Fall 2013 Windows Tablet Preview
Well, that screen resolution of 1280 x 800 shoots down my seeing it as a 4:3 tablet. I could have sworn it was. But no. All this time I’ve been wrong!
Fall 2013 Windows Tablet Preview
Well, that screen resolution of 1280 x 800 shoots down my seeing it as a 4:3 tablet. I could have sworn it was. But no. All this time I’ve been wrong!
Filed under Windows Tablets
Santa Barbara Arts TV was at the Intel Developers Forum and captured some video that includes the elusive Lenovo Miix 8 tablet.
I’ve ripped and cropped some screensnaps from it and the video is after the break.
Filed under Video, Windows Tablets
Over at ZOL, a reviewer has taken it upon himself to check Teclast’s claims that the Intel Atom-based P89 Mini will run most Android apps just fine [Google English].
And most of the tested software does run well, with some games presenting problems.
Unfortunately, since there isn’t yet a method to gain root, exact frame-rate measurements couldn’t be obtained.
Previously here:
Teclast P89 Mini Gets Priced
First Video Of Teclast P89 Mini
Teclast P89 Mini: 1GB RAM, Evaluated Twice
First Review Of Intel Atom-Powered Teclast P89 Mini
The Intel Atom-Powered Teclast P89 Mini
More Teclast P89 Mini Photos
Teclast: P89 And P88s Mini
Chinese iPad Mini Clone Notes #11
Teclast iPad Mini Clone With Intel Inside
Filed under iPad Mini Clones
I’ve sounded this warning before but now it’s all backed up by Science.
In a post that looks like it’s a pick-up from a forum somewhere, comprehensive testing is done on both Rockchip 3188- and A31s-based Retina-class tablets [Google English].
The results are rather devastating, finally proving that neither the 3188 nor A31s platforms are capable of delivering an experience anywhere near that of a Retina-class iPad. The secret sauce of the iPad isn’t its CPU or GPU — it’s memory bandwidth of a kind no other tablet offers. “Crazy” memory bandwidth that’s two to three times that of all Chinese Retina-class tablets (actually probably four to five times). This makes even the upcoming Voyo A18 questionable until it’s been analyzed in detail.
In addition, the testing brings up something I meant to post about earlier. When Rockchip delivered its SDK 2.0 to improve Retina-class tablets, they actually downgraded the resolution from Retina-class to 1600 x 1200! This wasn’t discovered until later. In China, there are many ways to skin a cat and make a fraudulent dollar.
Previously here:
SDK 2.0 Can’t Fix Chinese Retina-Class Tablet Hardware Limits
Retina-Class Screen Tablets From China: Avoid
Again: Avoid The Archos 97 Titanium
Filed under Android
As expected, Ramos unveiled four new tablets in their Intel-inside i-series.
Let’s get the disappointment out of the way first.
There is an i8 tablet — but it’s not an iPad Mini clone or a K-series-styled tablet.
Filed under Android