Sony unfolds new Tablet P

The clamshell tablet offers all the connectivity you need, at half the size

by Peter Yeo

04:46 AM Feb 29, 2012

 

Sony has got its fingers in almost every entertainment pie you can think of: TV, movies, games and music. So when the tech giant decides to build a tablet, you can be sure it is as entertainment-ready as they come.

Sony Tablet P at work. PHOTO COURTESY SONY

After the launch of the Sony S Tablet in October, Sony has now unveiled the clamshell Sony Tablet P. That's right, a clamshell.

The most obvious benefit of a clamshell design is its size. Being able to fold down a tablet means you can slip it in your jacket pocket, or back pocket, hence freeing up your hands to, I don't know, carry groceries.

While we haven't yet laid our hands on the Tablet P, Sony said the tablet with dual 5.5-inch TFT screens (with a resolution of 1,024 x 480-pixel each) lets you watch a movie on one screen with the controls on the other - read emails on one screen and type a response on the other.

The Sony Tablet P weighs 372g, runs on Android 3.2 operating system - with over-the-air upgrade to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich when it becomes available - a super-quick NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor, and is Playstation certified, with access to the Sony Entertainment Network. A check on Sony's Singapore website said the Tablet P will even come preinstalled with "games with Playstation certified devices".

The Tablet P also connects seamlessly between media with Sony's Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA). The tablet is also 3G- and Wi Fi-ready, and comes with 4GB storage memory with expansion via a microSD port. Sony will throw in an additional 2GB microSD card.

It also has a Web front camera and an HD rear camera powered by "Exmor for mobile", at an effective 5-megapixel resolution.

The Sony Tablet P is now available at all Sony stores and authorised outlets for S$848. PETER YEO

Source:  www.todayonline.com/TechandDigital/EDC120229-0000003/Sony-unfolds-new-Tablet-P