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Sunday, May 29, 2011

The Ultimate tablet face-off

So far, There has been a lot of talk over tablets and that's why we decided to make this week's issue be focused on tablets, and how the would change the world into a better world.

Meet the Tabs:


There are a bunch of tablets, Unfortunately, not all the tablets are nominated because many people don't even know they exist. Today we are going to have a tablet face-off. Here are the competitors:

Apple iPad 2
Apple iPad
Blackberry Playbook
Motorola Xoom
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
Tablet PC*


*Please note that "Tablet PCs" are all tablet computers, in the proper term, however, in this scenario, "Tablet PCs" Refer to tablet computers from Microsoft running Windows OS.

Each Tablet is special in it's own ways. But is there a King/Queen tablet? we're not sure, but we hope this comparison chart will help you decide. Then vote at the polls on your favorite  tablet!

To iPad owners: Do you have a previous iPad? Do you think its worth upgrading to the new iPad? At the end of this chart on the tablets themselves, you'll find a special chart just for iPad.

Let's compare:



Apple iPad
Apple iPad 2
Morola XOOM
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
Blackberry Playbook
OS
iOS 4.3.3
iOS 4.3.3
Android 2.2
WebOS 2.0
Processor
1 GHz Apple A4
1 GHz Dual core A5
1 GHz Dual core processor
1
1 GHz Dual core Humming bird processor
1 GHz Dual core processor
RAM
256 MB
512 MB
512 MB
Unknown
Unknown
1 GB
Front Facing Camera
N/A
VGA quality
3 MP
2.4 MP
3 MP
3 MP
Rear Camera
N/A
0.7 MP HD Camera w/ video recording
8 MP HD Rear Camera w/ camcorder
3.2 MP Rear Camera w/ camcorder
8.1 HD MP Rear Camera w/ HD camcorder
5 MP HD Rear Camera w/ video Recording
Video Recording input
N/A
720p
1080p
720p
1080p
1080p
Screen Size
9.7”
9.7”
10.1”
7”
8.9” and 10.1” models
7”
Apps
Apple App Store
350,000 (65,000 specifically for iPad)
Apple App Store
350,000 (65,000 specifically for iPad)
Android Market
< 100,000 apps
Android Market
< 100,000 apps, Samsung App store <100 apps, Amazon App Store (Samsung Products only, <5000 Apps)
Android Market
< 100,000 apps
Samsung App store <100 apps, Amazon App Store (Samsung Products only, <5000 Apps)
Blackberry App World
Weight
1.5 lb (wifi)
1.6 lb (3G)
1.3 lb (wifi)
1.4 (3G)
1.6 lb
About 1 lb
About 1 lb
0.9 lb
Storage
16 GB, 32GB, or 64 GB flash drive
16 GB, 32GB, or 64 GB flash drive
32 GB
16 GB
32 or 64GB
Connectivity
Wifi or AT&T 3G
Wifi or AT&T 3G
Wifi only
Wifi or 3G
Wifi only
Wifi, 3G, or 4G
Released
April 3 2010 (wifi, US) April 30 (3G, US)
March 11, 2011
On sale now
On sale now
June 8 2011
On Sale
Price
Discontinued (March 2, 2011, upon release of the new iPad)
16 GB $499.99
32 GB $599.99
64 GB $699.99
Add $120 to 3G variant (taxes and 3G fees not included)
32 GB $899.99
16 GB Wifi $499.99

16 GB 3G
Save $200 with select carriers and/or deals
32 GB $599.99
32 GB $499.99
 Now, we all are excited to find out the results, so let's take a look at a closer zoom-in on the tabs:
Zoom-in

iPad (original):


Pros: A sleek, thin device which has many of the same features as the iPod touch, in a larger, easier-to-see slate, which helps many people with their daily life, and helps with travel

Cons: Even though Apple CEO Steve Jobs considers it 'a magical and revolutionary device' not all people think that. Even though it's 'easy to see' many people consider it too big and over priced, for an "over-sized iPod touch"


iPad 2:

Pros: The new iPad 2 is a device that takes advantage of all of the great features the original iPad has to offer.

Click here to visit the iPad site
 













The iPad also offers more comfort by it's size, design, and it's new accessories.
The new iPad now works with an HDMI adapter, which is for sale from Apple at $39.00 ($69.00 for the leather version) which allows you to connect your iPad to a HD TV and it will "mirror" what the iPad is currently doing.

































