Its screen is small, it lacks color and its capabilities are limited. At a time when newspapers across America were folding, Amazons Kindle put print where people really wanted it – in their pockets.

While its not quite as revolutionary as the iPhone, the iPad will continue this tradition by capitalizing on the fast-growing e-reader market that was forged by Amazon. And Apples string of hits continues to create new markets and to put money in investors pockets – despite one of the worst economic backdrops in modern history. However, the company and its public relations prince, Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, have achieved near-cult-like status with the companys devout customer base. Apple essentially reintroduced the netbook, but infused it with the type of touch-screen technology that its perfected with some of its other successes, including the iPhone. The media buzz that surrounded the launch of the device – branded the iPad – was certainly overstated.

Great Kindle vs iPad Review

Kindle vs iPad Review – iPad advantages

The best way to think of the iPad is as a larger iPhone – one with a 9.7? screen. The iPad’s advantages are -

1. It does a lot of things – movies (including HD), TV, color screen web browsing, playing games (games look really good), .
2. Very good looks.
3. Larger screen size – the screen is a 9.7 inch IPS display. IPS is really good screen technology.
4. Full

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Get an idea about how the Chrome OS tablet UI might look in hardware

While Tablet hardware is somewhat a commodity , the big issue is software. It’s a fast operating system that’s completely browser centric.

One month ago Gizmodo stated that Google and HTC are working together on a new Tablet concept which shall have its base on Google’s Chrome OS

The Google Tablet: Head to Head with Apple?

This is a video of Google’s Chrome OS Tablet concept. This video can give you an idea about how the Chrome OS tablet UI might look in hardware.

UI of Google’s Chrome OS Tablet concept

There’s no competing operating system with native apps competing for attention with Google’s web services, and there’s not necessarily a need for a contract or carrier as on smartphones.

The Most Direct Way To Get People Online is the Physical Manifestation of a Browser: And if Google wants more people on the web, a low cost, ad subsidized web tablet is probably the least complicated way to do it from a hardware, software and business partner standpoint.

That’s not too dissimilar to Google’s free software model for Android, where Microsoft has to charge licensing fees to manufacturers because they don’t have enough revenue from online services or ads to make up for the cost.… Read the rest

Chrome-OS developper hardware list revealed

Warning: This page is for developers who both know how to build Chromium OS and aren’t afraid to take a screwdriver to their computer.

via The Chromium Project

Full list via getting-dev-hardware/dev-hardware-list

Google: Let the world develop! Make it excellent and for free!

Google OS is also designed for Us the Web User

“… We designed Google Chrome for people who live on the web — searching for information, checking email, catching up on the news, shopping or just staying in touch with friends. …”

(via Sundar Pichai official googleblog)