Sony's New Android-based Dual Screen Tablets

trawg writes "Sony has officially announced a new line of 'Sony tablets.' There are two models, both offering 3G/4G and Wi-Fi running Android 3.0 — one is a typical tablet with a 9.4-inch screen and the other is an 'unprecedented dual screen' type. Digital content is a big focus: music, books and first generation PlayStation titles will all be available (subject to the usual region restrictions for content)."

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Unprecedented Dual Screen

[Sonny Yatsen]

Wow, that is unprecedented, unless you count the Kno:

http://www.slashgear.com/kno-dual-screen-tablet-hands-on-07124780/

Or the Acer Iconia 6120:
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/29/6367167-acers-dual-screen-tablet-behaves-like-a-laptop

Or the Toshiba tablet concept:
http://techtickerblog.com/2006/03/17/dual-screen-tablet-from-toshiba/

Or the MSI dual screen tablet:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/msis-dual-screen-tablet-video-hands-on-much-more-than-an-ereader

Or the Toshiba Libretto
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2010/08/16/toshiba-libretto-dual-screen-tablet-hitting-the-u-s/

Or the Asus Dual Screen concept:
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/asus-dual-screen-laptop-features-a-touchscreen-keyboard/

Hardly Unprecedented

[kai_hiwatari]

The S2's dual screen form factor is hardly unprecedented. Sprint released a very similar Android device - Kyocera Echo - back in February. http://gadgetizor.com/kyocera-echo-is-a-dual-screen-android-phone/6820/

Re:Dual screen game system?

[ciderbrew]

It's only in the west that they enjoy a good rep. My wife, who is Japanese sees them as utter crap. Much better stuff to be had in Akihabara. A few friends think that too. (and I think 5 people sum up a nation, so there)