Another popular accessory for the iPad 2 is Apple's new Smart Cover.
The smart cover, as Apple refers to is "One great idea on top of another". One of the other things that we thought fit into the "cons" are for the original iPad, was that unlike a laptop, which has a folding top, the iPad is big and could easily slip out of your hand, and break. In 2010, Apple did have a cover for their original iPad, but it made it too heavy, and "bulgy". Apple thought and thought. The Smart Cover was their idea...

The Smart Logics on the Smart Cover:

Well here's the deal to the Smart Cover. People thought "Well how can a cover be smart?" They were confused...

The smartness in the Smart Cover is that it can be used for many things, and has a new effect on the product (The "other" great idea) itself. These are all of the Smart Cover's benefits:

  • A cover for your iPad
  • Light
  • Thin
  • Magnetic
  • FaceTime Stand
  • Keyboard Stand (For easy and comfortable typing)
  • Smart cover opens, iPad wakes up. Smart Cover covers iPad, iPad goes back to sleep.
  • No assembly required.
  • Does not cover the "Apple logo" on the back
  • Available in Leather
Oh, well... At least to Apple it sounds Smart...

Think it's smart? Have an iPad? Buy it here from Amazon:














Now, The iPad patriots think the iPad is spotless. They are "blind" to the bad parts of it. However, The iPad is not spotless not even close...

The Problem with Tablets (The Overall Cons):

No Tablet is spotless. Not the iPad. Not the XOOM. Not the Galaxy Tab. Each Tablet is special in its' own ways. Here is a brief comparison on what is famous about each tablet:

TABLET & THEIR GOOD STUFF:

iPad: Operating System, Design, Apps, Popularity, Brand, Quality Graphics,          Hadrdrive
XOOM: Camera, Customization, Widgets, Size, Performance
Galaxy Tab: Portability, Design, Battery life, Convenience
Galaxy Tab 2: Style & look, optimization, Quality, Performance
Playbook: Size, Screen Resolution (Display), Performance, 4G & 3G internet
Tablet PC: PC-like features, performance, Windows 7 OS


And now, the Not so good part of Tablets featured in:

TABLETS & THEIR (NOT SO) GOOD STUFF:

iPad: Camera, Screen Resolution, Customization (Widgets) Adobe Flash (will never be supported by Apple)
XOOM: Ease of Use, Apps, Operating System, Design
Galaxy Tab: Camera & performance could be better!
Galaxy Tab 2: (So far so good!...)
Playbook: This is the only tablet on the market that is good for anyone who hates E-mail, web browsing, videos, apps, games, and photos...
Tablet PC:  Let's just say this... Every tablet PC is rotten in its' own special way... (To learn about Tablet PCs, visit Microsoft's website by Clicking Here)


The Ugly Truth on Tablets:

It's hard to decide what tablet is the best. A tablet is based on a specific person's needs. However, let's go through some of the worst tablets:

The worst tablets in the world are tablets that imitate or copy tablets like the iPad and sell them under a different name, at a cheaper price.

Here are a few examples:




Both of these "poor quality" tablets above are the tablet known as Super Pad. Super Pad is a cheap, but horrible replica of the iPad. It is available on Amazon for $220-- roughly a 8GB 4th Gen iPod touch before taxes. This tablet's best highest price is $20. Most people, especially patriots  of the iPad would save up until they could buy the best, most expensive, iPad with all of the latest features and accessories. If somebody offered it to them for free, they would bother even spending time answering, they would keep on saving, until one day, they bought an iPad.

 There's Just One More Thing Before You Go...


Remember, when it comes to tablets, or personal computers, Be as picky as you need to be. And just because you see a cheap tablet-- don't waste your money. Save up for what you truly want...

Also...

Lady Gaga Released her new album last Monday. We thought it would make your tablet's (or iPod's or iPhone's or your computer's) music library better than it already is. Times 10.




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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Apple Updates for 2011

A possible new iPhone

So far, 2011 has been known as year of the tornadoes and hurricanes, but Apple thinks it (could) be the year of some of the Best technology updates so far...

This is a screen shot of what Apple's homepage looked so far...
Even though Apple already released the iPhone 4 in white we still have absolutely no clue what that little thing on top of it is:
It could be a:
-Improved light sensor for better quality images
- Dual speaker to support previous one
-It could be a movement sensor
-It could be a improved GPS
-It could be an improved gyroscope
-It could be an improved accelerator
-An improved wireless receiver
-An improved phone receiver
--or--
It could be:

-For decoration purposes
-Or really nothing special
We don't know because Apple isn't mentioning Anything on their website or nobody can uncover its' true purpose on the iPhone-- Maybe Apple just wanted to cover that extra white space, or wanted to insert that just for decoration. However, Nothing but the color has changed in the white iPhone 4. All the features (Software, OS, and Hardware) are the same. We are not 100% sure, but due to that additional sensor and the extra weight and pressure (when dying the iPhone) could have made it slightly heavier and possibly 
thicker.
   

