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Why Use a Tablet for Your Restaurant Business

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Food chains and restaurants today are taking advantage of mobile technology as a way to promote efficient service to customers. The tablet is one of the most widely used mobile devices in business these days and the number of establishments utilizing it is growing.

Business owners are on the right track in recognizing the benefit of the popular tablet such as the iPad. If you own a small restaurant or are in the process of opening one, it would be a good idea to include this mobile technology in your operations.

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Compared to the smart phone, the tablet is a better choice primarily because of its wider screen. With a bigger display, people are better able to see images and read text or descriptions of dishes being offered. [Read more…]

Sony S1 and S2 Tablets Specs Leaked to CNET

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I may be in love with the iPad, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t appreciate other real headturners, and Sony S1 and S2 tablets are just that.

So far, what we know about the Sony S1 and S2 tablets are still quite sketchy, but just a look at the prototypes makes me want to try it out. The S1’s wedge design gives it extra oomph, while the S2’s “closable” dual screen design is just like no other tablet in the market. It isn’t their pretty hardware that’s the talk of the town these days though, but the fact that CNET was able to get inside information on the actual specs of the tablets. ((Source))

Prior to the leak, information about their OS have already been reported, with both models said to be built using the latest Android version. Though the Honeycomb wasn’t explicitly mentioned, it’s just logical for Sony to use the Honeycomb, it being the tablet version of Android. Aside from the OS though, we now know more about the S1’s and S2’s hardware.

According to CNET’s sources the S1 tablet will be available in the following four versions: 2 Wi-Fi only versions at 16GB and 32GB, and 2 Wi-Fi and 3G versions also with 16GB and 32GB memory space. All S1 models will also come with a built-in SD memory card reader, so that you won’t have to worry much about running out of memory. Other specs and features that were mentioned include a 9.4-inch display that will be using TruBlack and Bravia technologies, a vague estimation of the S1’s battery life (“comparable to the iPad 2”), and two important tablet accessories – a dock and a Bluetooth keyboard.

Less information was gleaned about the S2 model, but what is known is that there won’t be any Wi-Fi only versions released for this model. However, the Wi-Fi and 3G versions will also be available in 16GB and 32GB. There was no mention of the battery life or accessories that will come with the S2 tablet.

Both tablets are said to be due for launching either late August or early September, just in time for the IFA 2011 in Berlin. Sony will be releasing the real names of both tablets then, and will probably be announcing price points as well.

Indian Company Releases Own Tablet Product

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Steve Jobs said a very scathing remark during the presentation he made introducing the iPad 2. He said that 2011 could probably be the year of the copycats as many companies are attempting to ride on the amazing market niche the iPad practically made on its own – the tablet market. It may sound arrogant of Jobs but he does have a point – every single electronics company out there is making their own tablets and enter an increasingly crowded market that is still being dominated by Apple despite strong opposition from Samsung, HP and the Android operating system. [Read more…]

Apple Tablet Photos Surface (but seriously, they look fake)

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Don’t worry, it had me fooled for a moment too.

Now these purported pictures of the mythical Apple Tablet or iSlate or iPad or whatever name it is the Apple rumor mill cranked out this time surfaced just a few hours ago. Posted by designer and user interface guy Dustin Curtis (the same guy involved in the American Airlines website design dust-up) on his Posterous account, the images are of the alleged tablet sitting on top of a MacBook pro.

While some blogs, like Mashable, are on the verge of being convinced on the basis of these pictures, I’m rather skeptical.

At first glance I bolted up in my chair, stared at it for what felt like an eternity, and I went “Oh my goodness it’s real and it’s beautiful!” After a choir of Apple fanboys showed up beside me and sang praises at the picture, I took another glance and I saw it. Those are pretty convincing pictures on first glance alright, but they must be fake. Seriously.

Look at the shadow on the picture on top (go to the original site for a higher-res image), and you’d notice right away that it looks a bit flaky. It looks like drop shadow done in Photoshop, if you ask me. You can also check out this other picture:

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Look at the reflection on the screen. I can’t put my finger on what exactly is wrong here, but it really doesn’t seem real. Now I don’t claim to be a photoshop expert here, but it really seems off.

Now Mister Curtis, nobody here on Gadzooki is going to come to your house with pitchforks and torches a-blazing for doing that. Well played.

What do you guys think? Is this the real deal or a clever photomanip? You should tell me about it in the comments!

Rumor: The Google Tablet to go after Apple’s iSlate?

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Oh boy, is Google sure on a roll. Mere weeks after the announcement of the Google Phone, the Android-powered Nexus One, and the Google Netbook running (also recently-announced) Google Chrome OS, rumors began flying of another hardware product running Chrome OS. And this time it’s a tablet computer. [Read more…]

More Apple Tablet Rumors: Apple Asking App Developers to Prepare for Large Screen Demos

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So just the other day, we were inundated with news about Apple renting a venue for January regarding a possible Apple Tablet launch. But of course renting a venue and showing off the product are two different things. For all we know, it might just actually be another iPod launch.

