Wikipad has a new 7-inch slate headed for release this spring. Priced at $249, the tablet continues the Wikipad tradition of combining “the unrivaled gaming experience of a console with the functionality and portability of a premium tablet.” You may recall Wikipad’s initial 10-inch offering, which has yet to see the light of day after [...]
It was back in September that we told you guys about the Wikipad, the world’s first Android gaming tablet. This bad boy was packing all the right specs you’ve come to expect from a gaming-centered tablet — Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM, IPS display — along with a split dual-analog gamepad on both sides [...]
No matter which way you cut it, the Android-based Wikipad gaming tablet — dubbed as much despite not having any connection to Wikipedia — is unusually expensive. As a 10.1-inch Android tablet, it’s comparably priced with the leaders of the market (…
There’s a general stigma that tablets can’t and will never do “hardcore” gaming justice because they just don’t have actual buttons, analog sticks and shoulder triggers. As standalone slates, tablet’s will probably never fit the needs of a gamer, but Wikipad wants to change that. It’s a standalone Android tablet and it’s also an oversized gaming handheld. BGR sat down with James Bower, CEO of Wikipad, to gauge the device’s potential and see how well it works. At $499, the Wikipad features a 10.1-inch display with a 1280 x 800 resolution. It’s got a 1.4GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, 16GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD for an additional 32GB), a micro-SIM card slot, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and
People who enjoy gaming on tablets but hate not having any analog sticks or physical buttons are in for a treat. GameStop (GME) announced on Friday its plans to release the Wikipad, a tablet that comes with an “attachable console-quality gamepad controller.” The Wikipad will be sold at GameStop starting on October 31st for $499 and comes with a 10.1-inch IPS display, NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, expandable memory card slot and support for games though Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation Mobile platform as well as games streamed through Gaikai. Wikipad’s included controller attachment adds two analog sticks, a D-pad, four front action buttons, and a both shoulder buttons and triggers to simulate console gaming. The full Wikipad press release follows below. WIKIPAD
When we first caught wind of the Wikipad at CES, we picked up the distinct scent of vaporware. In the months since, we’ve seen the ten-inch tablet with detachable controls get games via Gaikai and from PlayStation Mobile, plus an impressive list of s…
VentureBeat has a scoop on the Wikipad, the new tablet being developed by a company of the same name that also doubles as a video game controller. According to the report, the gaming tablet will have a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x …
The Wikipad gaming tablet has been ticking off boxes on its way to becoming a real product, and after bedding down with Gaikai game streaming and settling in to a 10.1-inch form factor, the rest of the hardware is now set. The chunky handheld will br…
