Tablet computers: Sony Tablet S now $100 cheaper
Hopefully you didn鈥檛 pick up听before the holidays, because it鈥檚 now a cool $100 cheaper.
Starting today, the听for the 16 gigabyte model ($499 for the 32GB), undercutting Apple鈥檚 iPad 2 models by a full Benjamin. Sony is also throwing in five free PlayStation Classic titles, 180 days of its Music Unlimited service, as well as credits and free downloads from its Video Unlimited store.
The price cut, while significant, may be too little too late for Sony鈥檚 tablets 鈥� especially when it seems to have been purposefully positioned听after听the holiday buying season. Reviews have found the Tablet S to be well designed but otherwise a fairly standard Android tablet. In a few months, Sony鈥檚 Tablet S (and听) will have to contend with Apple鈥檚 iPad 3 as well as newer Android tablets running Android 4.0 鈥淚ce Cream Sandwich.鈥� (The Tablet S will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich at some point, according to Sony.)
The S is Sony鈥檚 9.4-inch direct iPad competitor, which features a slightly curved design that resembles a rolled back magazine, and supposedly makes it easier to hold with one hand. It鈥檚 powered by a dual-core Tegra 2 CPU and offers a five-megapixel rear camera.
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