But now we’re getting some rumors that are actually pointing the way to an Apple Tablet launch. It now looks like Apple is preparing apps for the (as of yet nonexistent) gadget. According to Silicone Alley Insider:

Apple is preparing to show off a new, larger mobile device with a higher resolution display in January — probably a version of the Apple tablet we’ve been hearing about for months — according to a plugged-in source in the mobile industry.

Apple has been telling some app makers to prepare apps for a demo next month, according to this source. “They’ve told select developers that as long as they build their apps to support full screen resolution — rather than a fixed 320×480 — their apps should run just fine,” our source says.

However, if Apple is indeed set to introduce the Apple Tablet this January, it’s possible that it won’t go on sale yet. Much like the iPhone when it first came out, what will happen in January is going to be just a demo. It’s possible that the Apple Tablet could come in two sizes – one would be a 7-inch tablet, an “iPod Touch HD” of sorts, which will be released first. The higher-end Apple Tablet would be around 10 to 11 inches, and will have more or less the full Mac OS X experience.

Lenovo W700’s built in Wacom Tablet

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I know what you’re saying “hey, is that a Wacom Tablet there!”.  Well, yes it is.  Lenovo‘s ThinkPad W700 is a 17″ marvel that sports a built-in Wacom digitizer.  Dutifully aimed for the graphics industry it would seem it is a good “idea”.  While I am just not too sure about the right palm rest, for me, it is a little “out there” but I could see myself using this too.  Anything that would make me work well with my graphics programs (PhotoShop or CorelDraw) without requiring me to add more to my bag, well is an ace.

While I do not see this model at Lenovo.com yet, the Lenovo ThinkPad W700 will be available just in time for Thanksgiving.  Somewhere within September starting at around US$3,000 for the base model, add more for plus features.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 12, 2008: Lenovo today introduced the ThinkPad W700, a 17-inch widescreen mobile workstation engineered with game-changing technologies and innovations to exceed the demands of the most data and graphics-intensive users. Lenovo brings the industry’s first built-in digitizer and color calibrator to a mobile workstation and combines these innovations with first-in-market technologies such as new NVIDIA® Quadro FX mobile graphics and supporting the upcoming Intel® mobile quad core processor. Other features such as optional dual hard drives with RAID configurations, up to 8 GB of high speed DDR3 memory, a range of wireless connectivity options and excellent multimedia capabilities including an optional Blu-ray™ DVD burner/player make the ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation the standard-bearer for power and performance in a mobile workstation.

Nokia 770 Internet Tablet & Google Talk

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Nokia is releasing an OS2006 upgrade for its 770 Tablets that will include a Linux distribution as well as Google Talk for added communication capacities. The upgrade is the realization of a partnership between Google and Nokia that is expected to boost sales of Nokia’s line of Internet devices.

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According to Nokia, one of the most requested features from consumers was VoIP capabilities. They’ve added VoIP in the latest upgrade along with a whole host of other features that are all about one thing: streamlined mobility. Nokia is betting on the fact that internet use will become fully mobile just like phone use has. We sure hope so!

You can begin to see a glimpse of Google’s overall strategy in this relationship from comments that some of its employees have made. In particular, Google has made clear on numerous occasions that company growth is going to be correlated to growth in web usage and information retrieval. One obvious way to grow web usage is to get people to use the net even when they aren’t at home.

Take a look. In the article at Linux Devices, Jim Holden indicates as much when he say that Google’s strategy is to make organized information more accessible:

We put services out that we think users want to see. Then we watch how they use it. Our mission is to organize the information of the world and make it accessible. The 770 plays into the ‘accessibility’ part of the mission.

And, reading between the lines of Deep Nishar’s comments gives us all the information we need to infer that the Nokia relationship is clearly about getting people to use Google search more frequently, so there is more opportunity for them to click on contextual ads:

Because Nokia has made it even easier to access Google search, users will be able to get the information they need, when they need it, and regardless of where they are.

It looks like Google’s strategy going forward is all about getting more eyeballs, more of the time, clicking on more advertisements, so that they get more money. That’s business, folks.

Nokia 770 Internet Tablet

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The Nokia 770 is best described as an Internet tablet, meaning that it has a fully capable web browser, email, video, audio, rss feeds, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, flash and card memory. However, the tablet excludes such PDA features as contact and calendar management, as well as VoIP and an IM service.

The high-resolution screen of the 770 beats any PDA, it is also very easy to use, and connects to Wi-Fi as well as is required.

Nokia 770

Weight: 230 g
Dimensions: 141 x 79 x 19 mm
High-resolution (800×480) touch screen with up to 65,536 colors

Check out the full list of specifications here