Tablet and Mobile

Posts Tagged ‘Cisco Android Tablet’

Always on the lookout for the next big thing… And so it was that I  come across another article today about another of the so-called iPad-killers, the copycat products that supposedly threaten the iPad.

Read http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20009191-266.html to learn about the Cisco tablet PC. It is claimed in the article that “unlike the iPad” this is designed for business use. Read the article….

Ok, you’re back? First off, the claim of being designed for business use is only backed up by the fact it has a camera – and that’s a good point… also that it supports Cisco’s Telepresence.  It is worth noting that GOTOMEETING which is also Cisco is available free for the iPad.. the iPad also has SKYPE which is more than can currently be said for many Android designs.

The iPad is sub-£500 whereas the Cisco product is supposedly nearer $1000.

Also I’m looking at a 7” screen that does not look high-def- so is that going to handle BUSINESS PDFs I wonder?

The article also refers to a “growing number of tablet PCs” but when you click on the link all the article refers to is an as-yet unreleased Asus tablet.

I found it interesting that the second article also quoted 60,000 Android phones a day making Android the highest selling Linux mobile platform – rather pales into insignificance with Apple’s 1.4million sales of one model of phone in 3 days!

So for now at least I think we can safely give that one a miss… the iPAD is ideal for business use – it handles PDF documents excellently, it’s long battery life allows a full day’s meetings with all your documents to hand… it manages both Skype and GotoMeeting no problem… and so on. 

If only the competition would stop WAFFLING and actually put a real, fully supported device out that competes….