All Articles Tagged Tablets

CE Pro Editors | 05/16 11:00 AM, 0 Comments

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) announced that the company's RTiPanel app is now available for Android devices and the new Apple iPad. Compatible with Android smartphones and tablets of any screen size, the app boasts features such as two-way feedback, a customizable user interface, and optimized connection speeds to provide control over any RTI control system with an XP series control processor. The RTiPanel has features such as two-way feedback including cover art, weather graphics, dynamic image lists, and more. The app supports connection locally via Wi-Fi and offers remote access… View this story

Jason Knott | 11/03 07:18 AM, 0 Comments

Specialty electronics retailers have a new formidable competitor. Toys“R”Us has reinvented its assortment of consumer electronics and tech accessories, adding new product categories that include prepaid mobile phones, tablet computers, headphones, iPod docks, digital cameras and accessories for Apple products. Toys“R”Us has redesigned its electronics department and significantly increased the space dedicated to consumer electronics by developing an open floor plan and adding interactive displays to all its stores across the country. Toys“R”Us is also expanding its offerings of family-oriented video games and movies, licensed electronics, musical instruments and karaoke.… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 04/15 01:37 PM, 0 Comments

The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) Technology Advisory Group has released the first video in a series on emerging trends. The video covers multiple topics, including connected TV, tablet computing, and home health. The emerging trends videos identify current and near-future industry trends that may affect the business of electronic systems professionals. The new video series, available on CEDIA Crosspoint, aims to help CEDIA members and members of the electronic systems industry stay informed of opportunities and threats within the industry. CEDIA’s Technology Advisory Group will produce emerging… View this story

Jason Knott | 04/14 07:53 AM, 3 Comments

What tablet should integrators be using for control touchscreens today and over the next 5 years? According to Marketwatch, research from Gartner Group reveals that the Apple iPad is predicted to maintain its market dominance in the tablet market for at least the next five years. Gartner Group the iPad's market share will slip from its current 69 percent to 47 percent by 2015, while Google's Android platform will slowly gain market share from its current 14 percent of sales to 39 percent by 2015. The rest of the market… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 01/28 12:16 PM, 0 Comments

Even though it was a "latecomer" to the tablet market compared to Apple's iPad, the Samsung Galaxy Tab sold 1.7 million units in 2010. A report from Displaybank predicts 10 million units will be sold in 2011, mostly overseas. The report also says 29.9 percent of the components that make up the unit are made in the U.S., while 56.8 percent of the components come from Korea, 4.2 percent from China and 1.1 percent from other regions. Fifty million tablets are expected to be sold overall in 2011 and 90… View this story

Jason Knott | 01/26 08:43 AM, 0 Comments

A new survey predicts there will be a big upheaval in home electronics in 2011. The Accenture (NYSE: ACN) study shows consumer purchase rates for personal computers and mobile phones (excluding smart phones) will decline by 39 percent and 56 percent this year compared with last year, respectively. By contrast, buying rates of 3D TVs are expected to rise 500 percent, tablet computers 160 percent, ebook readers 133 percent and smart phones 26 percent. As consumer electronics companies consider ways to increase demand for 3D TVs, price emerged as the… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 01/19 12:01 PM, 1 Comment

Now that CES 2011 is over and we've had some time to recuperate, we wanted to share some of favorite products from Las Vegas. We've already shown you some strange sights, sweet rides and pre-show tech trends, but here we round up some of the best overall products. From smart TVs, tablet PCs, speakers and more, CES 2011 did not disappoint on the product front. Let's take a look back as we prepare for CES 2012, which is throwing a scheduling curveball at us. If you attended CES, make sure… View this story

Jessica Camerato | 01/12 10:02 AM, 0 Comments

There were signs of optimism when CE Pro released its 2011 State of the Industry Report. Unlike the 2010 findings, this data showed the custom electronics bouncing back with an average 6.5 percent increase in revenues. Eighty-one percent of integrators capped off 2010 with higher revenues (or the same revenues) than 2009, and the anticipated number of installations for 2011 increased by 40 percent from 2010. Dealers predict an average installation price per job of $17,500 in 2011, up 16 percent from 2010. While there is still a ways to… View this story

Arlen Schweiger | 01/05 03:04 PM, 0 Comments

Sharp sure sees tablets as quite the evolutionary technology, as it announced during CES 2011. It may not have made our 10 Best (Worst) Tablet Names Ever list, but the company went with the Darwinian theme for its entry into the rapidly increasing world of tablets: Galapagos. Right now the "e-media tablet" device is available in Japan, and it features a spiffy 16:9 aspect ratio LCD touchscreen and proprietary technology called XMDF that automatically adjusts the layout of an e-book or other digital content for optimized viewing (plus Sharp's cloud-based… View this story

Jason Knott | 01/04 09:39 AM, 2 Comments

According to MarketWatch, this week after CES 2011 there will be "at least 100 tablets" on the market, all following the lead of Apple’s iPad. Remember when iPad debuted and everyone was laughing about the name and how it sounded like a tampon? Since then we have had many other funky names for touchscreens, starting with Google (Android) and Samsung (Galaxy). But now manufacturers are taking the names to the stratosphere. At CES, we are hearing tablets from Vizio (VIA), RIM (PlayBook), Dell (The Streak), Motorola (Xoom), AOC (Breeze), Malata… View this story