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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch tablet is a compact media device / 04:31 01-05-2012

No, not all tablets are made to compete against the Apple iPad. Not all 7-inch tablets are made to compete against the Amazon Kindle Fire either. There's plenty of room in the market for tablets that have more features than the Kindle Fire, but are not as powerful as the iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch tablet is one of them: an affordable media device that is rich in features.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 tablet runs on Android 4.0 / 03:23 11-04-2012

Lenovo was one of the first PC manufacturers to enter the tablet market. The company has chosen the popular alternative platform to the Apple iPad - Android operating system - to power its tablet range. Since there are many competing vendors with multiple Android tablets in the market, the question is: how is Lenovo going to separate its products from the rest? Let's find out how the Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 does it.
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The disruptive innovation in digital photography: the 41 megapixel Nokia 808 PureView / 05:39 02-03-2012

Exactly 10 years ago we got the very first Nokia smartphone with a camera in our hands. It was the mighty 7650. The resolution of images was 640x480 pixels and the quality was terrible. Yet, it was a disruptive moment in the industry. Now, Nokia has changed both the mobile and the photography industries once more. The Nokia 808 PureView smartphone comes with 41 megapixel camera that is capable of capturing stunning images that are richer in detail than photos captured in dedicated cameras.
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Asus Padfone tablet and smartphone is always in sync / 05:00 02-02-2012

So, you already have a PC and a smartphone. You'd like to get a tablet as well, but you are not sure if you can justify the investment, because you are not sure what the new gadget is really for. Well, to make the decision easier, Asus has invented a solution that merges the smartphone and the tablet into one product. The Asus Padfone is a tablet and smartphone in one package.
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Acer Iconia Tab A700 tablet lets you view movies, videos in Full HD / 05:25 10-01-2012

This is amazing: how fast tablet products are developing into powerful media and computing devices. Only a few desktop PCs or laptops PCs (from the installed base) have high-definition displays for viewing Full HD videos and movies. Tablets have really been around for two years only, and here are the first full HD displays - and that's only a 10-inch frame. The Acer Iconia Tab A700 is one of the first Full HD tablets.
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GreenGoose not only tracks pets and things, but also knows what they have done / 03:33 02-01-2012

Tracking people, pets and items is possible with GPS or even with mobile phone technology, because the phone has to connect through local cells that can be located. If you also want to know what the particular person, pet, or item has been doing, you need something else. GreenGoose has developed a sensor system that knows if you have brushed your teeth or taken your dog for a walk.
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Motorola Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 are slim, well-connected tablets / 04:51 01-01-2012

Motorola was one of the first hardware vendors that introduced a decent Android-powered tablet some time ago. Now the company has introduced its second generation tablet products. The products look fine, the specs are fine, but we are wondering what was wrong with the original branding for the tablets. The earlier brand, Xoom, was short and catchy, but Motorola insists the new tablets have to be called Xyboard. In any case, here are the Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 tablets.
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