July 14th, 2010

The iPad Alternatives — The 'Where Are They Now' Edition

The iPad is the king of tablets and might hold that title for years to come. However, there are a ton of alternatives that we’ve featured over the last few months, mostly in these two posts (1 & 2) detailing the top 14. But since I ran those posts, a lot has changed and while some managed to make it to the market, others were delayed or scrapped entirely.

It’s sad, really. While the iPad… → Read More

May 7th, 2010

WePad is now called WeTab – under pressure from Apple?

Neofonie, the German company behind the much-hyped iPad rival WePad, has changed the name of its tablet computer to WeTab, in a surprise move. The company has announced the name change on its Facebook page, stopping short of explaining why.

We have a sneaking suspicion a certain computer and smartphone maker based in Cupertino has something to do with it, though. → Read More

April 16th, 2010

Another WePad demo video appears and makes us forget about our iPad blues

We have already seen a few interesting WePad videos — an official interface demo and then a hands-on video. But this new video goes a bit deeper into the interface, showing how the gridtastic home screen works and what appears to be a larger prototype. Click the read link below to check it. → Read More

April 13th, 2010

The bizarre WePad launch – A chaotic press demo, only video of the UI

[Germany] Fear not, the German iPad competitor, the WePad, really does exist. Over 100 journalists could prove it on Monday night in a small reception room at the Adina Apartment Hotel in Berlin. International press and major TV stations were present to see the latest tablet computer by Neofonie from Berlin.

However, the venue was so overcrowded that no cellphone worked and in one moment I feared… → Read More

April 12th, 2010

The first WePad hands-on

Our good buddy Sascha has a hands on with the WePad, a pad that seems to make Euros just go crazy. Click through for video. → Read More

April 12th, 2010

The WePad gets a price and launch date (update: Now with a demo of the interface!)

The WePad made headlines a few weeks back when the tablet launched out of seemingly nowhere. It’s really the anti-iPad with multitasking, Flash, SD card slot, USB, along with the Android Marketplace, but while maintaining Apple’s sleek design. But the pricing and availability wasn’t mentioned with the hardware specs. The company just went public with those deets’ along with announcing Intel and… → Read More

March 30th, 2010

Europe’s Biggest Publisher Disses The iPad, Embraces The WePad

Billed as an iPad competitor, the WePad is not vaporware, but is in fact, The Chosen One. At least, that’s the view of some, who are hailing the WePad as the saviour of the German print publishing industry.

While Apple is still racing to the wire to secure enough media content partnerships for the iPad before its launch this week, the WePad has already bagged Europe’s biggest publisher, Gruner +… → Read More

March 29th, 2010

Europe's biggest publisher embraces the WePad

[Germany] Billed as an iPad competitor, the WePad is not vaporware, but is in fact, The Chosen One. At least, that’s the view of some, who are hailing the WePad as the saviour of the German print publishing industry.

While Apple is still racing to the wire to secure enough media content partnerships for the iPad before its launch this week, the WePad has already bagged Europe’s biggest publisher→ Read More

March 19th, 2010

Apple iPad? How about a little German innovation instead

While every man and his dog is waiting for their preordered iPad to arrive, some Germans went their own way and yesterday presented a Slate that appears to have, well, better features.

The Neofonie WePad has similar form and function as the wet dreams of our Crunchgear editors, but facts are that the German Android device has a bigger multitouch screen and a faster CPU than the iPad. Also it… → Read More