If you believe this site Engadget, a tablet from HP will run from the battery two times smaller than the iPad: only 5 hours vs 10 y iPad. Obviously, this is due to a more powerful processor – 1.6 GHz chip Atom. C the other hand, the HP will be smaller screen (8.9 inches) lower resolution (1024 × 600).

But the 32-GB version of HP will be cheaper equivalent of Apple: $ 549 versus $ 599. However, Apple has a cheaper version of the device ($ 499), while the HP – no.

In addition, the tablet HP can play video in 1080p thanks to a rather "adult" decoder Broadcom Crystal HD, which stands on some netbooks. But in the modern three-dimensional games on the flatbed HP play will not work.

A number of other well-known characteristics of the future of tablet : a USB-port, expansion slot SDXC, connector HDMI, 3-megapixel camera on the rear and front VGA-camera for video chat. It will be supported by handwriting with the stylus. Weight plate will be 680 gr.

Via Electronista

Company Marvell showed a 10-inch plate on Android and the ARM-processor Armada, allows you to watch video in 1080p without much damage to the battery. Itself Marvell specializes in the production of chips and not the actual producer of the tablet. Price and release date of the tablet is not yet known, as well as its specific name, but within a year he will almost surely.

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Chapter of the American unit Toshiba laptops for Jeff Barney (Jeff Barney) reported that his company is developing a range of tablet devices. They arrive on the market or at the end of this year or early in 2011. According to Barney, the Japanese company is making great efforts to build on this market niche and not allow Apple to monopolize it to their iPad.

"Underestimation of these new categories was a mistake – he said. – In addition, we need to create new categories, to increase production. "

Clipboards Toshiba already sold. In particular, last year in Europe began selling model Journe Touch.

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The company ARM stated that in 2010 the market could reach about 50 new plates from different manufacturers. Told the director of mobile units ARM Roy Chan (Roy Chen) in Taiwan, where she ARM unveiled two new tablet: 7-inch based on NVIDIA Tegra 2 of Compal Electronics and yet another, more compact model called the Armadillo. Both devices are running Android OS and equipped with a processor ARM, as the iPad.

One of the key players in this market, in addition to iPad, may become a device from HP, based on Windows 7 and with the support of Flash. As HP make special emphasis on this aspect. Although not specifically called the iPad, the naked eye can see that HP wants to start drawing more stones in the garden of his main rival.

"With this tablet you will get a full-featured browser on a palm, – said in a statement. – No truncated internet, no casualties. " iPad, recall, Flash support will not. HP even released a video demonstrating the Flash playback on your plate. The HP has a multitouch screen and externally similar to the iPad.

Via AppleInsider