Other tablets are on their way to consumers
27 Jan
Apple’s device will be in good company with various manufacturers
The Archos 5 Internet Tablet, released last fall, has a 5-inch screen and can show high-resolution video. Pricing ranges from $250 to $500, depending on the configuration.
Apple’s tablet, expected to be announced Wednesday, is not the first of the new generation of devices, even though it may be the most anticipated.
HTC and Google are reportedly jointly working on a tablet. HP and Dell have announced they’ll have their own tablets. Microsoft may be too, although during CEO Steve Ballmer’s speech at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, he shared an HP slate prototype, not Microsoft’s talked-about “Courier” tablet.
Among the other tablets that have been announced or are available: (more…)
