iPad 2
As everyone knows Apple's iPad was a monster hit last year selling over 14.7 million units to date. As with any other Apple product the new version is fraught with rumors and speculation about features and price. Icons seen in the latest SDK show the iPad 2 will have the widely rumored front and back facing cameras. More exciting are possible inclusion of a higher powered dual core A4 based processor and a super high resolution "Retina Display" like the iPhone 4. It is hard to know whether the iPad 2 will have a Retina Display or just a slightly higher PPI as current generation GPUs will have a hard time pushing so many pixels. Prices based on a leaked Best Buy database entry will start at $600 to $700.
HP Topaz
HP bought out Palm for 1.2 billion last year one would speculate for the highly touted Web OS used in their mobile phone systems. The specs got leaked this week and the specs seem very similar to the current iPad; 1.2ghz processor, 9.7-inch XGA 1024 x 768 screen, wifi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 700 gram weight, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB are similar. The Topaz will have similar 3G cell phone technology to the current iPad. HP beats Apple's offering with a front facing camera, double the dram but loses out with 8 hours of battery life vs the iPad's 10. The release date will be announced on February 9th but the consensus is for a spring release.
BlackBerry Playbook
BlackBerry is taking quite a beating in the Smartphone space with Apples iPhone and Android phones out innovating BlackBerry and gaining tremendous momentum at the cost of BlackBerry. The BlackBerry Playbook tablet is BlackBerry's attempt to start taking up the slack. The Playbook features a smaller form factor than the other tablets here with only a 7" screen at 1024x600.
Motorola Xoom
First shown at CES 2011, the Motorola Xoom stood out among a slew of "me too" Android tablets. Trotting out the soon to be released Honeycomb, an Android released customized for tablets, the Xoom was the most elegant and refined of the Android tablets. Featuring the first instance of a dula core cpu in a tablet a 10.1 inch display and Flash support the Xoom offers the first serious Android contender to the iPad champ. With a planned release for February 17th, it will be the first Honeycomb tablet on the market. Verizon leaked prices show the Xoom going for $800 with 4G and $700 for the wifi version. Look for 1280 x 800 resolution, 5 megapixel camera, 720p video recording and 1080p video playback, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and finally, a healthy 32GB of onboard storage.
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