Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Apple's iPad is one of a slate of slates


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"Apple started taking orders for its iPad tablet March 12, and some reports indicate first-day pre-orders of 120,000, a strong initial showing for the device due out April 3. The first version of the iPad is Wi-Fi only; another that also has 3G connectivity through AT&T should be available in late April.

There are many other companies jumping into the tablet arena. Among them: HP, Dell and Samsung. Google and HTC are reportedly working on a slate, and Sony may be interested, too. No one really knows yet whether consumers will gravitate to tablets, and Apple’s “is not the first media tablet,” says ABI Research senior analyst Jeff Orr. “But it does help define this new device category,” and is definitely the 1.5-pound gorilla in the room.

CLICK on link above to learn more about other tablets."

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