Archos launches ChefPad, a 9.7-inch Android tablet for your kitchen

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Archos launches ChefPad, a 97inch Android tablet for your kitchen" data-src-height="435" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/archoschefpad.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Does your kitchen need a 9.7-inch Jelly Bean tablet to call its own? No, it certainly does not. But if your budget can accommodate such a device, it might look just like the Archos ChefPad, "the perfect tablet for the cooking enthusiast." Under the splash-resistant case, you'll find a standard suite of tablet specs. There's a 1.6GHz dual-core CPU, 1 gig of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and front- and rear-facing 2-megapixel cameras, along with a pair of speakers and a built-in mic, making the device suitable for both playing back cooking lessons and recording your own. In addition to that red silicone case, you'll receive a dedicated stand to match -- both will ship in the box, along with the tablet, for just $210 this June.</div><div class="pr_box_button" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><strong>ARCHOS Unveils the ChefPad, a Tablet for the Cooking Enthusiast</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">A fully Google certified tablet, the ChefPad features a unique Chef Apps Zone, HD 1080p video playback, front and back cameras, Android 4.1, and a fast dual-core 1.6 GHz CPU</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Denver, CO – May 13th, 2013 - ARCHOS, a pioneer in AndroidTM devices, is pleased to announce the ChefPad, a tablet designed for cooking enthusiasts. This specially designed cooking assistant made for both the kitchen and personal entertainment, is loaded with features like a powerful dual-core 1.6 GHz processor, quad-core Graphics processor, front and back cameras for sharing your latest culinary creations, 1080p video playback and a direct access to thousands of apps, videos, and music to cook by through Google Play. The 9.7" ChefPad powered by Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" will be available starting in June for $209.99 MSRP at www.ARCHOS.com.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Exclusive to the ChefPad is the Chef Apps Selection, where aspiring Chefs can discover a selection of the best cooking apps ranging from recipes, cooking tips and cooking TV to cooking assistant apps. This exclusive app program curates the best of all apps from Google Play in any specified category making it easier for the end user to find the right content.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">"The ChefPad is the first ARCHOS tablet to use this filtering technology," says Loïc Poirier, CEO of ARCHOS. "This is just the beginning for ARCHOS tablets using this technology; we will continue to launch new and exciting themed tablets that curate apps in such categories as kids apps, games, educational apps, business/productivity apps and more."</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Key ChefPad Features:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Chef Apps - Filters through thousands of apps to provide the best cooking content in a range of categories including recipes, drinks, shopping, cooking TV and more. Whether you are looking for dinner ideas, a good wine match, a balanced meal plan, a smoothie recipe or just for music to listen to while cooking, Chef Apps gets it done.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Let's Get Cooking - Designed for the kitchen, the ChefPad features a silicone case that will keep it safe from water or food splashes and is easy to clean. In addition, it includes an adjustable stand for the best viewing angle while cooking.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean - Powered by an unskinned version of Android™ 4.1 'Jelly Bean', the ChefPad delivers an optimized and super-smooth Android™ experience.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Google Certified - Whether among the pre-installed apps or among the thousands of downloadable apps on Google Play, the ChefPad features all the applications that matter: HD video player, email, web browsing, news, games, eBooks, weather forecast and more.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Powerful Hardware - Equipped with a dual-core CPU @ 1.6 GHz combined with a quad-core GPU & 1GB of RAM, the ChefPad delivers on both function and performance.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Other Key Specs:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">9.7" 1024x768 capacitive screen<br />8GB Capacity with expandable MicroSD slot<br />2 Megapixel Front and Back Cameras<br />WiFi<br />1080p HD Video Playback<br />Mini HDMI</div></div>

Archos launches ChefPad, a 9.7-inch Android tablet for your kitchen

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ASUS' 7-inch MeMo Pad now on sale for $150

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="DNP ASUS' $150 MeMo Pad now on sale" data-src-height="397" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/asusmemopad33.jpg" /></div>Cheap tablets are currently on the rise, but not just low-end hardware from manufacturers that you've probably never heard of -- true consumer electronics heavyweights are getting in on the action. Today, ASUS unleashed its $150 MeMo Pad to the frugal masses. This 7-inch slab packs a <span>1GHz single-core VIA WM8950 processor,</span><span> 1GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, a 1-megapixel front-facing shooter and Android 4.1. </span><span>While its specs aren't anything to sound-off about, this distant cousin to the highly acclaimed </span>Nexus 7<span>, might be worth considering if your budget happens to fall $50 shy of Google's entry-level slate.</span><br /> </div></div>

ASUS' 7-inch MeMo Pad now on sale for $150

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SoundHound now scavenging tunes in more tablet-friendly Android version

