The iPad tablet continues to dominate the market. Follow up on our ratings, and Apple sells more than twice Cases all its major competitors combined. But Apple's dominance does not deter the launch of new rivals - and at least one, the new Amazon Kindle FIRE, could test the reign of iPad, says Consumer Reports .
Amazon competes with Apple more aggressively than other manufacturers because of its price. 10-inch tablet with Wi-Fi and iPhone with 16GB of memory cost $ 400 to $ 500, most 7-inch models are sold starting at $ 300. The Fire 7-inch Kindle to $ 200, costs much less than the others.
Like the iPad, Kindle Fire is designed to deliver content from the manufacturer. Sony is doing something similar with its Tablet S.
Here are some other news Consumer Reports on tablets:
Apple launched its icloud. With icloud, you can store all your content "in the cloud" over the Internet, and access it whenever you have a wireless connection to your iPhone, iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple Computer, or PC. Up to 5 GB of storage will be free, and both the content and buy songs on iTunes you will not count towards this limit.
The icloud service also makes transferring files to and from the iPad easier, eliminating the need for a cable. No icloud (or a similar service based on the cloud) the only way to move files and photos would be by email or by connecting the iPhone to a computer with iTunes.
Some features require AndroidLa Flash technology, which lets you see many videos and use the interactive features of the Web, available on all Android devices, but not the iPad.
Several models also provide other features Android for the iPhone lacks. If you are looking for lots of ports and slots, including a full-size USB port, the Toshiba Thrive has more connectivity than any other tablet we've seen.
If you want a tablet that can capture images in 3D, take a look at T-Mobile G-Slate, which takes pictures and video in 3D. Like the Sony Tablet S can use the Vizio VTAB 1008 as a universal remote control for entertainment center.
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer has an optional docking station, when connected to the tablet, you can create a netbook-type device.
In the race to launch shortly after the release tablets iPad, many manufacturers created low-cost tablet ($ 200 or less) using resistive touch screens. Our tests have shown that this type of display may be inaccurate and not very sensitive.
The imminent arrival of Fire Kindle, which we hope to offer better performance at a comparable price, providing more reasons to avoid the bars, and even could mean their demise.
Other brands tablets have failed for reasons other than their good performance.
The HP TouchPad was removed from the counter a few weeks of its release, after anemic sales, due in part to the price of $ 400 and $ 500. The BlackBerry PlayBook is still available, but has been widely criticized for various shortcomings, including faulty application for e-mail. RIM, the manufacturer, recently cut prices Playbook.
There are tablets for llegarToshiba newer version recently got 7 inches of your tablet Thrive. Lenovo also offers business-oriented ThinkPad. Asus has a new approach with the Eee Pad slider, which has a removable keyboard.
Archos just launched an 8-inch model with a dual core processor. Samsung adds to its Galaxy line of 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab, and HTC just released their 10.1-inch tablet, the Jetstream.