Flyer - HTC's Android 2.4 Tablet Review

HTC release it's tablet, named Flyer. The Flyer will ship in Q2 2011 with Android Gingerbread 2.4 on board.

The Device has 1.5GHz single-core CPU, 1GB of RAM plus 32GB of flash storage, 1024 x 600 resolution. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera, with a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling. The HTC Flyer supports both WiFi and cellular 3G and HSPA+ (near 4G) connections, and it comes with GPS and Bluetooth.

 

Contest: Want This Incredibly Awesome Android Pin? Dropping A Comment To Enter.

From the Desire S to the HTC Flyer, last week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona served as the launching pad for a ton of new stuff. But do you know what the real stars of the show were? These… friggin’… Android pins.

Want to win one? It’s really, really easy. Check after the jump for the details.

Brought out by Google and given to various Android partners as swag to help draw people to their booths, these things quickly rocketed from cute trinket to cabbage-patch-doll-on-Christmas-Eve status. Really: I saw a grown man yelling at a Google booth employee because they’d run out of pins. Like really yelling. Like “You just crashed your car into my house and set my collection of million dollar bills on fire” yelling. I was tempted to just give him this pin to shut him up, but then I decided to give it to you guys instead.

So, here you go, dear reader: a contest for a Mobile World Congress 2011 Android pin, brought back to you all the way from Spain. You can wear it in pride, knowing that you got it instead of some grumpy manners-less jerk.

How to win it: Drop a comment below, and we’ll pick a winner at random. One comment per person, please (We’ll have our anti-cheating robot, Johnson, checking for duplicates. He’s kind of like Watson, except cheaper and the only question he knows the answer to is “Where da ladies at?”). Make sure to leave a proper address in the e-mail field so that we can reach you if you win.

HOT ! HTC Announces Their First Android Tablet: The HTC Flyer

Tablets, tablets, tablets, tablets. iPads! Touchpads! Playbooks! G-Slates! These days, it seems like you’re not one of the cool kids unless you’ve got your own tablet. As of this morning, HTC’s able to sit themselves at the cool table.

In other words, HTC’s got themselves a tablet now: the HTC Flyer.

Here’s what we know so far, on the spec front:

• 7″ Display
• 1.5Ghz Snapdragon CPU
• 32 GB of storage
• 5 megapixel rear camera
• 1.3 megapixel front facing camera
• Android 2.4
• All-aluminum body
• Running a new, tablet-ified version of HTC’s Sense

Oh, and perhaps the oddest bulletpoint of all: It comes… with a stylus. But don’t panic! The stylus is mostly purposed for things like doodling, or for use with HTC’s new handwriting/notetaking system, Scribe. As far as we can tell from the cursory glance we got during the announcement, HTC’s kept the interface nice and finger-friendly.

Look for this one to launch in Q2.

Vodafone Leak Confirms That HTC Flyer, Pyramid, Optimus 3D; Outs Two Others

A Vodafone Germany inventory system has all but confirmed the appearance of certain devices at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, while also unveiling ones that have never been heard of before.

The Flyer tablet and Pyramid smartphone, from HTC, could be found in the depths of the inventory, though they had been revealed prior to their appearance on the list. The LG Optimus 3D, a 3D smartphone that was recently teased in a poster for LG's event at MWC, was also on the list.

In addition, the German inventory system, which appeared on Engadget via FoneArena, revealed two devices that were previously unheard of: the HTC Desire 2 and the LG Star Tab. They remain shrouded in mystery, however, as no details about the devices could be gleaned from the inventory list. It's not even known whether or not the Star Tab is definitely a tablet, though it's probably safe to assume that the Desire 2 is still a smartphone, like its predecessor.