Revealed: full details of Sony's debut tablets

[Simon]

Sony has announced it is finally entering the tablet market, with the launch of two new tablets.

Both the Sony S and Sony P tablets will sport the Android Honeycomb operating system, with some interesting design and software features.

The Sony S boasts a 9.4in screen with a 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution, weighs 598g (for the Wi-Fi version) and sports an unusual "asymmetric" design. It's slightly thicker at one end than the other, angling the screen for more comfortable typing.

Inside, the S will use the same Nvidia Tegra 2 processor as every other Honeycomb tablet we've reviewed, and will come in 16GB and 32GB Wi-Fi variants, plus a 32GB 3G version later. The base model S will cost £400, the same as the equivalent iPad 2.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/369637/revealed-full-details-of-sonys-debut-tablets

[TheMonkey]

"slightly thicker at one end than the other, angling the screen for more comfortable typing."

Making it hideously awful to use in portrait mode. 

[Simon]

Yes, that crossed my mind too.

[Rik]

Bet that's the only way they could fit the battery in.

[Steve]

Or to make  room for the chimney

[Technical Ben]

So now you can go into Game and ask if your son can have a Wii or a P?

[Simon]

[pctech]

Forget the Tablet, would rather have a table top such as Microsoft Surface http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx if it was affordable.

[Rik]

I'd confuse it when I put my feet on it.

[john]

Forget the Tablet, would rather have a table top such as Microsoft Surface http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx if it was affordable.

It's not exactly portable though is it ?

[Rik]

It is with a Pickfords van.

[pctech]