Gadgetory

around this time four years ago the very first iPad was released and it's hard to believe that we've come this far in just four short years since 2010 and at least to me it feels as tablets have been around for a while mainstream tablets that is it was until the iPad arrived on scene in Android to provide competition to what we have here today now what I'd like to do is not a review as I traditionally perform but an outlook on what's to come for this year so sit back and I hope you enjoy this as this is my attempt at reporting on this industry here's tablets for 2014 now it wasn't before long that Apple dominated the tablet world and for other companies to notice so what is currently selling right now Apple tablets still hold as a top seller all those sales are slowly being lost to Android platforms the second place individual company holder is Samsung with 19 percent of tablet sales for all of 2013 now as of today samsung has released a wide range of tablets from the budget-conscious to the very high-end before I get deep into future tablets to be released these Samsung tablets had just hit the market in the past month and I believe our new enough and worth mentioning the Samsung currently has two main tablet series the Galaxy Tab line and the Galaxy Note line both are very similar and specifications and both functions like any other tablet however the note line includes a stylus pen with hand recognition software and apps to take advantage of this feature and recently this year Samsung introduced an extension to both of their series with the Tab pro and note Pro lines the pro models features the highest specifications and hardware that Samsung can put in at the time with an edition of productivity apps pre-installed but besides this brief breakdown of the galaxy tablet world what's unique about Samsung in general is their true multitasking capabilities and haven't seen this feature out swear it yet but you can split your screen in simultaneously use two applications at a time and up to four on the note Pro 12 inch tablet it's an amazing feature that I hope other brand starts to adopt several the note pros and tab pros are currently available at their various price points now moving on to the first tablet yet to be released is the Sony Xperia z2 tablets now as of this video Sony is taking pre-orders for the UK but tight-lipped on the exact date and pricing for the u.s. versions it's one of the most anticipated tablets because of its promising features this tablet Apple still has those big bezels which I'm not too fond of but it actually comes in as the thinnest and also the lightest tablet in the world for a 10.1 inch model and Sony seems to be getting back to being innovative again like they were heavily back into 80s and 90s with having built-in digital noise cancellation a first for any tablet sony claims the built-in noise cancellation will reduce 98% of all ambient noises when paired with their sony headset and although an additional expense on the headphones first impressions from review sites confirmed they do work and they work well the Xperia line was the first to receive official certification through industry IP testing ip55 and ip57 of this tab in fresh water for up to 30 minutes is doable and imagine taking pictures in the pool underwater or let's say worst-case scenario your child spills her drink all over the tablet and this rating also means it's the dust resistance and lastly the z2 tablet will feature one of Qualcomm latest and fastest processor the Snapdragon 801 and not only with a very fast processor but sony claims to have accurate colors an amazing screen color saturation through their trial luminous display technology so hopefully we'll see this tablet sooner than later and sony addressing some of the flaws from the previous model that kept it from being a near-perfect product look out for my full test when this is released Rugel made one of the very best bang for the buck tablets for 2013 the Google Nexus 7 I reviewed had amazing performance the highest screen density at the time for a 7-inch tablet and being one the thinnest and lightest devices around however with the rumor mills spinning speculation as Google is developing the Nexus 8 and not just the bigger screen but likely Nexus 7 this will have much more of the latest features for a decent price and I'm sure lower than what Apple and Samsung is currently offering in their flagship devices now from Sina comms contact with IHS technology Nexus 8 is currently under development and pricing could be as low as 299 dollars with the current market of 8-inch tablets that includes the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 inch that retails for 379 and these Samsung Galaxy Tab pro 8.4 inch and 369 dollars in considering those tablets as base references it may be safe to say the Nexus 8 will have at least eight 2560 by 1600 resolution but what's more interesting is Google's developer conference on June 25th through to 26th which I'm assuming will be the discussion of Android 5.0 and the possibility of Nexus 8 going with the new Intel 64-bit processor again at this time the Nexus 8 has been confirmed but hardware spec wise hasn't with the previous Nexus 7 models offering premium features for a good price I'm sure Google will follow suit with this model as