Now on its seventh generation, the Apple iPad has gained a few new tricks for its latest update. Its display now measures 10.2" diagonally, housed in a 100% recycled aluminum enclosure that has a connector on the side for attaching to the Smart Keyboard. It's powered by an A10 Fusion chip, supports the first-generation Apple Pencil, and comes in 32GB and 128GB models, in WiFi-only and WiFi + Cellular.
A lot has changed since 2015, but the iPad mini hasn't. Until now. Once left for dead, Apple's diminutive tablet has been revamped with an A12 Bionic processor that's 3x faster than the prior model with 9x better graphics performance. The 7.9-inch Retina display has been upgraded with True Tone technology and Apple Pencil support, while the cellular models get speedier Gigabit LTE. All of these upgrades come inside the same thin, lightweight aluminum and glass enclosure, once again making the most portable iPad a viable option.
A smartphone when folded, a tablet when unfolded, the Samsung Galaxy Fold aims to define a new product category. It has a 4.6-inch AMOLED front display for normal use and a hidden hinge that opens for access to the 7.3-inch Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex display for when you want to watch a video, multitask, or just view your content on a larger screen. Six cameras — three on the back, one on the front, and two on the inside — let you snap photos from any angle, and a 7nm Octa-Core processor, 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, two batteries, and an available 5G modem ensure nothing slows you down. Coming April 26.
After the debut of iPhone X, it was only a matter of time before its all-screen design and Face ID found their way to the iPad. That time is now, and the iPad is the new Apple iPad Pro. Powered by the new A12X Bionic chip with a neural engine, it has 8-cores and is up to 90% faster than the prior model. Its Apple-designed 7-core GPU enables Xbox One S-class graphics performance, as well as support for external 5K displays. Those connect over USB-C, as do a host of other accessories, and the port lets it double as a power bank for smaller devices. 5.9mm thick, it's offered with up to 1TB of storage, four-speaker audio with woofer and tweeter pairs, and comes in 12.9" and 11" models.
You can use it as a tablet, sure, but the Google Pixel Slate was absolutely designed to spend as much time paired with its matching keyboard as it was on its own. Interestingly, it runs Chrome OS, which makes it a capable laptop replacement, but also runs Android apps which are better suited to touch. It also supports the Pixelbook Pen and is available in a variety of specs, ranging from a base Celeron model all the way up to a flagship with a Core i7, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. Other specs include 8-megapixel front and rear cameras, front-firing stereo speakers, and a 12.3-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon LCD screen.
An iPad competitor, this is not. Built around the versatile Raspberry Pi, the Raspad provides a touchscreen platform for development and tinkering. Behind its 10.1-inch, 1280x800 touchscreen is a wedge-shaped body with a compartment designed to hold a standard-sized Pi. You can swap models out as needed, and a gap in the cover lets you connect a 40-pin ribbon cable. It also offers an HDMI input, a 3.5mm headphone jack, built-in speakers, and a rechargeable battery offering up to 5 hours of runtime. A variety of packages are available, including a bare-bones unit that ships without a Pi, as well as kits with various sensors, a camera, and even a robotic arm.
With a screen that's 20% larger yet a body that's as thin and light as its predecessor, the iPad Pro 10.5 reduces the bezels to give you a better experience. That new, brighter True Tone display dynamically changes the refresh rate from 24 to 120Hz, making for smoother motion graphics and lower battery consumption. It's also the ideal size for a full-size on-screen keyboard and full-size smart keyboard. And while the screen is important, so are the guts, so it's powered by the six-core A10X Fusion chip with a 12-core GPU for desktop-class performance and has the same cameras as the iPhone 7. And should you need something bigger, the same improvements are available on the 12.9-inch model.
Based in Hamburg, Germany, Sternglas creates functional, no-nonsense timepieces inspired by the Bauhaus design movement. The Topograph is one of their latest releases, centered around a black brushed stainless steel case and black dial with thin white markings. Among the highly legible indices is a Rehaut with each second inscribed that conveys the appearance of a technical measuring device. The minimalist watch is powered by rock-solid Miyota 821A automatic movement that's visible through the crystal case back and protected by slightly domed sapphire glass. Short, curved lugs make for a comfortable fit along with a leather strap that is handmade in Germany that can be swapped out in seconds for another thanks to the built-in quick release spring bars.
