It appears that BestBuy is the place to shop for tablets this Spring, guys. In lieu of their announcement of an upcoming dual-core Toshiba Tablet, the electronics retailer has put up for pre-order HTC Flyer - the company's first Android tablet.
While this is not the only the place where the gadget is available for sale (it popped up in Germany and the UK weeks before), this time it is the price which makes the event so exciting. The 7" aluminum unibody tablet's price is $499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi only version - significantly less for what the retailers are asking for on the Old Continent. The estimated arrival date of the first units to the consumers is between 22 to 27 May.
The device, as stated in the BestBuy page, will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread dressed in a version of HTC's own Sense designed specifically for tablets. This is not necessarily a bad thing since Honeycomb (which seems to be the standard for all new Android tablets) has some way to go in terms of app compatibility.
Given it size, solid construction, brand credentials, and -- finally -- price, I can safely assume that the HTC Flyer is bound to make a serious splash on the tablet market.
The device, as stated in the BestBuy page, will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread dressed in a version of HTC's own Sense designed specifically for tablets. This is not necessarily a bad thing since Honeycomb (which seems to be the standard for all new Android tablets) has some way to go in terms of app compatibility.
Given it size, solid construction, brand credentials, and -- finally -- price, I can safely assume that the HTC Flyer is bound to make a serious splash on the tablet market.
