“ViewSonic today planned out the US launches of its two tablets. The ViewPad 10 is both its most direct competitor to the iPad and also one of the more unique designs. It boots both Android 1.6 and Windows 7 and has netbook-like hardware, including a 10-inch screen, a 1.66GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of flash storage,” Electronista reports. “The design [carries] a 1.3-megapixel webcam for video chat and a microSDHC card for storage, both of which can be used in either OS. It ships the latest of the two tablets on show, arriving in early 2011 for a relatively steep $629.”
“Its ViewPad 7 is a more conventional design and scales back significantly compared to most of its challengers, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab,” Electronista reports. “The Android 2.2 slate has a seven-inch screen with the same 800×480 resolution as smaller smartphones but is counting on having both back (three-megapixel) and front (0.3-megapixel) cameras. Just 512MB of storage is onboard and leaves microSDHC to handle extra space, although the device has an unlocked 3G connection.”
Electronista reports, “The ViewPad 7’s cost cutting helps keep the price down to $479 for a launch due at the very end of this year.”
Read more in the full article, in which ViewSonic marketing VP Adam Hanin claims “Steve Jobs may be a little afraid of this [7-in tablet] category,” here.
The delusion of the iPad competitors continues…
The delusion of the iPad competitors continues…
I came, I read, I LOL’d
I came, I read, I LOL’d
why would anyone pay almost the same amount of money for a quite obviously inferior device to the iPad?
why would anyone pay almost the same amount of money for a quite obviously inferior device to the iPad?
Nothing compares to the whole 10″…
Just sayin’
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Nothing compares to the whole 10″…
Just sayin’
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“ViewSonic marketing VP Adam Hanin claims “Steve Jobs may be a little afraid of this [7-in tablet] category,”
Yes, I’m sure Jobs is loathe to challenge the mobile device genius of ViewSonic.
“ViewSonic marketing VP Adam Hanin claims “Steve Jobs may be a little afraid of this [7-in tablet] category,”
Yes, I’m sure Jobs is loathe to challenge the mobile device genius of ViewSonic.
I wonder what’s on the next gen of iPad with incoming competition…
I wonder what’s on the next gen of iPad with incoming competition…
@ jamie
Yeah, but I’ll bet it doesn’t come in white.
@ jamie
Yeah, but I’ll bet it doesn’t come in white.
I wish these people well and hope they do not loose their shirts in trying to execute with a truly faulty business plan. I am sure they will sell a few to unsuspecting customers who don’t know any better and a few to people who would not touch anything Apple. But somehow, I suspect this is not the iPad killer their delusional minds hope it might be.
I wish these people well and hope they do not loose their shirts in trying to execute with a truly faulty business plan. I am sure they will sell a few to unsuspecting customers who don’t know any better and a few to people who would not touch anything Apple. But somehow, I suspect this is not the iPad killer their delusional minds hope it might be.
funny at so many levels.
funny at so many levels.
Noone’s afraid of 7″, now 10″, that’s another matter.
Noone’s afraid of 7″, now 10″, that’s another matter.
Shall pay attention to the 10″ model.
Shall pay attention to the 10″ model.
Their hubris is sauce for the goose.
Their hubris is sauce for the goose.
LOL, funny stuff. Let’s revisit this in a year. All of the CEOs and VPs of the various companies will be fielding questions on why was Steve Jobs right about 7 inch tablets.
LOL, funny stuff. Let’s revisit this in a year. All of the CEOs and VPs of the various companies will be fielding questions on why was Steve Jobs right about 7 inch tablets.
Windows 7 takes eight gigs to install, I’m going to assume that android takes four gigs to install. Have fun with a tablet with four gigs of space.
Windows 7 takes eight gigs to install, I’m going to assume that android takes four gigs to install. Have fun with a tablet with four gigs of space.
They all have the same thing in common. Less for more.
They all have the same thing in common. Less for more.
Next year a few Apple haters will buy that 10 inch for 629 (ignore the iPad 2 at 499) use the piece of crap for a few days and then throw it aside in disgust. They will say “I KNEW IT! i JUST KNEW IT! Apple was LYING, tablets are USELESS like i thought!”.
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so many websites (not MDN) are comparing Droid,Windows, RIM VAPORWARE and FUTURE FANTASIES (“IF we can get Android 3, IF we can get 10 inch screens etc… Msft Courier anyone?) to be launched in the future some in 2011 and comparing it with iPad ONE, dudes.. iPad Two is already coming and the 10 inch VS if its ever made is going to compete against it. Desperate attempts by vaporware makers to freeze Apple’s momentum.
Next year a few Apple haters will buy that 10 inch for 629 (ignore the iPad 2 at 499) use the piece of crap for a few days and then throw it aside in disgust. They will say “I KNEW IT! i JUST KNEW IT! Apple was LYING, tablets are USELESS like i thought!”.
