https://rikhepworth.com/tags/tablet/Recent content in Tablet on When Software Attacks!Hugo -- gohugo.ioen_GB&copy; Rik HepworthSun, 26 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://rikhepworth.com/posts/living-with-the-dell-venue-8-pro/Sun, 26 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://rikhepworth.com/posts/living-with-the-dell-venue-8-pro/<figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="venu8prohq" width="480" height="480" src="https://rikhepworth.com/posts/living-with-the-dell-venue-8-pro/images/venu8prohq.jpg" srcset="https://rikhepworth.com/posts/living-with-the-dell-venue-8-pro/images/venu8prohq.jpg 800w, https://rikhepworth.com/posts/living-with-the-dell-venue-8-pro/images/venu8prohq.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://rikhepworth.com/posts/living-with-the-dell-venue-8-pro/images/venu8prohq.jpg"><figcaption>venu8prohq</figcaption></figure> <p>Some time ago I wrote about how disappointed I was with the Acer W3 tablet. I really wanted that small form factor device, but the Acer fell short in pretty much every regard. Late last year Dell launched the Venue 8 Pro – the first of the new generation of 8” Windows tablets out of the gate. I sat on the fence for a while, looking at community comments on the the device, then finally ordered one after speaking to Simon May about <a href="http://simon-may.com/device-review-dell-venue-8-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">his impressions of it</a>.</p>https://rikhepworth.com/posts/the-acer-iconia-w3-an-object-lesson-in-how-not-to-design-a-tablet/Mon, 08 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://rikhepworth.com/posts/the-acer-iconia-w3-an-object-lesson-in-how-not-to-design-a-tablet/<p>As you may have seen from my recent tweets, I was fortunate enough to attend //Build again this year in lovely San Francisco. In what appears to be an emerging tradition, conference attendees received not one, but two Windows 8 tablets: A 128Gb Microsoft Surface Pro with Type Cover, and an Acer Iconia W3 with keyboard dock.</p>https://rikhepworth.com/posts/fujitsu-stylistic-q550-a-tablet-for-the-enterprise/Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://rikhepworth.com/posts/fujitsu-stylistic-q550-a-tablet-for-the-enterprise/<p>Every now and again, whilst I’m away from the office, the gadget pixies visit my desk and leave something interesting for me to play with. It’s a bit like Bagpuss, except stuff works when it arrives and I can never get the guys to wake up when I need them too.</p>