Tablets, Nexuses, Microsoft Surfaces and Big Massive Android Phones....

The Latest addition to the tablet craze: Enter the Microsoft Surface and Google Nexus 7. Seeming response to Apples iPad and the Android lot. 

Coming late to the table it seems Microsoft's main aim was to announce that it was still very much a force to reckon with when it comes to Information Technology. The truth be told,  they most certainly are. Did they need to come up with a Tablet? I don't think so. Although you never could tell. Fact is,  if you do not retain a noisy presence on the world stage when it comes to cutting edge Technology you could swiftly be regarded as being in a way synonymous to the phrase; old fashioned. A possibility which is becoming increasingly likely with Microsoft. 

Microsoft Surface

Becoming Old fashioned though does not automatically mean you capitulate and die, it just means your franchise becomes valuable history. The good old days some would say. A shiny Brand Name generating next to nothing in revenue. After 50 years or so you would then be promoted to the league of "Old School".

As for Google, they always want a bite of whatever seems to be the brightest idea in this giant cauldron of Technology Junk that has become the 21st Century. 

Google Nexus 7

Below are the specifications for the Microsoft Surface. Compared to Apple's iPad which is listed in like fashion further below.

Surface for Windows RT

OS: Windows RT

Light(1): 676 g

Thin(2): 9.3 mm

Clear: 10.6” ClearType HD Display

Energized: 31.5 W-h

Connected: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae

Productive: Office ‘15’ Apps, Touch Cover, Type Cover

Practical: VaporMg Case & Stand

Configurable: 32 GB, 64 GB

Surface for Windows 8 Pro

OS: Windows 8 Pro

Light(1): 903 g

Thin(2): 13.5 mm

Clear: 10.6” ClearType Full HD Display

Energized: 42 W-h

Connected: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae

Productive: Touch Cover, Type Cover, Pen with Palm Block

Practical: VaporMg Case & Stand

Configurable: 64 GB, 128 GB

Apple's iPad;

High resolution Retina display 2048x1536

Voice dictation

Faster processor A5X Quad core

5 megapixel iSight rear camera; autofocus; face detection

HD video recording at 1080p

4GLTE; 21Mpbs HPSA+ and LTE at 73Mbps

AT&T and Verizon will be the carriers

10 hour battery; 9 hours on 4G

9.4mm thin

1.5 pounds

Colors available in black and white

Price starting at $499..

Make your choice. Though, given the fact that all you are going to do is carry this for a couple of days, take a couple of pictures and some word processing before it becomes luggage, I would advice you to spend well.

iPad

Blackberry Tablet

I wonder what bite Microsoft and Google would take out of this very apple looking pie chart.