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Introduction
What is a Tablet or Ipad?
The iPad or Tablet looks to bridge the gap between the Smart phone, laptop and PC and at the same time give MP3 players and ebook readers a run for their money. Their slick design, speedy processor, good connectivity and incredible features may make them a living-room staple across the land -- if people can justify buying one!
They are a touch screen computer usually without a keyboard or dvd/cd drive, however software keyboards can be shown onscreen and using the touch screen it allows one to type. Pictures/Video and other content can be quickly manipulated around the screen using just touch on the screen itself!, using a pinching type gesture with your fingers onscreen enables sizing of pictures and text, objects onscreen can be enlarged or decreased quickly with other cool tricks not available on common Laptops
What is Android?
Android for the people who dont know is the operating system which runs a device.
It is different to Windows, XP, Vista, Apple, Unix and many more Operating systems which you may have heard of that run on a host of different devices.
An Operating system allows other "Programs" or "App's" to run on top of the Operating system and talk to the actual mechanics of the device like to it's storage area or what is shown on the screen or what comes out of the speakers or making the camera take a piture etc. These "Programs" and "App's" are becoming very popular and versatile tools that run on PC's and Pocket devices such as Smartphones, now ipad's and Tablets seem to be the next revolution in digital gadgets.
Acer Aspire ICONIA TAB A501 10.1 inch LED Tablet (nVidia Tegra 250 Dual cortex A9, 1GB RAM, 32GB HDD, Bluetooth, Wireless, Android v3.0 Honeycomb) - 3G
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My Advice before you Buy any iPad or PC Tablet!
Most iPad's and other PC Tablet's will need an internet connection to download Ap's and other media (and in the case of Android ipad tablet devices, a constant internet connection for some ap's to work!).
Check if you are going to use wifi (normally available at home if you have Broadband and a wireless router) or via the mobile Phone network where you will need to have a SIM card (in a capable ipad tablet device) and some form of contract with a Cell phone network with a minimum 2/3G or HSPDA DATA connection and usage allowance (using Data on the "Pay as you go" Phone networks can be very expensive!).
Check that the ipad or Tablet device you are buying has the facility to connect to the internet with at least one of the above methods.
Where to Buy Ipad's and Tablet's
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(These are Safe Recognised Companies to Buy From, like Argos and Amazon)
Argos Ipad's and Tablet's
Ipad 2 Samsung Galaxy Tablet
What We Know About Honeycomb, the Android for Tablets
Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi 32GB - White from Argos
Amazon Ipad's and Tablet's
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Other considerations before buying an iPad or PC Tablet are:-
Check List
Memory, can you upgrade your iPad or Tablet? Has it enough memory?.Does it have a SD slot?
Software, can that be upgraded? What version is the device running?
Processor Speed, what is the speed of your iPad or Tablet .
Ports (Sockets),What Data/Input and Outputs does your iPad or Tablet have? HDMI? USB?
Adobe Flash Player, Check if you have a capable iPad device. as a lot of internet Video content uses this format,
Camera, does it have one (forward facing) and a second (rear facing) or none? , how many Mega Pixels?
Mic, does it have a microphone or Mic input jack socket?
Speakers, Does it have them and/or Headphone Jack Socket
Operating System, is it an "Android", "Windows"," Apple" or other operating system?
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Android v Ipad Blog
Operating Systems
Android operated iPad devices (which work well with Google Maps and other Google services) have different Ap’s (Applications) available to them compared to an Apple iPad. The market place or Website Ap’s are downloaded from are different on both platforms, although popular Ap’s are usually available on both types of iPad Tablets,...Android tend to have more useful free Ap’s available and is a fast growing market as anyone can create an ap for Android iPad devices as the code is open source.
Its worth mentioning that Windows Operating System is expected to be available on some iPad devices with other makers offering their own operating systems for their own iPad Tablet devices to confuse matters.
Personal Note:-I believe Android is the Future for iPads!
Android Latest News
(April) Android v3.0 Honeycomb operating system is now making it's way onto Tablet devices available from May 30th, see Amazon Acer Ad above for example
(March) We are told although version 2.2 (Froyo) of Android (used on Smartphones) is being used on many early ipad tablets, it is an operating system which is stretching its limits to work on ipad Tablet devices....it's not so bad on 7 inch ipad Tablets but not very good on 10 inch Tablets.
The next version 3.0 of Software we here is code named "Honeycomb" or "Gingerbread" and is more specific for use with ipad Tablets both 7 inch and 10 inch Tab's.
First version of new Android v3.0 Honeycomb operating system for Tablets
Amazon Kindle WiFi and 3G
The Kindle is a dedicated Book Reader, Books can be downloaded direct to the Kindle Device, this is not a Tablet as such but an ideal alternative to buying Books!, Click on picture below for more Details or to Buy
Video review of ipad 2