Sony Enters In The Tablet War With A Bang

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Sony has recently announced that it will launch a pair of tablets this year. After Samsung Galaxy tab, Motorola Xoom, and Lenovo Thinkpad, Sony will launch wedge and burrito shaped Devices. Kunimasa Suzuki, Sony’s deputy president declared that the Sony tablets; code named S1 and S2 will be shipped in this autumn which would use Google’s Android 3.0. “Sony Tablet” delivers the perfect combination of hardware, content and network with seamless usability for a high-quality, engaging entertainment experience.

Here are some of the characteristics of Sony Tablet;
• 9.4-inch S1 tablet is offered with a tapered design that is thick at one end and thin at another. It offers amazing comfort level to the users even when used for hours.
The dual screen S2 is a clamshell that opens and reveals two 5.5 inched touch screens.
• Both the tablets have wi-fi connectivity and 3G and 4G mobile internet facilities as well. Though Suzuki said, both the tables might not be launched at the same time.
• Moreover, to give a great competition, Sony is also planning to add some features that make it a preferable ...
... option to the tablet users. Few of the features can be; ability to play PlayStation games and read e-books from the Sony Reader store.
• The Sony tablet is designed in a way that gives ultimate user experience. The keyboard arrangement is also optimized for the large screen, making email and SNS communication a breeze.
• It offers rich entertainment experience through various network services and amazing functionalities. The users would be able to enjoy rich video and music content with the Sony tablet.
• The Sony Tablet enables the users to control even their home entertainment devices in innovative ways. S1 uses infrared technology and also works as universal remote controls for various AV devices. There is also a function of DLNA in Sony Tablet that allows users to show personal content on the large screen TV or music in the speakers.

Sony said, it wanted to be second to the apple iPad in the tablet market. Even the analysts at Gartner assume that the sale of tables will quadruplicate by 2015. In addition, Google’s Andy Ruben said: “Android 3.0 is a new version of the Android platform with a new holographic user interface that is designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets.” What do you think about this? If you have any comments to share with us or any question to ask, mail us at info@softwebsolutions.com Talk to us and know more about iPad application development, Android application development and Application Development for other platforms as well.