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so many websites (not MDN) are comparing Droid,Windows, RIM VAPORWARE and FUTURE FANTASIES (“IF we can get Android 3, IF we can get 10 inch screens etc… Msft Courier anyone?) to be launched in the future some in 2011 and comparing it with iPad ONE, dudes.. iPad Two is already coming and the 10 inch VS if its ever made is going to compete against it. Desperate attempts by vaporware makers to freeze Apple’s momentum.
ViewSonic is a solid company, but they don’t have a lot of experience in this arena. They are mostly LCD panel producers. They should have at least waited until Android was tablet-ready instead of falling for the headlong rush to market that so many other companies are pursuing in a desperate attempt to come up with something to counter the iPad before it gets even more entrenched.
Once again Apple caught everyone with their metaphorical pants down, and as a result the first competing products will be sloppy and rushed, only helping to further drive sales of the iPad as people compare it to the inferior alternatives.
ViewSonic is a solid company, but they don’t have a lot of experience in this arena. They are mostly LCD panel producers. They should have at least waited until Android was tablet-ready instead of falling for the headlong rush to market that so many other companies are pursuing in a desperate attempt to come up with something to counter the iPad before it gets even more entrenched.
Once again Apple caught everyone with their metaphorical pants down, and as a result the first competing products will be sloppy and rushed, only helping to further drive sales of the iPad as people compare it to the inferior alternatives.
They’re even stealing the NAME of the iPad!
They’re even stealing the NAME of the iPad!
Talk about your delusional company.
Why would you need TWO operating systems? I think Apple clearly has this category sewn up.
Talk about your delusional company.
Why would you need TWO operating systems? I think Apple clearly has this category sewn up.
In other news, Aerosmith joins the party when they introduce their Big Ten Inch tablet…
In other news, Aerosmith joins the party when they introduce their Big Ten Inch tablet…
Afraid?!
I can only think of Monty Python’s Holy Grail when the guard on the battlements give the knights the raspberry and says, “I fart in your general direction!”
Afraid?!
I can only think of Monty Python’s Holy Grail when the guard on the battlements give the knights the raspberry and says, “I fart in your general direction!”
Microsoft had some lovely studio shots of their Courier vaporware also.
Neither the Courier nor the ViewPad exists. One of them may or may not show up next year. The next-gen iPad will certainly appear, and the bar will be reset higher.
Microsoft had some lovely studio shots of their Courier vaporware also.
Neither the Courier nor the ViewPad exists. One of them may or may not show up next year. The next-gen iPad will certainly appear, and the bar will be reset higher.
Wow, the 7″ beastie is really stripped down, and still only comes in $20 cheaper than the base iPad?? That’s a non-starter….
Wow, the 7″ beastie is really stripped down, and still only comes in $20 cheaper than the base iPad?? That’s a non-starter….
Apple will have even less to fear when they release the imminent iOS 4.2 update, bringing 3rd party multitasking and folders to the iPad. Now that November is here, how much longer will we have to wait?
Apple will have even less to fear when they release the imminent iOS 4.2 update, bringing 3rd party multitasking and folders to the iPad. Now that November is here, how much longer will we have to wait?
Hanin should be afraid of SJ’s 10″…specifically where he intends to put it.
Hanin should be afraid of SJ’s 10″…specifically where he intends to put it.
“Nothing compares to the whole 10″…” Jamie
“Noone’s afraid of 7″, now 10″, that’s another matter.” KenC
“@ jamie, Yeah, but I’ll bet it doesn’t come in white.” zubonhebi
“@zubonhebi, funny at so many levels.”
ROFLMFAO
“Nothing compares to the whole 10″…” Jamie
“Noone’s afraid of 7″, now 10″, that’s another matter.” KenC
“@ jamie, Yeah, but I’ll bet it doesn’t come in white.” zubonhebi
“@zubonhebi, funny at so many levels.”
ROFLMFAO
What this demonstrates is how aggressive the pricing on the iPad actually is. Apple’s decade of work on tablets is clearly a differentiator. The only way to compete with products such as those is on price, and Apple has taken that away from them. Even at the stated prices, I wonder who will make higher margins on their tablets? My guess is Apple.
What this demonstrates is how aggressive the pricing on the iPad actually is. Apple’s decade of work on tablets is clearly a differentiator. The only way to compete with products such as those is on price, and Apple has taken that away from them. Even at the stated prices, I wonder who will make higher margins on their tablets? My guess is Apple.
As I’ve said before, Christmas is going to come and go and nobody (outside of the Android geeks) will even know that any competition for the iPad exists. Apple will have already sold 30 million units of the iPad and have the next generation ready to go before the average consumer knows anything about any of the competition.
As I’ve said before, Christmas is going to come and go and nobody (outside of the Android geeks) will even know that any competition for the iPad exists. Apple will have already sold 30 million units of the iPad and have the next generation ready to go before the average consumer knows anything about any of the competition.