well recent photos have leads revealing these Samsung Galaxy Tab four Samsung's follow-up to the tab three budget-friendly series you can say since the proline is now offered and they come in seven eight and 10.1 inch screen sizes and for 2013 Gartner research firm of IT specialist stated quote the market is being driven by a shift to lower priced devices in nearly odd device categories and quote now this includes PCs tablets and mobile phones the Galaxy Tab four is on the lower end specs however there's no question on market for those looking for a workable and usable device and for God's sakes Apple's just stopped selling their iPad 2 which was released March of 2011 a 30 year old device and for my search on the internet and a link on your screen the tab for series will feature the same resolution as last year's Tab 3 at 1280 by 800 the presser jumps up from 1.5 dual-core to a one-point to quad-core and while the RAM stays at the one gigabyte territory and everything else remains practically intact but on the plus side the latest android kitkat will be pre-installed and as of this video samsung has yet to even announce this device so no pricing or availability has been announced but based on the leaked photos we might see an announcement maybe I'm April 24th of 2014 the novo has been gaining market share rapidly and following up to last year's model is the yoga tablet nhdplus which is anticipated to go on sale this upcoming April for the starting price of three hundred and forty nine dollars the exterior still remains practically the same however last year's model had a very original yet simple design that absolutely works a metal kickstand on the backdrop the tablet upright for viewing or can be placed down to have the tablet at an angle for typing and this is convenient as consumers typically pay extra for protective cases that do the same thing for their traditional slate like tablets the yoga tablet had up to 18 hours of battery life on last year's model which is simply amazing and I would only anticipate similar performance on this year's or just a hair lower because of the additional features and the new processor nonetheless battery life is still phenomenal though the only downfall with last year's was the screen resolution wasn't as clear and the processor was not a to run assembly more demanding games this year however the resolution is bumped up to a 1920 by 1200 display any Snapdragon 400 processor is in place is not a powerhouse processor but this would definitely get majority of your tasks done then I think Lenovo had a very good foundation last year and this year they're just building upon that so look for the yoga tablet nhdplus in april with a starting price again of three hundred and forty nine dollars now the following tablet if anything is more rumor and speculation but the biggest iPad dubbed the iPad pro has been in the media for some time now techradar.com has been keeping up with the latest rumors suggesting a possible release or at least an announcement in October of 2014 a little after the announcement of the new iPhone 6 in September and considering this tablet will have the pro label on there I can only speculate this will be the best of the best tablet features from Apple now I'm a bit worried since Apple in my opinion hasn't been as innovative when compared to the other competitors out there now if Apple is to stand out and make a statement of being a leader in design and innovation again we need to see a tablet with the first-ever 2k resolution and instead of just having a larger screen with indeed included productivity apps I'd rather see a microSD card slot a built-in HDMI out for video display for presentations and if getting such a large screen I highly doubt it but having two apps split screen for working and viewing and I'm sure this will be a pretty penny considering that Samsung Galaxy Note twelve point two is at least 750 dollars again although rumor you never know an Apple might come out with this one will see this as time progresses so those are just a few tablets that are unique in their own way and some that you may not have been aware of this goes without saying there are honourable mentioning switch currently have very limited to no information at all such as the new CEO of Barnes & Noble has confirmed there will be a brand new nook HD for 2014 but other than that there's no specs manufacturer or even in announcement dates there's speculation of a new Microsoft Surface Mini to be reviewed June of 2014 and considered the Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 has been hit last year we should be expecting some news on the release of their successors this summer so the tablet's I believe this year are now really starting to show signs of going beyond just the multi-touch high-resolution screens with cameras the race is not just focused on being the thinnest and the lightest anymore either we're starting to see some innovative features in those tablets like multitasking from Samsung or water-resistance features from Sony of course there's other tablets I didn't mention like some from Asus or HP but please comment and let us know of other tablets you're excited about that I couldn't get around to so here's the 2014 and what comes ahead this is Jimmy from Jim's review room of the year from you soon bye