Google Pads

iPad versus the Google Pad

Google pads are not restricted like iPads. So straight off the block any Google/Android Pad can support Flash.

As a developer you can of course get Flash to run on an iPad, but you need to apply a few tricks to do this.

So who is building them?

Dixon's Advent Vega Android 2.2

So after Next entered the market now Dixon announces a great new tablet with built in web cam.

Details

  • Released Nov 2010
  • Price £249
  • Screen 10in
    • resolution 1024x600
  • Storage 4Gb
  • Wi-Fi enabled
  • T20 Nvidia Tegra 2, 1GHz
  • Google’s Android OS

ref: Euriodroid

Next 

An interesting entrant into the market. So a Fashion street giant chooses fashionable Google over expensive iPad?

Not the most powerful, but has a 3 hour battery life.

Details

  • Released Oct 2010
  • Price £180
  • Screen 10in
  • Storage 8Gb
  • Wi-Fi enabled
  • ARM processor
  • Google’s Android OS

ref: Telegraph

Samsung GT-P1000

The Galaxy tablet. 

“Samsung recognises the tremendous growth potential in this newly created market and we believe that the Samsung Galaxy Tab brings a unique and open proposition to market,” said Simon Stanford, head of mobile for Samsung in the UK and Ireland.

The device also includes the new Swype input method, allowing users to drag their finger over each letter, rather than tapping each letter individually to input text.

Details

  • Released Sept  2010
  • Price £180
  • Screen 7in
  • Storage 3Gb
  • Wi-Fi enabled
  • 3G
  • Cortex A8 1.0GHz processor
  • Google’s Android OS 2.2
  • Weighing 380g