ViewSonic’s New Ice Cream Sandwich ViewPad E100 Tablet

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of computing, consumer electronics and communications solutions, today announced the new Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ViewPad® E100, designed to deliver premium tablet features with the latest Android version. Boasting a super portable design and pricing that will appeal to the most cost-conscious customers, this new ViewPad combines quality, features and value, making advanced tablet technology more accessible than ever.

“The ViewPad E100 delivers a mobile tablet experience at an irresistible price point. By pairing our display expertise with the latest Android operating system and mobile technology, we are able to offer our customers a seamless experience for on the go productivity and entertainment,” said Michael Holstein, vice president of business development, ViewSonic.

ViewSonic’s new ViewPad E100 is designed to complement today’s mobile lifestyle. The tablet features a capacitive multi-touch screen with a 1Ghz processor, 4GB storage and a 1.3 MP front camera for video conferencing. ViewPad E100 also offers complete connectivity for sharing content with the HDMI output, Mini USB port, and Micro SD slot for memory expansion of up to 32GB, along with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support and Bluetooth®.

The ViewPad E100 offers an incredibly thin design with an expansive 9.7” screen. The tablet features a SuperClear IPS 1,024x768 high-resolution panel and wide viewing angle. The display is perfect for applications ranging from e-reading and web surfing to multimedia and document editing.

The ViewPad E100 is ready to go right out of the box with premium pre-installed apps including Kindle for Android e-reader and the Amazon Appstore for Android, plus 1Mobile Market, Dropbox cloud storage, WildTangent games service, TuneIn Radio, Swype keyboard, and more. ViewSonic’s exclusive ViewScene™ 3D interface adds even more options for customization and organization, as users can easily personalize their home screen panels, apps, widgets and files for one-touch access to their favorite apps and at-a-glance real-time data.

ViewSonic’s E100 tablet is now available for an ESP of $299. For further information on ViewSonic and its products, visit ViewSonic.com or follow ViewSonic on the Company blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

ViewSonic intros affordable ICS tablets at Mobile World Congress

Just in case you haven't had enough Android hardware from Mobile Conference 2012, even little ol' ViewSonic had some stuff to show off. Along with demonstrating some of their stuff announced at CES, ViewSonic had a new tablet called the E100. Beyond its 9.1 mm profile and a decent 9.1-inch 1024 x 768 display, there's a single core 1 GHz processor under the hood. So, a bit underwhelming, yeah? Well, the Wi-Fi model will be retailing for $399, so it's got that much going for it. The E100 will be landing around late March, with a 3G version launching shortly thereafter. 

Following that, ViewSonic announced an even cheaper lower-end tablet called the E70. It's aiming for 150 Euros (which undercuts even the Kindle Fire and BlackBerry PlayBook) when it lands in Europe come Q2. The 7-inch device is also running Android 4.0 ICS on a modest single-core 1 GHz processor. ViewSonic implemented some light customizations on top of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it doesn't look like much more than the SPB shell. It still supports 1080p video output through HDMI, despite the low-end specs. It includes both micro and mini USB slots, which is kind of neat. The mini slot can be used for USB host functions (like popping in a thumb drive if you've got an adapter). 

ViewSonic Reveals ViewPad G70, E100 and P100

Just ahead of the MWC party, ViewSonic announced 3 new tablets in addition to their Ice Cream Sandwich phone trio. Based on the photo above, the left side is the super slim and super light 7-inch tablet called ViewPad G70 which is planned to be sold together with the ViewPad E70 which features 1 GB of RAM, Ice Cream Sandwich OS, 4 GB storage, microSD expansion slot, 0.3 Megapixels front-facing camera, 2 Megapixels rear camera, mini-USB, micro-USB, and mini HDMI. Strangely enough, they did not reveal the G70’s processor.

Another tablet is the 9.7-inch ViewPad E100 tablet which will also run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The E100 will have a 1 GHz processor, 1024 x 768 pixels IPS display, microSD, USB, and HDMI. The tablet is 9.1 mm thick and weighing 620 grams.

Completing the tablet trio is the ViewPad P100 (on the right side of the above photo) powered by a Windows 7 OS. The P100 features a 1.6 Ghz dual-core Intel Atom N2600, 10-inch 1280 x 800 pixels IPS display (slightly bigger than the ViewPad 10e), front-facing and rear cameras. There are no details yet about the price but we’ll keep you updated.

Viewsonic ViewPad 10e Gingerbread Tablet, priced at $399

First seen last year, the Viewsonic ViewPad 10e did not really draw any attention since then. The tablet, which is the successor of the ViewPad 10, is designed for entry level users, but the 10e doesn’t seem to be reasonably priced. Viewsonic is not that famous compared to other major players in the Android tablet world and it won’t change that way even if their new tablet is released. I stated that because the 10e has a selling price of a whopping $399!

Although the tablet’s 9.7-inch (1026 x 768 pixels) IPS display is reasonable, the 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM and the 1 GHz single-core processor is just quite low. The tablet is also equipped with an HDMI port, micro-SD, and a micro-USB port. What makes the tablet even more disappointing is the fact that it is preinstalled with a stock Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS even though the competitions are going for Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich.

I think the Viewsonic ViewPad 10e doesn’t stand a chance at all. If you just add extra bucks then you get a quad-core ASUS Transformer Prime. Also, for $249, you will get a 7-inch quad-core ASUS MeMO with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. As of the moment, the ViewPad 10e is only available for preorder as listed by Amazon.

What do you think about the tablet? Are you interested to have one?

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