The most recent hint of this is the fact that the current Xoom has seen a price drop, and not just in one or two retailers. It seems that most places that sell the Honeycomb tablet will now offer it to you for $499. Having said that, Droid Life says that you can get it even cheaper in Staples.

We have to ask ourselves why the Xoom is now seeing this price drop; was it all part of Motorola’s plan, have they been forced into it due to lower than expected sales, or is the Xoom 2 truly on its way? These are all questions that will be hard to answer – unless Motorola announce details a new tablet soon.

The idea of an update so soon after the current Xoom release is a little hard to grasp at the moment, as that would mean a very short life cycle for the tablet. Although with strong rumors flying around of an iPad 3/iPad 2 Plus doing the rounds it might not be as far fetched as we first thought.

Motorola might feel that they are being forced into releasing the Xoom 2 earlier than expected for another reason, as they are not only facing tough competition from the iPad 2 but also the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The Xoom does have a few features that put the new Tab to shame, but it is the weight difference with Samsung’s new tablet what could cause the biggest upset.

If we have learned anything over the years, it’s the fact that Motorola likes to release devices that are very sturdy, which means that they also weigh that little bit more. Now this is not always a bad thing, as we have seen that these new devices like the Samsung Galaxy S II is just too thin and light, and seems much easier to break than lets say a Motorola Droid.

The idea of a Motorola Xoom 2 on the way will open up a bigger issue for those who were considering buying the current model, as they might put off purchasing the current model instead. With this in mind maybe Motorola should state their intentions – although if they did say a new Xoom would be with us in the next few months, then current sales would suffer.

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According to a recent article by Edwin Kee over on the ubergizmo.com website, the eLocity A10 – which will come with Android 2.2 Froyo installed – will be available to pre-order as from February 15th, from online retailers such as Amazon, TigerDirect, JR.com and BHPhoto.

The A10 comes with a starting price of $399, which according to Shane McGlaun from slashgear.com is for the 4GB unit. If 4GB storage isn’t quite enough for you, then you have got the option of the 32GB and 64GB versions, which cost $599.99 and $699.99 respectively.

The eLocity A10 comes with an NVIDIA Tegra 2 T250 CPU, and features a USB 2.0 port, a microSD card slot, a HDMI output, 3-axis accelerometer, a docking port and a 10.1-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1366 x 768. It also comes with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Do you like the sound of the eLocity A10, or would you prefer to purchase another tablet PC such as the Motorola Xoom or Apple iPad 2?

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You can see a nice list of tablet PCs coming in 2011 via our earlier post, and those that love the Windows OS may want to take a look at the LG E-Note H1000B. LG’s Android 3.0 Tablet PC would be a better choice for those that are anti Microsoft; the device is called the “G-Slate” and can be seen in a Korean music video below this article.

Engadget explains that the LG G-Slate was one of the “more mysterious devices”, which we heard about at CES 2011. Their Korean correspondents kept them informed about the new Android 3.0 tablet, which you can read the details in their article here.

Pocket-Link has taken a look at the UK perspective for LG’s G-Slate with T-Mobile, which they heard from LG’s James Choi who was pretty vague. Only hinting at another announcement soon when asked directly about a UK version. You can read his exact words in their article. Again, please see the video below or see some other G-Slate videos on YouTube.

Are you a fan of Windows or Android Tablet PCs? Does the LG G-Slate excite you?

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This is something that Devin Coldewey from CrunchGear believes, as he said that they are all “cut-rate, beta products.” His reasoning behind this is the fact that the Tab, the Nook Color and the new Coby Kyros MID7015 will soon be passed over for new Android 2.3 and 3.0 devices.

Coldewey is making the Coby device a fine example of this; saying that the $250 tablet comes with a poor performing 800MHz processor, 4GB storage and 256MG of DDR2 RAM. This looks as though it is aimed at the Galaxy Tab, as it has a 7-inch display, but not sure it has the performance to take the fight to Samsung’s tablet.

Hot Hardware says that the price for the Coby Kyros MID7015 costs just $249.99. if you do not have an issue with buying a device that will be obsolete in less than a month, then the Kyros is worth it, as you will not be wasting as much money as you would on a Galaxy Tab.

