First there was the Acer Iconia W3, an 8” tablet running Windows 8 that was generally panned for, at least, having a terrible screen. Now, with IFA looming, a number of other small Windows 8 tablets (say, less than 10.1”) are expected for being announced. The Toshiba Encore is the next, and it seems […]
Toshiba KIRAbook Might Make Me Regret the MacBook Air
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sorry for being so out of touch lately. Lots of stuff going on at home, and I haven’t had nearly the time to post as I’ve wanted. That should be over, however, and hopefully I’ll start posting far more often. On that note, I just had to mention Toshiba’s new KIRAbook line of Ultrabooks. I […]
Toshiba Excite 7.7 Review
June 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
When I reviewed the Toshiba Excite 10, I was impressed by everything about it except the screen. Build quality, weight and thickness, performance, and a nice clean installation of Android Ice Cream Sandwich were all significant factors in the tablet’s favor. The only thing holding it back from a very strong recommendation were a slightly […]
Android Tablets: Size Matters – 10.1” vs. 7”
June 20, 2012 by 3 Comments
With Google set to announce the Nexus tablet at next week’s Google I/O, a good many people will be chomping at the bit to scoop up what’s likely to be a $199 device (or less). Of course, the Nexus is expected to be a 7” device and to lack some of the capabilities of more […]
Waiting for the Toshiba Excite 7.7
June 13, 2012 by 1 Comment
I’m patiently (or, not so patiently) waiting to get my hands on the Toshiba Excite 7.7. After liking the Excite 10 except for the sub-par screen, I’m hoping that the Excite 7.7 with its AMOLED screen at 1280X800 will provide a good combination of color quality, contrast, and text. It should be reasonably sharp at […]
Quick Review of the Toshiba Excite 10 (AT305)
May 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
My quest for an acceptable Android tablet continues. I returned the ASUS Transformer Prime directly to ASUS due to a litany of problems that no number of returns could seem to resolve. I returned the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7” because its name was way too long for blogging (just kidding; I returned it because […]
The Horrible Marketing of Android Tablets
March 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Apple iPad 3 or iPad HD or other successor to the incredibly successful iPad 2 is being announced on Wednesday, March 7, and all signs are pointing to a very compelling device. Android tablets have failed to attain any significant market success (unless you include the Amazon Kindle, and you probably shouldn’t), and so […]