Awesome Tablets

Like the Xperia Z phone, the Xperia Tablet Z is dust- and water-resistant. It has a 10.1″ 1920 x 1200 display, a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, NFC and 4G/LTE, all in a 0.27″ thick, 17.5 oz. device.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 has a 1280 x 800 8″ touchscreen, 1.6GHz quad-core CPU, S-Pen stylus, and a built-in IR blaster so you can use it as a remote. It can also be used as a, uhm, a phone.

Evolutive Labs claims that its screen protector offers 5 times the impact resistance of a Gorilla Glass 2 screen despite being only 0.01″ thick. It also has layers that resist scratches and smudges.

Microsoft’s bet for a portable computer that doesn’t compromise performance. The Surface Pro runs Windows 8, has a Core i5 CPU, 4GB RAM, a USB 3.0 port, microSDXC card slot and a Mini DisplayPort.

While you could buy a desktop foosball table for less, you won’t look nearly as cool as when you play foosball with your iPad. Features realistic spinner controls and manual scorekeeping tallies.

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Developed by researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology, Pinch makes multiple mobile devices act as one, enabling them to form a larger interactive display and extend and app’s screen.

The tablet Steve Jobs said he never wanted to make is here. With a 7.9″ 1024×768 screen, A5 dual-core processor, and available 4G LTE, it’s just just the thing if you want a one-handed iPad.

An ultrabook/tablet hybrid for business users. It has a 12.5″ touchscreen, up to Core i7 CPU, a 500GB HDD or 128GB SSD, optional 3G and the much loved Thinkpad keyboard and trackpoint controller.

The IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a 13″ Windows 8 ultrabook that morphs into a tablet thanks to its 360º hinge. It has USB ports, an SD card slot, an HDMI port, Core i5/i7 CPU, up to 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD.

The Nook HD has a 7″ 1440×900 screen, 1.3GHz dual-core CPU and weighs 315g. The HD+ has a 9″ 1080p screen, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and weighs 515g. Both have 1GB RAM, microSD slot and HDMI.

With 7″ 720p and 8.9″ 1080p models, it has a dual-core CPU, dual-band Wi-Fi (4G LTE avail.) and dual stereo speakers. It syncs book, movie and game progress, tightly integrated with Amazon’s services.

A “tabletop” Windows 8 PC with desktop-caliber specs, a keyboard and a mouse. But the Vaio Tap 20 also has a 20″ 1600×900 touch screen with a kickstand that lets you use it like a giant tablet.

Looking like a supersized Galaxy SIII, the Galaxy Note II It has a 5.5″ 720p Super AMOLED display, a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and 2GB RAM. Its stylus can be used as a cursor and to make shortcut gestures.

Cases for the iPad, Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 (sorry eReaders) with licensed classic book cover art. Handmade using book board and book cloth, the same materials used in paper book hardcovers.

A 13.3″ MacBook Pro modified into a tablet with a Wacom digitizer interface. It retains all of the laptop’s internal hardware and runs OS X (and Windows by way of Boot Camp).

It has a 7″ 1280×800 IPS touchscreen, a Tegra 3 CPU, 1GB RAM, 8-16GB storage, NFC, micro USB and will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Looks like a competitor to the Kindle Fire. Available this July.

An Android 4.0 tablet with a 10.1″ 1920×1200 HD screen – not as sharp as the new iPad’s display but still impressive. It also has an NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU, 1GB RAM, 32GB memory and a microSD slot.

Available in 11.6″ and 13.3″ models, the Taichi tablet-laptop hybrid that has two 1080p screens. It has an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 CPU, 4GB RAM, SSD storage and 2 USB 3.0 ports.

Chameleon is an alternative to the vanilla home screen on Android tablets. It lets you place groups of apps and then switch to different home screens based on location, Wi-Fi network or time.

Dropping Apple’s numeric naming convention, the new iPad gets a crazy 2048×1536 retina display, 5mp iSight camera w/1080p video, a fast quad-core A5X chip, and 4G LTE wireless. Out 3/16.

Aatma Studio became famous for its futuristic take on the iPhone 5. They’re doing it again with the iPad 3, imagining a magnetic edge-to-edge display, NFC and holographic capabilities. More like iPad 10.

A concept tablet designed to run PC games, thanks in part to its Core i7 CPU and controllers with force feedback. Also has a 10.1″ 1280×800 touchscreen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a ridiculous codename.