Acer Iconia Tab A200 gets Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

                              Acer’s Iconia Tab A200 is getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OTA update. The 10.1-inch tablet is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. It comes with 8GB or 16GB internal memory for you to store apps, music and videos and there is microSD/SDHC card slot for expansion.

                                  The Acer A200 tablet has a 10.1-inch 1280×800 WXGA touchscreen, a front-facing camera, dual speakers, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. The Iconia Tab A200 is available in titanium gray and metallic red colors. You can get a 8GB model 

Toshiba Thrive Android 3.0 Tablet Coming in July

 

                              Toshiba is going to release its Thrive Android tablet in the US market in July. The Thrive is basically the US version of the company’s Regza Tablet announced for Japan two month before. It is powered by Tefra 2 dual core processor that can handle Full HD 1080p video playback and runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet-friendly OS.

                
                                 Toshiba’s Thrive features a 10.1-inch 1280×800 capacitive touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel main camera, a 2 Megapixel front camera for video chat and HDMI output. It supports Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity and provides USB connector and SD card slot. It comes with 8GB, 16GB or 32GB storage. Running Android Honeycomb, the Thrive comes with the Swype keyboard pre-installed for easy typing.

The Toshiba Thrive will be released in July in US for $429 for 8GBG, $479 for 16GB and $579 for 32GB.

Asus Padfone combines a tablet and a smartphone

                              At the Computex 2011, Asus introduces its Padfone, a combo of a tablet and a smartphone. The package includes a 10.1-inch tablet dock and a 4.3-inch smartphone, both running Android OS. The Padfone offers seamless transition of applications between pad and phone. Only one SIM card is need for the pad and the phone.
                                  
                            The pad also serves as an extended battery for charging the phone. With a large screen, the pad lets you to enlarge your screen size any time you need to. Asus does not release much information about the Padfone, let’s wait and see.

Asus Eee Pad MeMO 3D Android Tablet with Glasses-free 3D Display

                  Nova Media launches the iCON461 3G Surfstick that comes with built-in GPS support for location-based services. The USB 3G modem has no SIM lock, which means you can use it with any network operator. It supports quad-band 850/900/1900/2100MHz HSPA/UMTS 3G network with up 7.2 Mbit/s download and up to 5.76Mbit/s upload speeds.

               The iCON461 also works with quad-band GSM/EDGE networks, meaning you can still use EDGE for internet connection when HSPA/3G is not available. The USB modem comes with a microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB cards. The iCON461 works with Mac and Windows PC.

Gigabyte S1080 Tablet PC with Atom N550

                           
                              Gigabyte brings to the Computex 2011 its S1080 slate-style tablet PC. The 10.1-inch device is powered by an Intel Atom N550 1.66GHz dual core processor and runs Windows 7. It sports 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive and integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics.

                                    The S1080 has a 10.1-inch capacitive multitouch display with 1024×600 resolution and LED-backlit. It supports WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 as well as 3.5G WWAN network connectivity. The tablet also comes with a 1.3 Megapixel webcam, 1.5Wx2 stereo speakers, and USB 3.0 connector.