WePad Details and Plans Revealed

We’ve talked about a few technical details of the WePad before, but now we have all the specifications, along with a table (partially in German) that compares it with the iPad (click on the title to head to the full post). This Android-powered tablet will have access to the Android Market Place, but also to a WePad AppStore. The WePad has been built to consume digital newspaper and magazine and, there is a hope that it could attract elderly users in addition to the general public. “Elderly are the core target group of newspaper and magazine publishing house” says the Neofonie, the company behind the WePad. Making an electronic reading device for the elderly is no small challenge and I wonder if this group of users would really enjoy the ton of widgets (and the small font) as the WePad renderings show. On the hardware side, WePad is a little bigger and heavier than iPad, but it also has a superior screen resolution, a webcam and USB ports. The iPad has a 40% advantage in battery life.

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