[Newsbot]

Title: 5 things to know when buying a tablet or smartphone
Category: Tech
Posted By: Strutz
Date: 2012-03-07 10:16:36
Canadian

[bootlegga]

So what are the 5 things to look for? I see only two...

[Lemmy]

bootlegga bootlegga:

So what are the 5 things to look for? I see only two...

If you're visually impaired, a tablet's not likely a wise purchase.

[Guy_Fawkes]

I bought the wife a XOOM the other day: While in the field my KOBO e-reader had leaped under my knee to save me from getting a nasty scratch as a result it was buried with a block of C4. Moving on. I needed to get a new e-reader so I went to Chapters and got the touch (I know its not the greatest but it was the easiest way I could think of to keep all of the books I have on the KOBO cloud). My wife wanted me to get the KOBO Vox mainly because it had an Android OS, I scoffed at that because I would never see the e-reader again if she got her paws on that. So I told her she might as well get a tablet then. We looked around and saw the price of the iPad, and then the price of Windows and Android tablets (I didnt even bother looking at the Blackberry crap). I found the ZOOM to be a half decent tablet, and it was $400 at Costco. She loves it so far, now she can watch Netflix in the bedroom, but I think it is still a far cry from the iPad.

[Lemmy]

Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:

now she can watch Netflix in the bedroom

Let me know how that works out for you.

[dino_bobba_renno]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:

now she can watch Netflix in the bedroom

Let me know how that works out for you.

Mine reads ebooks on hers so it's actually an improvement since she use to watch TV in bed. At least I can turn the lights off and theres no sound

[Richard]

I don't find anything wrong with my playbook that I paid 200 for at staples and I have the torch as well. I can bridge info from my phone to the tablet and I was able to find all the apps that I need for business. The tablet being smaller is better to carry around then the laptop and coupled with the phone I have every thing I need including buying Canadian. Kobo books and Slacker radio are one here.I like all the info you can get on the music you listen to on Slacker Radio.

[Guy_Fawkes]

dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:

I can turn the lights off and theres no sound

That's pretty much what sex is like with the wife these days anyway...

[Brenda]

Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:

dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:

I can turn the lights off and theres no sound

That's pretty much what sex is like with the wife these days anyway...

The others are screamers, tho?

[Guy_Fawkes]

Only other screamer I have in my life is my son... that did not come out right.

[Brenda]

Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:

Only other screamer I have in my life is my son... that did not come out right.