Here at Rainbow Posts we always follow the latest updates News and Headlines, One thing that is a piority is to predict the future of Technology and the beneficial standard that it provides. In this next section, We will be presenting updates for the future Generation iPhone. However, we wanted to remind you that:
-When presenting our "thoughts" of future technology we use pictures and images to show our point. However, on many websites you would find pictures like this:

These pictures can be easily classified as "fake" because:
-If you zoom in closely at the right iPhone you could see that it says it has 8GB, however the current iPhone has at least 16GB and has a newly updated design
-The other left image shows all sorts of words and opinions that an iPhone would never have in real life for example, it says "iChat camera". Only the 'old fashioned' Macs have iChat, Now the iPhone 4 has FaceTime, And the latest macs do too. Also the camera in this picture is a maximum of 3 MP while the current iPhone 4 has 5. The Picture also shows that it has a 'squared' home screen button, and even though we can't be 100% sure, but we do know that Apple's iPhone should always have a circled home button.


These are some of the tips that can be very helpful to ensure that the data you are seeing is the data you trust.

So, now that that's over with, Let's get back to the future. We think the next iPhone will be a little different. Here's why:

CRITICAL REASONING:

NAME: Since the iPhone 4 does not have any 'g's at the end of it's name, Many people think the iPhone will be called the iPhone 5. We disagree, due to the history of iPhone names: (Remember, If one product is a little bit different it doesn't mean that all the future ones will be just like that)

iPHONE NAME HISTORY: 

-In 2007 the iPhone was called "iPhone" because the "i" stood for internet so the most logical person would think the iPhone is an "internet phone" or "a phone that has internet"

-In 2008 the iPhone was called iPhone 3G because of its' fast 3G network (2007 iPhone had EDGE NETWORK) Logically a person would think "it's the revolutionary internet phone that now has faster 3G speeds)

-In 2009 The iPhone was called "iPhone 3GS" because in addition to its' fast 3G speeds it also means that the RAM (Random Access Memory) was bigger and the iPhone had more capabilities. The 'S' stood for speed. A person would logically think: 'This 'already fast 3G phone' now can do more operations at a time!"
- There's just ONE iPhone that partially broke that rule. iPhone 4.
  
   BROKE RULE: Because it still had 3G speeds
   FOLLOWS RULE: 4th Generation and 4th MAJOR iPhone.
Here's what we think of the next iPhone:
 It will be called iPhone 4G Because of:
     a) Pattern: iPhone [1], iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone (4), iPhone 4G
     b) It is likely that it will have 4G (On Verizon and AT&T)

Other Features it could have based on costumer reviews, recommendations, suggestions, interviews, press releases, etc.:
-NEW! Camera
    -8.1 MP still pictures
    - Photo Booth
    -Customized photo albums
    -On-device 'touches and enhancements'
    -HD pictures
    -Photo editing studio
    -3D cameras
    -different modes
    -extra themes

    -1080p HD 3D Video
    -iMovie HD, 3D

    -1.7 MP front camera
    
   
-NEW! & UPDATED FaceTime Video Calling
    -Video chat over 4G, 3G, 2G, EDGE, And of course, Wi-Fi
    -Effects
    -Save video chats
    - 3D video chat
    -Multi-task while chatting
    -HD

A possible iPhone 4G


(ANOTHER POSSIBLE IPHONE IS SHOWN AT THE TOP OF POST)

In addition to all these features, iPhone 4G is supposed to have the new A5 processor (just like on the new iPad 2) Along with 1024 MB of RAM (iPhone 4 has 512 MB). Usually new Apple products are thinner and lighter than the previous one, However, since iPhone 4 is already at 9.7 MM thin, we could only see it at possibly between 8.4 - 9.3 MM thin. The iPhone is also forecast to have its' usual 'curve' (Just like the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and the original iPhone) It could also get hardware enhancements such as more storage for the same price. The latest iOS 5.x will also be presented, with more features to make the new iPhone already better than it is.

UPDATES: (from Mac Buyer's Guide)

We hope this helped.

LATER TODAY: We will be announcing April & May Technology News THIS WEEKEND (maybe even later today. Also more and deeper posts on all your favorite topics will be presented. PLEASE STAY TUNED!



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