Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Verizon's Bad Move
Yes people it is out there for the grabbing now. The Motorola Xoom is being sold for $800 from Verizon. I must confess that is a bummer, especially due to the fact that Verizon is restricting WiFi capabilities unless 1month of data subscription is bought. Now that is a low play by Verizon. But anyway I am just happy I so not have to worry about Verizon. Sadly however, if Verizon is selling it for $800, how much would it cost me to get it all the way to Jamaica? A lot!
My eyes have turned from the now and I must say I am now looking forward for April to come along. I certainly will not buy any tablet until Acer and Apple makes their release. If I remember correctly Apply normally keeps around the same price when upgrades are done, therefore with their new iPad (iPad 2) I am looking for a round $600 - $700 for the 16GB and $800 - $900 for the 64GB. That’s all speculation however. If that is the case, Apple will have it over all the tablets coming out, for me that is.
I was looking forward to a tablet that is not from Apple due to their lacking of flash but it seems that at the end of it all I will have to ask myself; what do I want the tablet for? Is flash a necessity for me? The answer will definitely lead me to the ideal tablet.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Android Moves Forward!
It has been a while now since I have created a post and it was mostly due to me pondering what to talk about. Not that there is nothing but there is so much, and very little time. February is the month when a few gadgets will launch like the tablet Motorola Xoom, which really catches my eyes, along with other stuff that works with Android. That is the reason I wanted to talk about Android’s move forward.
Now Android is just wonderful so far. Although I have never owned an Android phone but base on what I am seeing I need one. Apple always set the trend technologically coming out with high tech equipment and electronic devices that cost a lot. All in all Apple was doing a good job and still is, except for the price maybe. I always viewed Apple to be great for business and fun, with its high connectivity (everything can be in sync, your phone, laptop, mac, external hard drive, etc.), flexibility and reliability. Now Android is being seen fit for all of that.
Android is now working on the Honeycomb which made especially for tablets and the Gingerbread is for the phones. But what I love is the way they make this new software be so compatible with the current version and the devices do not require much for the upgrade. Now all that could have been done on Apple can be done on Windows and be a little more affordable. I have the video with Android 3.0 Honeycomb in action. It is almost 1 hour long but it’s worth the watch for anyone who is remotely interested in Tablets which is growing rapidly in the gadget market.
So let me get into talking about the Motorola Xoom. It will be great, I must say that. It has me wondering if I should go with it or the Acer Iconia Tab A500. The specs are amazing so I will leave my readers to make their own decisions on which they think is best. The specification for the Motorola Xoom is as listed;
- 1 GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor
- 10.1” 1280X800 gorilla touch screen display
- 1080p video and HDMI output
- 32 GB internal storage (will need software update for SD support)
- 1 GB DDR2 RAM
- 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, 720p Video capture
- 2 megapixel front-facing camera
- Gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer
- 3G and Wifi connectivity
- HDMI 2.0, USB 2.0, 3.5mm Audio Jack
Now as I mentioned earlier the Android phones will be able to work with the Tablets in real time and quite easily. Therefore I decided to look at two of the top phones that with be running the latest Android for the phone. They are the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and the LG Optimus 2X. I will not put the specs here as by clicking on the names you will see all of that. That is where we are now with technology and we are moving forward faster every quarter (3 months). I look forward to all that is to come, as long as robots do not take over the world.
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