{"id":38,"date":"2010-01-28T05:43:05","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T12:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pradeepsethi.com\/blog\/?p=38"},"modified":"2013-12-07T04:31:28","modified_gmt":"2013-12-07T11:31:28","slug":"ipad-competitiors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pradeepsethi.com\/blog\/gadgets\/ipad-competitiors\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad Competitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Freescale Smartbook, Joojoo, Dell Slate, Microsoft Courier &#8211; The iPad Competitors<\/p>\n<p>Apple has released a long awaited tablet which had been hailed by us as a \u201c<em>Jesus Tablet<\/em>\u201d \u2013 now officially named the iPad, a device to fill the gap between laptops and mobiles.<\/p>\n<p>Its 9.7-inch display is significantly bigger than what we were expecting. Best suited for mobile video-watching, book-reading, game-playing, photo-browsing, music-listening, web-surfing, and email-emailing device. According to Apple&#8217;s iPhone software guru, Scott Forstall, iPad will run all the iphone applications without any modification.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pradeepsethi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"bluebox\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Brief technical Specifications of Apple iPad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"redbox\" valign=\"top\" rowspan=\"10\"><strong>Drawbacks<\/strong>           <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>No Camera <\/li>\n<li>No Video Output <\/li>\n<li>No USB <\/li>\n<li>Lack of Multitasking <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Color display<\/th>\n<td>9.7 inches (25 cm) LED backlit IPS LCD[2] 1024\u00d7768 pixel (XGA), 132ppi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Processor<\/th>\n<td>1 GHz Apple A4 system on a chip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Storage<\/th>\n<td>16, 32 or 64 GB Flash Memory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Storage<\/th>\n<td>Integrated 802.11a\/b\/g\/n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">3G Internet<\/th>\n<td>7.2 Mbps HSDPA using micro-SIM card tray (3G model only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Operating system <\/th>\n<td>iPhone OS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Battery<\/th>\n<td>Built-in lithium-polymer 25 W\u00b7h (10 h usage, 1 month standby)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Weight<\/th>\n<td>1.5 pounds (680 g), 1.6 pounds (730 g) (3G Model)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Dimensions<\/th>\n<td>9.56 inches (24.3 cm) x 7.47 inches (19.0 cm) x 0.5 inches (1.3 cm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad\/specs\/\">Complete technical Specification of iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Tablets are going to be the hot word for gadget market in 2010. There are many models competing for the space in your heart but which is for you ?, and what Apple has to beat?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"header\">Competition to iPad<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"greenbox\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"line\">\n<td width=\"300\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pradeepsethi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/FreescaleSmartbook.jpg\" \/> <\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Freescale Smartbook<\/strong>           <\/p>\n<p>7 inch screen with 12 hours of running,is at the cheaper end of market, priced \u00a3125. It works with Linux, Windows or Android operating system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freescale.com\/files\/32bit\/doc\/brochure\/SABRESMBKRDFS.pdf\">Technical Specification of Freescale Smartbook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pradeepsethi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/JooJooTablet.jpg\" \/> <\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Joojoo<\/strong>           <\/p>\n<p>12.1 inch screen runs on Unix based operating system, it connects to internet in nine seconds, priced \u00a3347.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thejoojoo.com\/sites\/specification\">Technical Specification of JooJoo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pradeepsethi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DellSlate.jpg\" \/> <\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Dell Slate<\/strong>           <\/p>\n<p>5 inch tablet PC with five megapixel camera, runs of Google&#8217;s newly updated Android operating system. It could also be a competition to iPhone.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pradeepsethi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/MicrosoftCourier.jpg\" \/> <\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Microsoft Courier<\/strong>           <\/p>\n<p>Leaked preview shows two 7 inch screens joined by a hinge<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freescale Smartbook, Joojoo, Dell Slate, Microsoft Courier &#8211; The iPad Competitors Apple has released a long awaited tablet which had been hailed by us as a \u201cJesus Tablet\u201d \u2013 now officially named the iPad, a device to fill the gap between laptops and mobiles. Its 9.7-inch display is significantly bigger than what we were expecting. 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