wraggster
April 26th, 2011, 19:55
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Sony's hosting a press event in Tokyo today where it just made the first announcement: a pair of Android 3.0 tablets -- yes, the very two Honeycomb slabs we told you about (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/exclusive-sony-s1-brings-qriocity-to-9-4-inch-honeycomb-table/) exclusively (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/exclusive-sony-s2-dual-screen-android-clamshell-and-9-4-inch/) back in February. The first is the Qriocity (http://www.engadget.com/tag/qriocity)-focused 9.4-inch S1 media tablet (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/exclusive-sony-s1-brings-qriocity-to-9-4-inch-honeycomb-table/) with both front- and rear-facing cameras and a curved wrap design that resembles a folded magazine. The S1 features a Tegra 2 SoC and customized "Quick and Smooth" touch panel UI with "Swift" web browser. It can also be used as a remote control for Sony gear thanks to integrated infrared.
The second tablet is the dual-screen S2 (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/exclusive-sony-s2-dual-screen-android-clamshell-and-9-4-inch/) clamshell with its pair of 5.5-inch 1,024 x 480 pixel displays, Tegra 2 SoC, and camera. While it sounds bulky, Kunimasa Suzuki just pulled the hinged tablet from his jacket pocket on stage. Sony takes advantage of the two screens with a custom book-style UI layout for its e-reader app, split keyboard and messaging displays for email, and split display and game controllers for PS One gaming. Both the S1 and S2 are PlayStation Certified (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/27/sony-announces-playstation-suite/), support DLNA, and are WiFi and 3G/4G "compatible" according to Sony. See the Sony tablets codenamed "S1" and "S2" in action after the break on their way to a global release in the fall -- possibly sooner in the US (http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/sonys-howard-stringer-confirms-honeycomb-tablet-in-us-by-summer/).
P.S. While the company isn't ready to talk prices yet, our sources told us back in February that Sony was considering a $599 MSRP on the S1 while the S2 would likely come in at $699. Still no word on theWindows 7 slider (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/exclusive-sony-s2-dual-screen-android-clamshell-and-9-4-inch/) but with the other two leaks official, it's now only a matter of time.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/sony-to-launch-two-honeycomb-tablets/
Sony's hosting a press event in Tokyo today where it just made the first announcement: a pair of Android 3.0 tablets -- yes, the very two Honeycomb slabs we told you about (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/exclusive-sony-s1-brings-qriocity-to-9-4-inch-honeycomb-table/) exclusively (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/exclusive-sony-s2-dual-screen-android-clamshell-and-9-4-inch/) back in February. The first is the Qriocity (http://www.engadget.com/tag/qriocity)-focused 9.4-inch S1 media tablet (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/exclusive-sony-s1-brings-qriocity-to-9-4-inch-honeycomb-table/) with both front- and rear-facing cameras and a curved wrap design that resembles a folded magazine. The S1 features a Tegra 2 SoC and customized "Quick and Smooth" touch panel UI with "Swift" web browser. It can also be used as a remote control for Sony gear thanks to integrated infrared.
The second tablet is the dual-screen S2 (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/exclusive-sony-s2-dual-screen-android-clamshell-and-9-4-inch/) clamshell with its pair of 5.5-inch 1,024 x 480 pixel displays, Tegra 2 SoC, and camera. While it sounds bulky, Kunimasa Suzuki just pulled the hinged tablet from his jacket pocket on stage. Sony takes advantage of the two screens with a custom book-style UI layout for its e-reader app, split keyboard and messaging displays for email, and split display and game controllers for PS One gaming. Both the S1 and S2 are PlayStation Certified (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/27/sony-announces-playstation-suite/), support DLNA, and are WiFi and 3G/4G "compatible" according to Sony. See the Sony tablets codenamed "S1" and "S2" in action after the break on their way to a global release in the fall -- possibly sooner in the US (http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/sonys-howard-stringer-confirms-honeycomb-tablet-in-us-by-summer/).
P.S. While the company isn't ready to talk prices yet, our sources told us back in February that Sony was considering a $599 MSRP on the S1 while the S2 would likely come in at $699. Still no word on theWindows 7 slider (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/exclusive-sony-s2-dual-screen-android-clamshell-and-9-4-inch/) but with the other two leaks official, it's now only a matter of time.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/sony-to-launch-two-honeycomb-tablets/