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Old name. New machine. Completely redesigned, the new Microsoft Surface Pro promises to be Redmond's best laptop/tablet hybrid yet. Improvements from the prior model include up to 13.5 hours of battery life, a better hinge with a 165-degree range of motion, a new Pen, with over 4096 pressure points and tilt detection, and Alcantara type covers. It's also compatible with the Surface Dial and can support up to two 4K monitors via the Surface Dock. Available in a wide variety of configurations.
With a convertible design, aluminum case, and copper-coated stainless steel stand, the HP Spectre X2 is both utilitarian and stylish. Powered by 7th generation Intel Core processors, it has plenty of computing power, letting you sketch on the screen using the included Windows Ink pen lag-free. Other highlights include a detachable keyboard, an IR camera for Windows Hello authentication, and a 12.3-inch, 3K x 2K display.
Sony's original Digital Paper was designed to replace folders full of printed PDF documents. The new Sony E-Paper Tablet aims to do the same, only better. Its screen size is the same — 13.3 inches — but it has far more resolution, at 1650 x 2200. The screen is "non-slip," making it feel more like traditional paper when used with the included digital pen, and the new model is also lighter, faster, and about as thick as 30 sheets of paper.
No matter how good iPads and Surfaces get, they still can't compete with plain old paper for reading and handwriting. The Remarkable Paper Tablet aims to bridge the gap by offering digital convenience with a truly paper-like experience. At its heart is a cutting-edge 10.3-inch, 226 PPI E Ink display, covered with high-friction surface materials so it doesn't just look like paper, but feels like it, too. The accompanying pen has tilt detection, 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity, and virtually zero lag. And unlike a paper notebook, the 8GB of internal storage gives you a nearly endless (100,000) number of pages for reading, writing, and sketching.
Tablets are great for looking at photos. And the second you sit down to enjoy them, a notification pops up and pulls you back into a different app. The Joy Digital Photo Album gives you a distraction-free way to look at your images. It has a 13.3-inch HD touchscreen for viewing, and pulls in photos from Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, and Google Photos, displaying both images and videos in delightful spreads meant to make the most of the screen. When you're not using it, the wireless charging stand keeps it ready for the next viewer, and cloud storage gives you a backup, making sure your memories are safe no matter where they came from.
It runs Android, has a 10.1-inch touchscreen, and a software keyboard. Yet the Lenovo Yoga Book isn't exactly a tablet. Instead, it's a hybrid computing device, folding along its hinge to transform with ease. In tablet mode it acts just as you'd expect, while unfolding just a bit allows it to stand up, becoming a mini TV. Keep going and you'll be in laptop mode, where the Halo haptic keyboard magically appears, and folding it completely flat will put you in note saver mode, which lets you write on real paper, yet automatically transfers every scribble over the companion note app. With an Intel Atom processor, it's got plenty of grunt, and it's more rugged than it looks, with an aluminum and magnesium build available in a gray or gold finish.
Blurring the line between laptop and tablet, the iPad Pro aims to offer the best of both worlds. It's powered by the new A9X chip, which is faster than 80% of the portable PCs that shipped in the last few months, and has a 12.9-inch screen — the same width as the iPad Air screen is tall — with more pixels than the Retina MacBook Pro for high-res side-by-side app usage. It works with a new woven fabric Smart Keyboard, and the new Apple Pencil, a slim accessory that works with the display to track position, force, and tilt as you draw. It also has a four-speaker audio system for great sound, yet despite all this, it still gets 10-hour battery life, is just 6.9mm thin, and weighs just 1.57 lbs.
When you have "Air" in your name, people expect you to be thin — so it's no surprise that the iPad Air 2 is even thinner than its predecessor. Measuring just 6.1mm thick, it's also more powerful, thanks to a custom A8X 64-bit processor, 802.11ac MIMO Wi-Fi, and faster LTE on the cellular models. More competent, as well, with a new eight megapixel iSight camera capable of 1080p and slo-mo video, panorama, and burst mode, a new FaceTime HD camera, dual microphones for better audio, an improved, anti-glare Retina display, and, in a move that surprises no one, a Touch ID-enabled Home button.
