If you’ve been wondering if Vizio’s 8-inch tablet cuts the mustard, then you can rest assured for the time being as Engadget spent a little time with it and found the Android slab to be pretty solid for the $349 price tag that it’ll sell at next month. It has a 1024 x 768 4:3 ratio display, with HDMI out and it’ll ship with Gingerbread with a possible Honeycomb update when its deemed stable enough.
The rep goes over the key selling point of the tablet which is the tablets ability to control your home devices through the built-in IR blaster. Use it to change channels or stop the VCR. Another key marketing point is the user interface is consistent with that seen on Vizio TVs, so your Vizio-loving grandma will be swinging the tablet in no time.
We can of course expect it at Walmart, at least, since we’ve seen numerous leaks, price tags and what not from the retailer.
Source: Engadget