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="SoundHound reveals new Android tablet, Rdio friendly update" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/soundhound-3-29-13-01.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> If you've ever had an earworm you just can't put a name to, the SoundHound music recognition app -- that even translates your humming -- can be just the sorcery you need. There's now an Android version with a more tablet-centric design and tighter Google integration that brings "streamlined sharing to Facebook, Twitter and more," according to the company. It also trumpeted a stronger relationship with digital music service Rdio, which added interactive music mapping to its SoundHounded track-linking abilities, letting you see others across the globe with the same musical tastes and bad memory. You can grab it at Google Play or Amazon's Appstore for Kindle, but if you're as tone deaf as some of us, don't forget the auto-tune.</div><div class="pr_box_button" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Hide Press Release</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>SoundHound Unveils Stunning New Design for Android Tablets, Enhancing Overall Engagement, Content Accessibility and User Experience</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Launch Partner Rdio to Continue as Featured Sponsor for SoundHound's Interactive Map</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)</strong>--SoundHound, the revolutionary sound search company with more than 130 million users around the world, today released a completely redesigned version of its mobile application for Android tablets, leveraging Google's new graphical user interface. The updated version of SoundHound features an entirely new layout and design, making content more easily discoverable and accessible and a generally improved browsing experience.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> "SoundHound on Android tablets is now not only stunning in appearance, it offers improved functionality and an enhanced experience for users"</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> The redesigned SoundHound app is available today for Google's Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets as well as Amazon's Kindle Fire and Kindle HD.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> "SoundHound on Android tablets is now not only stunning in appearance, it offers improved functionality and an enhanced experience for users," said James Hom, SoundHound's Vice President of Products. "By utilizing the tablet's larger screen space and leveraging new tools from Google, users can much more fluidly navigate within the app and have access to more content in one location."</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> As part of the design launch, SoundHound also deepens its relationship with Rdio, the digital music service. Rdio is the launch partner for this new tablet in the US and continues as the featured partner for SoundHound's interactive mapping feature that allows users to see what songs have been recently SoundHound'ed in their geographic area. Since launching in December with Rdio, interactive mapping has become one of the most popular SoundHound features as users can tap on a SoundHound'ed song displayed on the map and link directly to Rdio to hear the full track.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Google Nexus tablet users can access the new design by updating their SoundHound app in the Google Play store while Kindle users can do the same via the Amazon Appstore.</div></div>

SoundHound now scavenging tunes in more tablet-friendly Android version

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Distro Issue 80 goes mobile to tackle unlocking, form factors and the best of MWC 2013

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img alt="Distro Issue 80 The Mobile Issue takes on unlocking, form factors and the best of MWC 2013" data-src-height="436" data-src-width="448" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/030113announce.png" /> </div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Just as we had all recovered from the January trip to Vegas, it was time to ship a pack of editors to Barcelona for another week-long barrage of gadget news. In a freshly e-printed issue of our slate 'zine, we go hands-on with the best of what Mobile World Congress served up in 2013. To round out this Mobile Issue, Brad Molen decodes the new unlocking policy in the US and Sharif Sakr examines the death of the form factor phone. There's a truckload of other tech-centric goodness to peruse, so grab your copy and get to it.</div></div>

Distro Issue 80 goes mobile to tackle unlocking, form factors and the best of MWC 2013

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Archos 116 Platinum tablet joins CES lineup with 11.6-inch IPS screen for $349

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Archos 116 Platinum tablet joins CES lineup with 116inch 1080p IPS screen for $349" data-src-height="271" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/archosplat116.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><!-- adsense -->How do you build a powerful, attractive 11.6-inch tablet that retails for $349? Well, you cut some corners when it comes to build quality, as we discovered when handling Archos' 8 and 9.7-inch Platinum models last month at CES. The company's latest slab features an identical quad-core 1.2GHz processor, eight-core GPU, 2 gigs of RAM, Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), front and rear cameras, along with microSD and HDMI connectivity. The 116 Platinum, however, packs a larger 11.6-inch, 1920x1080-pixel widescreen IPS display, boosting the price tag to $349, compared to $299 for the 9.7-inch model and $199 for the 8 incher. Archos has promised some hands-on time at CeBIT next month in Germany, but you can get a fairly solid idea of how it'll look and feel by checking out the smaller Platinums in our CES vid after the break.</div></div><iframe id="viddler-a883a5c0" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/a883a5c0/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=107505958&disablebranding=0&view_secret=107505958" width="545" height="349" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>

Archos 116 Platinum tablet joins CES lineup with 11.6-inch IPS screen for $349

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