iPad alternatives are popping up everywhere, actually many of them have been ready to go. Unlike the iPhone the industry has competitive tablets on the market here are my top 5 tablet choices is I think stand up as an iPad alternative
Notion Ink is the first to have announced Pixel Qi screen integration. This is the first example of the huge revolution that comes with ARM Cortex A9 Power and a Pixel Qi display. If I were to buy a tablet, I would buy this on, it actually have revolutionary technology, the screen alone is jaw dropping in its technology.
Key specs: 10.1-inch PixelQi transflective display with dual modes (e-ink and color LCD) and multitouch (1024 by 600 pixels), nVidia Tegra 2 graphics and dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, 16GB or 32GB solid-state drive, Wi-Fi, 3G Running Android
Other features: 3.2-megapixel, 180-degree-swivel camera; reverse-side trackpad; HDMI output; microSD card slot; accelerometer; ambient light sensor; GPS
Size and weight: 9.4 by 6.2 by 0.5 inches (height by width by thickness); 1.4 pounds
Due: June or July 2010
Price: $327 to $800
Microsoft Courier is one tablet that might match Apple in user interface innovation is the mysterious Microsoft Courier, a folding dual-screen device that’s more of a pen and touch-controlled digital journal/eReader than a media tablet along the lines of the iPad.
Rumored specs…
OS: Based on the Windows CE 6 kernel (also the basis for Windows Phone 7 smartphones and the Zune HD)
Key specs: Twin multitouch screens capable of pen input, nVidia Tegra 2 processors
Other features: Pen-centric interface with handwriting recognition
Size and weight: Less than 1 inch thick, About 5 by 7 by less than 1 inch (height by width by thickness) when closed; weight will be a little over 1 pound
Due: Second half of 2010
Price: Unknown
The HP Slate doesn’t even have a name yet, but its in the top hits for popularity on this website for iPad alternatives. Some of its specs–including a 10-inch multitouch screen, Windows 7, and support for hardware-accelerated Flash video playback–are public knowledge. Is running Windows 7 with key specs including 10-inch multitouch display, processor unknown, Atom processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, possible back-mounted camera
Other features: 3D Accelerated Flash (unknown whether this means it has a Broadcom Crystal HD Accelerator or nVidia Ion graphics)
Size and weight: Unknown
Due: Later this year (June is the rumored target month)
Price: Expected to be less than the price of an entry-level iPad with 3G ($629).
The ICD Ultra is not as impressive as the notion ink but its still worth a look. It has a 7-inch resistive single-touch display (1024 by 600 pixels or 800 by 480 pixels, capacitive versions are expected as well), 1GHz nVidia Tegra 2 (TegraT20) CPU, 256MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM, 4GB of internal flash memory (nonremovable), 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G option
Other features: Front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for videoconferencing, mini HDMI output, microSD card slot, SIM card slot, accelerometer, FM radio, ambient light sensor, GPS option
Its supposed to hit the streets in June and will cost around $250
Size and weight: 7.3 by 6.2 by 0.7 inches (height by width by thickness); 1.3 pounds or less
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