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Sony's New Android-based Dual Screen Tablets

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-got-double-vision dept.

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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  1. Unprecedented Dual Screen by Sonny+Yatsen · · Score: 5, Informative

    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/

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  2. Oh, it's Sony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wow, those tablets sound interesting.

    Oh, wait. Sony makes them. I'll pass, thanks.

    1. Re:Oh, it's Sony by stonewallred · · Score: 5, Insightful
      Yep. Nice big screen on one, portability and fun stuff on the other.

      But that big SONY name on them means I will never own one.

    2. Re:Oh, it's Sony by logru · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I would just like to add a +1 to this, and would have loved to see a poll on the number of people who would just never buy a Sony device. After owning a Sony laptop (why do I want that memoryshtick shit and why is everything on it non-standard?), a minidisc recorder (why can I only upload to it, not even download stuff I recorded myself?), seen the crazy that was the rootkit (thankfully didn't happen to me) I vowed never to buy their crap again. The playstation nonsense proved that it was a good idea and I can't see it ever change. Friends don't let friends buy Sony.

  3. Don't forget! by Zaphod-AVA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sony uses your money for things you hate. Fuck Sony.

  4. Too bad... by Goboxer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This looks neat. But there is no way in hell I am buying anything from Sony. They've probably rigged it so that three days after you buy it a circus clown pops out of and tries to stab you in the face.

    1. Re:Too bad... by BiggerIsBetter · · Score: 5, Funny

      This looks neat. But there is no way in hell I am buying anything from Sony. They've probably rigged it so that three days after you buy it a circus clown pops out of and tries to stab you in the face.

      You're right. It would make a lovely gift.

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  5. Hardly Unprecedented by kai_hiwatari · · Score: 3, Informative

    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/

  6. Re:Dual screen game system? by Znork · · Score: 5, Insightful

    One may also wonder what one will be able to do on it in a year. Maybe Sony suddenly realizes that Android uses Linux and decides to disable Android as a bootable option.

    No thanks to Sony products as far as I'm concerned.

  7. Re:Dual screen game system? by ciderbrew · · Score: 4, Informative

    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)