I tried a 7″ proto tablet which and though at first it would be a good compromise, but u know, it’s not a good idea. It’s too big to fit in your pocket, too small to be useful as a book reader/ control pad/ web pad/ movie pad/ game pad etc. It might work for something but I couldn’t come up with anything. Jobs might’ve told the truth.
I tried a 7″ proto tablet which and though at first it would be a good compromise, but u know, it’s not a good idea. It’s too big to fit in your pocket, too small to be useful as a book reader/ control pad/ web pad/ movie pad/ game pad etc. It might work for something but I couldn’t come up with anything. Jobs might’ve told the truth.
IMHO, one of the reasons Apple has hit a home run with the iPad is the choice of the 9.7-inch screen, which provides a very convenient screen size for Web browsing, reading and writing on the device.
I find that for a great deal of my work I’m spending more time on the iPad than on my Macs — and for reading ebooks I’m doing that exclusively on the iPad.
Yes, I could in principle do those things on my iPhone or iPod Touch, but I don’t, because of their smaller screens.
7-inch screen? Not interested.
IMHO, one of the reasons Apple has hit a home run with the iPad is the choice of the 9.7-inch screen, which provides a very convenient screen size for Web browsing, reading and writing on the device.
I find that for a great deal of my work I’m spending more time on the iPad than on my Macs — and for reading ebooks I’m doing that exclusively on the iPad.
Yes, I could in principle do those things on my iPhone or iPod Touch, but I don’t, because of their smaller screens.
7-inch screen? Not interested.
But it does use a microSDHC card for storage. I hear a lot of complaints about the inability of the iPad to connect direct storage/HD space rather than mainly going indirectly through iTunes.
But it does use a microSDHC card for storage. I hear a lot of complaints about the inability of the iPad to connect direct storage/HD space rather than mainly going indirectly through iTunes.
ViewSonic ships shitty products and then doesn’t backup their warranty in my experience. They go GFT….. Apple makes quality products and backs them up with a real warranty.
The Dude abides.
ViewSonic ships shitty products and then doesn’t backup their warranty in my experience. They go GFT….. Apple makes quality products and backs them up with a real warranty.
The Dude abides.
blah-blah-Pad. Can they not even think of a more original product name?
1 GB RAM and 16 GB disk space are the BARE MINIMUM requirements for Windows 7, as stated directly from MSFT. ViewSonic is counting on average consumers not realizing how sh*tty the specs actually are.
blah-blah-Pad. Can they not even think of a more original product name?
1 GB RAM and 16 GB disk space are the BARE MINIMUM requirements for Windows 7, as stated directly from MSFT. ViewSonic is counting on average consumers not realizing how sh*tty the specs actually are.
iPad killer is MDN ‘s term and no one elses. These guys are just trying to compete. It’s too bad that all the apple elitists here think anyone who doesn’t buy apple has shit for brains. You’re the types who give apple a bad name. NOT apple.
iPad killer is MDN ‘s term and no one elses. These guys are just trying to compete. It’s too bad that all the apple elitists here think anyone who doesn’t buy apple has shit for brains. You’re the types who give apple a bad name. NOT apple.
The 7″ WILL fit into a side pocket as in a doctor’s, nurse’s coat in addition to a warehouse /business manager’s side pocket. There are millions of these “carriers” already in existence around the world today and has been for decades. No need to change work habits, just stick the 7″ with retina display in the side pocket – instead of having to carry a separate bag with you all day long.
My daughter has been reading books on her touch for a couple of years now. A 7″ with retina screen would allow her to keep it in her purse/bag. Instead, the current size, to her is too large. There IS a much larger market for a 7″ iPad than is being noticed. Medical personnel, inventory checkers, research specialists should not need to alter their device carrying situation with the need for additional bags. Just put it in the coat side pocket.
The 7″ WILL fit into a side pocket as in a doctor’s, nurse’s coat in addition to a warehouse /business manager’s side pocket. There are millions of these “carriers” already in existence around the world today and has been for decades. No need to change work habits, just stick the 7″ with retina display in the side pocket – instead of having to carry a separate bag with you all day long.
My daughter has been reading books on her touch for a couple of years now. A 7″ with retina screen would allow her to keep it in her purse/bag. Instead, the current size, to her is too large. There IS a much larger market for a 7″ iPad than is being noticed. Medical personnel, inventory checkers, research specialists should not need to alter their device carrying situation with the need for additional bags. Just put it in the coat side pocket.
jfd
Sorry, now go somewhere else (don’t tell him, but I’m not.)
jfd
Sorry, now go somewhere else (don’t tell him, but I’m not.)
Hey! Where was the usual MDN Take? There usually is at least one at the end. MDN is slipping
Hey! Where was the usual MDN Take? There usually is at least one at the end. MDN is slipping
This is ViewSonic talking. Makers of cheapass monitors. Rodents of the computer community. No surprise that they’re too lazy to even put Android v2.2 on their slab. Oh yeah. That’ll be an iPad killer. The thing doesn’t even count as competion. Ho hum. Bound for the cutout bin.