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Steve Jobs Disses Tablet Competitors, But How Do They Stack Up?

As you may have heard, Apple announced the iPad 2 during a press event in San Francisco yesterday.

As you may have heard, Apple announced the iPad 2 during a press event in San Francisco yesterday. Reviews so far have been glowing, but Steve Jobs did not hold back on discussing why the company's competitors aren't succeeding in this space. Jobs declared that manufacturers are still designing tablets to work like PCs, when tablets aren't used like regular computers; Apple understands this, which is why they are winning the tablet war. I know many of you are Apple fans, and plenty of you are not, but I've found it very interesting over the years to see the two camps collide, and it makes me wonder — how do we go about deciding which products to buy?

I predominately use Apple products (we are a Mac office here at Sugar HQ), but I've had my share of Microsoft and RIM products as well, and I may as well tell you that I liked the new iPad. But I'm sure you're wondering how it stacks up against its competitors. Check out the spec breakdown of four popular tablets after the jump.

Love It or Leave It

HP's PalmOS TouchPad: Love It or Leave It?

Earlier today, the HP PalmOS TouchPad was revealed to the tablet-obsessed masses.

Earlier today, the HP PalmOS TouchPad was revealed to the tablet-obsessed masses. Coming with a 9.7-inch multitouch display, 16 or 32GB of internal memory, dual core 1.2Ghz processor, and a 1.3MP front-facing camera, this tablet is a multitasker's dream since you can run many apps together, organize them in stacks, and won't need to open an app tray like on the iPad. Plus, it comes with a cool feature when partnered with a new Palm Pre 3 — tap the phone and the tablet together and share URLs! Pretty neat.

Other important features include Flash capability, access to apps in the webOS store, video chatting, an accelerometer, compass, and gyroscope (which will be great for gaming), and the ability to run on 3G networks (thumbs down for no 4G!). While there are no pricing details just yet, we can expect to see the TouchPad this Summer. What do you think so far? Me? I'm a little concerned about HP unveiling the TouchPad so early, leaving lots of time for people to compare it against the forthcoming iPad 2. Still, it's a nice alternative to the Apple tablet, and one I think many non-Apple fans will lust after, for now at least.

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Daily Tech: The 4-1-1 on Apple's New Glass Trackpad

Apple's new glass trackpad on the redesigned MacBooks offers two-, three-, and four-finger gesture options.