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Gemini tablet
ICD's Tegra 2-powered Gemini is the most feature-complete tablet we've seen yet By Vladislav Savov posted Apr 6th 2010 2:29AM Built around the 1GHz Tegra 2 SOC, the 11.2-inch ICD Gemini should provide comparable endurance to Apple's A4-sporting iPad, while besting it in the grunt stakes with its glorious ability to chew through 1080p video when required. If that wasn't enough, the rest of this thing's spec sheet reads like a wishlist. Headlined by a 3G connection that allows cellular voice calls (crazy, we know!), it also includes a user-replaceable 40Wh battery, an SD card reader, FM radio, GPS, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, MicroUSB connectivity to PCs and USB peripherals, stereo speakers, and dual webcams -- a 2 megapixel front-facing unit and a 5 megapixel autofocusing snapper on the back. Multitouch displays will be available in both resistive and capacitive flavors, with the 1,366 x 768 resolution being filled by Google's snappy Android OS. Oh, and did we mention it will run Flash? Because it will. Full specs and a comparison to its direct competitors await after the break, though we've yet to find out when this JooJoo killer will be making its arrival or at what price. Update: We've come across a couple of real (i.e. not rendered) pictures of an earlier prototype for the Gemini, which looks generic as hell but should give you a good idea of the dimensions and scale of the device in question. Yours after the break.ICD Gemini official pictures
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04-21-2010, 02:24 PM | #2 |
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Again, specs aren't everything but damn it's sporting.
SMS & MMS is misleading because any wifi device can send SMS and MMS - and the great thing is that you don't have to pay extra on your 3G plan. GPS is misleading too as I believe 3G iPads will contain the ability to have GPS. I still think battery life will make or break this device. That and size.
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if you don't want to hear/read about new gadgets on the horizon then don't read the gawd dam thread. This has nothing to do with the Ipad go suck off steve jobs or something
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I then pointed out two areas the comparison was iffy. One was for any 3G device and one was specific to iPad, which is the market leader right now so, naturally, everything will compare to. Much like the iPhone Killers are always called. And then I broke down what I saw making or breaking the device: battery life and size (11 inch vs 9 inch). I don't see much Apple fanboyism in that.
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maybe because you immediately responded like it was some kind of challenge for you to find something wrong with it ... call it vaporware, start talking about how the IPad was better blah,blah,blah.
I like this new direction for utility slates and i'm interested in them ... without all the fanboi hit squad crap.
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So, I'm not allowed to comment because I might point out things like Courier being vaporware or how things stack up with the iPad?
If you'd posted right now, I'd likely have not gotten to it until tomorrow. It just so happened that you posted, I read, and then I posted. Coincidence. I'm not stalking you.
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That looks pretty badass....
That battery life is incredible if it's accurate...
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just nevermind .... from now on i will take my electronic discussion threads and back to OCP.
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I'm more than happy to read about all the slates, but I, much like IJH, read everything with a grain of salt and immediately start wondering about what's hype/unrealistic and what's feasible. It's not a big deal, it's just called critical reading.
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So it's hard to draw any conclusions on it. In fact, the watt-hour measurement could just mean the Gemini has a bigger battery than the iPad. It wouldn't surprise me given the screen size difference.
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The widescreen format looks to me like it might make for an awkward size to hold with one hand. Hard to tell without seeing one in person...
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This may just bring out my inner nerd.
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That's a pretty cool looking piece of electronics.
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