Protecting your property shouldn't involve drilling holes and running wires. The Simplisafe Home Security System requires none of the above, and is easy to install yourself. It starts with a base station that connects to their service via WiFi with a backup cellular connection for emergencies. You can arm and disarm it from the keypad, with a key fob, or with your phone. Add on as many entry, motion, smoke, glass break, and CO sensors as you need — the system is easily expandable to fit your needs, and comes with the assurance of 24/7 monitoring.
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It looks more like a normal tablet than ever, but make no mistake — the Kindle Voyage is still very much a reading-focused device. It sports a new, 300 ppi e-paper display for even sharper text, an adaptive light sensor that adjusts the backlight automatically, and new PagePress sensors that let you turn the page without lifting a finger. Also new is the angular magnesium back, micro-etched glass screen, and 4 GB of storage to hold an insanely large number of books, all in a 7.6mm thick body that makes it the thinnest Kindle ever.
Yes, you can play games on your iPad, Galaxy, Fire, or whatever other tablet you're carrying around. But if you're worried about your tablet's gaming prowess above all else, perhaps you should be carrying the Nvidia Shield Tablet. With the ridiculously powerful Tegra K1 GPU at its heart, the Shield delivers outstanding graphics performance, whether it's on the 8-inch, 1080p screen, or on a 4K television connected via mini-HDMI. Other features include an optional dedicated controller, optional LTE, up to 32GB of on-board storage, and 5 megapixel cameras in the both the front and rear.
Tablets are great for multi-use situations, Kindles are great for reading — but what if you're constantly dealing with documents, and want the readability of a Kindle with the power of a pen-based tablet? Take a gander at the Sony Digital Paper. This unique gadget is designed to replace reams of paper, using a 13.3-inch, 1200 x 1600 high-contrast reflective black and white touchscreen to display PDF documents, a stylus for annotation and note-taking, built-in Wi-Fi, and 4GB of on-board plus expandable SD storage for document storage and transfer. It's like having a whole filing cabinet in a gadget the size of a notebook.
You'd expect a tablet from a company known for its great TVs to have a great screen. And the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet doesn't disappoint. Its 10.1-inch, 1920x1200 Triluminos IPS display offers more natural colors and sharper images than most mobile displays, and you'll have sound to match, thanks to four 3D surround sound speakers and built-in noise canceling technology. Rounding out the feature list are a 2.3 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon processor, an 8MP Exmor RS rear camera and a 2MP front camera, and a sleek 6.4 mm thin body. Oh, and did we mention it's waterproof? Yeah, so don't hesitate the next time you think about using it in the kitchen/bathroom/hot tub.
When you choose to compete with giants like Amazon, you've definitely got your work cut out for you — but Barnes & Noble's new Nook GlowLight ($120) may have just what it takes to make a go at it. While it may never be able to boast the kind of ecosystem available with Amazon, its feature set and competitive price point make it an option worth considering. They've stuck with e-ink, and made the reading experience better than ever, with 60 percent more pixels, no glare, and a higher 1024 by 768 resolution. They've also put it on a diet, reducing overall weight by nearly a fifth, while the four gigs of storage will hold up to 2,000 books, and the battery will last up to eight weeks on a single charge.
Today, amid rampant consumer and media speculation (as well as some half-hearted industry competition) Apple announced their most powerful, lightest, and thinnest full-sized tablet to date, the iPad Air ($500 and up). At just one pound and 7.5 millimeters thick, it's 28 percent lighter and 20 percent thinner than the previous full-sized iPad — and it's still packed with massive performance improvements. It features an A7 chip built on 64-bit architecture, giving it two times better computing and graphics performance, on top of a battery that lasts up to ten hours. Couple all that with a front-facing HD camera, dual antennas for better wireless performance, a retina display, and an M7 motion coprocessor, and you get a tablet that will have the competition scrambling just to keep up. Available next month.
