There are limitations on current manufacturing prices to get a UMPC down in the US$500 price range, but if you really take a look at what a UMPC can do and what the specs are the prices are not as high as you might think. The value of having a slate Tablet PC with you on the go is worth the cost for many of us.
Kevin and I talked about the HP TouchPad, Windows Phone Mango, Spotify and Nosh services, and much more on MobileTechRoundup show #243.
The weekend is here and thus another MoTR podcast is available for you to enjoy. Kevin and I had lots to talk about, including tablets, RIM devices, and Windows Phone Mango.
The Apple iPad clearly was the most popular mobile non-smartphone device of 2011. I am sure it will be popular again in 2012, but there are many more exciting things we are sure to see too.
The PlayBook 2.0 update is out and takes a good 7 inch tablet and makes it excellent. I am a huge fan of the 7 inch form factor and am pleased to see the PlayBook finally where it should have been last year.
Amazon has been known for locking down the Kindle ebook readers, but all that caution has been thrown to the wind with the Kindle Fire.
There has been quite a bit of discussion about the iPad lock in and content control over the Apple iBooks announcement. It makes sense to me and I applaud Apple for their efforts.
The rise of Android is spreading from smartphones to tablets and Mint.com is there to help make the experience even better with their service optimized for the tablet form factor.
T-Mobile is rolling out the new Dell Streak 7, but even with HSPA+ and a Tegra 2 dual-core processor I would not even consider it due to the lame 800x480 pixel resolution display.
Ebook readers, primarily the Nook, dominated Matthew's 2010 posts, but check out what else was popular.