If you thought then Droid X was big, check out the Olivepad from India?s Olive Telecom. The 7-inch tablet, halfway in size between a smartphone and an iPad, will actually make phone calls (although we?d suggest a headset of some kind unless you want to attract amused stares).
The Android 2.1 tablet actually looks pretty sweet, with 3.5G HSUPA, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and even a TV-tuner. It trumps the iPad in two areas: a 3 megapixel camera and a USB port (mini). Memory is limited, with just half a gig of RAM (expandable via SD-card) and the screen resolution is an acceptable-for-the-size 800 x 480 pixels.
What I like most about it is that it has a measure of honesty. While the EVO and other Android phones are really a little to large to call phones, the Olivepad is a flat-out tablet with a vestigial phone attached.
The price, when it launches in India in August, will be somewhere around $500. That makes the iPad look pretty cheap (but then, the iPad won?t fit in your pocket). And one more thing: The Olivepad plays Flash.
Olive Telecom Launches India?s First 3G Tablet [Olive Telecom Via Engadget and Times of India]
See Also:
NYT: Google Android Tablet Imminent
Chinese Counterfeiters Release First Android Tablet
Adobe Demonstrates Flash on Android Tablet
Velocity Cruz Android Tablet: 7-Inch Display, $300
Attack of the Pads: Tablets Take On Apple
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