail devices in Q4. Moreover, it’s bruited that v3.2 will bring support for Qualcomm CPUs as well as NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset, which could lead to HTC’s Flyer getting an upgrade of its own. As for more current plans, it seems as if the Motorola Xoom — a slate that was just recently updated to 3.1 — will see another point increase in the coming weeks, which should give us a solid indication of what to expect software-wise with the MediaPad drops a few months later. Speaking of which, both CNET and M.I.C. Gadget were on-hand in Singapore for a look at the show-floor model of that very tablet, and you can feast your eyes on the pictorial proof down in the source links below.

Android 3.2 shipping this summer for 7-inch tablets, Huawei’s MediaPad gets handled originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 20

Hands on with the LG G-Slate

Posted in: hands-on, honeycomb, LG, mobile, Reviews, t-mobile, tablets, tegra 2, Today's Chili

For being an original member of the Open Handset Alliance, the organization Google helped assemble in order to have a small army to support Android, LG has been pretty quiet. Their first couple of Android devices were comparatively unsuccessful, in fact it seemed as though LG was only interested in serving the budget consumer. Then, […]

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Jun 20

Elusive Acer Iconia Tab A100 coming to Walmart for $349 (updated)

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Typically, the whole fun of spotting products in the wild is that they haven’t been officially announced to the world yet, but in the case of the Acer Iconia Tab A100, we’re just amazed it’s finally here, and that it’s so… unassuming. Just weeks after rearing its head in FCC drawings, the delayed Tab has quietly surfaced at Walmart with a price tag of $349. That sticker there says it all, but for the money you’ll get Tegra 2 innards with 8GB of internal storage, a 2 megapixel front-facing camera, and a 5 megapixel one ’round the back. And of course, it runs Android 3.0 at a time when most other 7-inchers still tap out at Android 2.3 — possibly the reason it was delayed in the first place. There’s no listing on Walmart’s website just yet, and our tipsters indicated it wasn’t actually on display. Still, if we’re seeing a price and tag, that means we’re beyond the point of any more delays… right?

Update: What you see in the wild is a display tag — not the elusive A100, of course. You can’t pop into a Walmart to buy one yet, but if that sticker is any indication, that’ll change soon.

Update 2: At least one reader says he not only saw, but played with the A100 at the Walmart in Leavenworth, Kansas, and even double-checked the model number when he saw the price. So depending on where you live, the tablet may have already landed at a Walmart near you.

Update 3: One sneaky reader snagged a sheet of wally-world pricetags, see the A100’s barcode hanging with tags for the Iconia A500 and HP Touchpad after the break.

[Thanks, Mat, David, Jared, and Clyde]

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Elusive Acer Iconia Tab A100 coming to Walmart for $349 (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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