Sony Tablet

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Sony Tablet (ソニー・タブレット) is a discontinued series of

Sony Corporation.[1] Two models were released: Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P
.

It was succeeded by the

Xperia
brand name.

History and development

Sony's Vaio division had released tablet-like products before, such as the Sony Vaio U series in 2004.[2] Its first tablet computer however was the Airboard, which was released in Japan in 2000 and the brainchild of Satoru Maeda.[3][4]

On April 26, 2011, Sony announced that it would be developing two Android tablets, codenamed S1 and S2. The S1 (which became the Tablet S) was said to be "optimized for

rich media entertainment" while the S2 (later Tablet P) would be "ideal for mobile communication and entertainment".[5]

On 15 June 2011, Sony released the first in a series of five videos titled "Two Will", promoting and featuring the Tablets in an elaborately designed

Rube Goldberg Machine.[6]
The episodes are entitled:

  • Prologue
  • The First Impression
  • Going smoothly
  • Filled with fun
  • Together anywhere

Tablet S and P

Tablet S (left) and Tablet P (right) on display

The models originally ran

Adobe Systems will hold a $200,000 competition targeting app developers.[12] The series was formally launched in Berlin and Tokyo on 31 August 2011.[13]

The Sony Tablet S (former code name Sony S1) has one 9.4-inch (240 mm) touchscreen display in a

suggested retail prices are $499 for the 16 GB model and $599 for the 32 GB model.[10] In early reviews in late 2011, the units compared favorably to similar high-end tablets.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IFA 2011: all the latest announcements". TechRadar. Future Publishing Ltd. 2 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Sony's wireless tablet PC". 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ https://edition.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/10/03/airboard.tablet.pc.idg/
  4. ^ Belson, Ken (2 February 2003). "Business; Sony Again Turns to Design to Lift Electronics". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Sony Announces Optimally Designed "Sony Tablet" with Android 3.0 that Complements Network Services for an Immersive Entertainment Experience". sony.net. Retrieved 3 Dec 2011.
  6. ^ ""Two Will" Story of two will and the two will be". sony.net. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved 3 Dec 2011.
  7. ^ "Sony Tablets". Sony Store USA. Sony Electronics Inc. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  8. ^ Ricker, Thomas (26 April 2011). "Sony S1 and S2 dual-screen Honeycomb tablets get official (video)". Engadget. AOL Inc.
  9. ^ "Sony Announces Optimally Designed 'Sony Tablet' with Android 3.2 that Complements Network Services for an Immersive Entertainment Experience also Strengthening Vaio in Expanding PC Markets" (Press release). Sony Electronics Inc. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  10. ^ a b "Sony Tablet S: starting at $499.99, arriving September". Los Angeles Times. 31 August 2011.
  11. ^ Liang, Siang (27 April 2011). "Sony unleashes new Android S1 and S2 tablets". VR-Zone. VR Media Pte. Ltd. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  12. ^ Millian, Mark (18 July 2011). "Team Android Tablet adds players". CNNTech. Cable News Network.
  13. ^ Reynolds, Isabel (1 September 2011). "Sony tablets face tough sell on price, hardware". Reuters.
  14. ^ Stevens, Tim (31 August 2011). "Sony Tablet S preview". Engadget. AOL Inc.
  15. ^ Stewart, Chris (8 June 2011). "Sony S1 Review". TrendyTablets.
  16. ^ "Sony Tablet S". phoneArena.com. 1 September 2011.
  17. ^ Zamahsari. "Sony". Best Phone Reviews & News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

External links

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