It looks like Nokia, Microsoft's recent gift-to-itself, is trying to steal a little thunder from Apple's forthcoming new iPads. Aiming to let you work hard and hardly work at the same time, the Nokia Lumia 2520 ($500) is a 10-inch tablet (Nokia's first ever) that comes loaded with Windows 8 and all the boxiness the operating system has to offer. It features 4G LTE connectivity, a full HD screen that's made to look great, even in direct sunlight, while a snap-on keyboard with five hours of battery life lets you type, or touch, giving it the usability of a full-sized machine, with the portability of a tablet. A range of color options are available for you to pick from.
Continuing its transition away from simple e-reader to fully-functioning tablet, the Kindle Fire HDX ($380) packs more power, an improved display, and productivity apps that make it a serious competitor. It features a 2.2GHz quad-core processor that is three times more powerful than its predecessor, with two gigs of RAM and a dedicated graphics card. The display features incredible pixel density (339 PPI), on a nearly nine-inch screen for a better reading and viewing experience. Additional features include a "Mayday" button that lets you call Amazon for help any time, an eight megapixel rear camera, and the ability to connect to 4G LTE.
Your favorite e-reader just received an impressive update, in the form of Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite 2 ($120). While it still has everything you loved about the first Paperwhite — a glare-free display for easy reading in direct sunlight, eight weeks of battery life, built-in WiFi and free 3G, and Amazon's generous selection of books — the update gives readers an even better experience. Its new display features higher contrast, with whites so white and blacks so black it feels almost like reading a book, while a built-in light helps prevent eyestrain at night. A faster processor, more accurate touch response, Goodreads integration, and more make this a worthwhile purchase, especially if you're still flipping old-fashioned pages. Available this month.
We knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any less of a small big deal. The iPad mini ($330-$660) is the long-awaited smaller sibling to Apple's blockbuster tablet. Sporting an aluminum body that's just 7.2mm thin and weighs just 0.68 pounds, it still manages to pack in a 7.9-inch display, an A5 processor, a 5MP iSight camera, a front-facing FaceTime HD camera, and Apple's new Lightning connector. Available in black or white.
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iPads and the like can be incredibly handy... when you're around things like Wi-Fi, cellular towers, and electricity. For those times when you're not, there's the Earl Backcountry Survival Tablet ($250). Designed specifically for use in the wilderness, it offers features like a 1024 x 768 6" flexible E-Ink screen with the ability to double as an emergency lantern, a built-in AM/FM/SW/LW radio tuner, an IP67 rated water/dust/shock/mud-proof design, an integrated solar panel, internal weather sensors, a FRS, GMRS and MURS transceiver for use as a two-way radio, and a glove-friendly infrared touchscreen. Combined with the robust GPS hardware, Bluetooth 4.0, and Android 4.1, it's a uniquely qualified piece of kit that could quickly become indispensable on your next outdoor adventure.
The name is a little confusing — it has absolutely nothing to do with Wikipedia, Wikilinks, or any other traditional Wiki, as far as we can tell — but that doesn't mean the Wikipad ($250) isn't worth a look. Built with gaming in mind, the Wikipad features a 7-inch HD screen, a Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with quad-core GPU, a built-in gyroscope, compass, and accelerometer, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 16GB of internal storage with a MicroSD slot for expansion, GPS, and built-in stereo speakers. The biggest feature, however, is the detachable game controller that gives you a proper D-pad, dual analog sticks, and Playstation Mobile certification.
Upset that you missed a chance to buy one of Microsoft's Big Ass Tables? You can come close with the new Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC ($1,700). Sporting a 27-inch display, it's designed to lie flat on nearly any surface, letting two or more people use the screen at the same time. Obviously, it comes running Windows 8, and comes pre-loaded apps and games like Monopoly, FilmOn TV, Stagelight, and more. Pair it with the Multimode Table for the ability to use like, you know, an actual PC.
As anyone with an iPad and a stand can tell you, having a tablet in the kitchen can be mighty handy. The Qooq Tablet ($400) is designed specifically for kitchen use, as it is splash proof, heat and humidity resistant, sports a retractable support that serves as a stand, and can be used with greased up hands — just clean it with a damp cloth when you're done. Other features include a 10.1-inch screen, an ARM Cortex A9 processor, 8 GB of memory, built-in Wi-Fi, and a customized interface that's tailored to kitchen use, with a meal planner, browser for accessing cooking websites, and a built-in virtual cookbook.
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