Today’s Top Tablet News
Posted on | May 21, 2012 | No Comments
Here’s a $4K Tablet for Medical Emergencies
The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Think of it as a $4,000 iPad for ambulances. A touch-screen tablet computer called SafetyPad is a paramedic’s constant companion at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minnesota.
Cloudy Outlook for Aakash Tablet in India
The Hindu
The government’s plan to develop and supply an inexpensive tablet computer to schoolchildren is in a mess.
Nook 16Gb Tablet Gets High Marks
Digital Trends
If you’re looking for a tablet hand-built around reading, but want access to some extra features like email, kids books, magazines, comic books, a Web browser, apps, Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, and some games, then this is for you. The Nook Tablet 16GB is a much better tablet than the Nook Color and outshines the Kindle Fire in performance.
Hachette Will Offer E-Books to Some Libraries
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Hachette, which has not made new e-books available to libraries since 2010, is reconsidering the idea. In a pilot program beginnining soon, the publisher is working with two e-book distributors to bring a “selection of HBG’s recent bestselling e-books to 7 million library patrons.”
Amazon May Produce a 10-Inch Tablet in Q3
Digitimes
The latest market rumors indicate that Amazon is likely to launch a 10.1-inch Kindle Fire in the third quarter, while tentatively suspending the launch of a speculated 8.9-inch model.
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