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This is an Android-based tablet which runs Google Android 2.2, it costs just £249.00 (here), therefore it is much more affordable than the Apple iPad, HP Slate and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

The tablet features an NVIDIA T20 Tegra 2 processor, a 10.1-inch touchscreen LCD display which supports a resolution of 1024 x 600, 512MB of NAND Flash Storage and it also comes with a 4GB microSD memory card.

Other specs worth mentioning include 1 x USB port, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, HDMI-out, a built-in webcam, a built-in microphone and a 2-cell battery, this battery allows for 16 hours of audio playback (with the LCD off) and 6.5 hours of video playback (1080p).

In terms of size and weight it is comparable to the iPad, it measures in at 275 x 178 x 13.6 mm and weighs approximately 700-750 grams.

I must admit that an Android tablet with such a low retail price is pretty tempting, obviously there is no 3G connectivity so it isn’t as versatile as the iPad and Galaxy Tab, however it would be great around the home/office.

Hopefully we will come across a hands-on video sometimes soon, if and when we do we will be sure to post it on Product-Reviews.

Will you buy the ADVENT Vega Internet Tablet?

Source: SlashGear

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If you like the Samsung Galaxy Tab but just can’t afford its £529.99 price tag, then an alternative might be the ViewPad 7 priced at £399.99 from misco.co.uk. Other stores that may allow you to pre-order soon include Expansys, Scan and Maplin.

For those of you that may not be aware, the ViewPad sports a 7-inch LED screen with multi-touch support and cameras to the back & front. It runs on Android 2.2 froyo, provides phone functionality and can be used as an e-reader.

For more details on specs visit engadget.com. Does the Viewsonic ViewPad 7 interest you, or are you waiting for something better?

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This device is said to run the Android 2.2 operating system, and will be powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 1GHz processor. When out and about, you can use 3G via its integrated SIM slot or use the Wi-Fi that allows connectivity to Hot Spots or your wireless network at home.

A capacitive touch screen is offered measuring 10-inches with an integrated 1.3MP webcam, as well as other features including a HDMI port, 512MB of RAM and an internal storage space of 512MB, but can be expanded by the microSD card slot.

According to Engadget, Dixons UK will be stocking this Advent Vega device, as from 18th October for £249. Do you reckon you will get this new Tablet PC?

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LG said that they would wait until a more reliable version of Google Android is released – maybe this will be Gingerbread? This could mean that the LG Android tablet might not hit the market until the first quarter of 2011, by then RIM will have their BlackBerry PlayBook on the market, but more worryingly Apple should have released their iPad 2 by then.

Reuters said that the LG official who announced the delay did not want to be named, but did say that the company has yet to name a specific release date for their tablet device.

LG might have shot themselves in the foot with this delay; how bad will it look when their closet rival is able to build a tablet that works on the current version of Android, and they cannot?

Do you think that this will affect LG in any way?

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The online retail giant describes the tablet device as the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab, and those who wish to pre-order it can do so for £679.99 – a saving of £120. Amazon states that the item will be released on November 1st.

We had assumed that the tab would be released in the UK in October and later in the year for the U.S. market. Either way this is perfect timing for Samsung, as it is the start-up to the build-up to the holiday season.

We now know that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available on not one but three U.S. carriers, Sprint will not offer a 4G version as they do with the Galaxy S Epic 4G smartphone.

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The people over at Electonsita assumed that this had to be the Samsung Galaxy Tab, as the 7-inch design matches up with all what we now about the Android tablet. The employee who did not know that he was being videoed said that he was unable to offer any details – although he did say that it was very different to the Apple iPad.

Electronista noticed that the tablet must have been running a 1GHz ARM processor, the same used in the Galaxy S smartphone, as the commands were both fast and smooth. The worker also noted that the tablet was awesome to use.

Earlier last week Jamie Pert reported that the Samsung Galaxy Tablet would be released in the UK on the Vodafone network. The UK carrier hopes that they will be able to offer an alternative to the Apple iPad, currently the only tablet device on the market.

What upcoming tablet device do you think will compete with the Apple iPad?

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