Reported in the BBC: A remarkable new step, World class retailer Tesco enters the Tablet market. They have been a long time leader in retail technology, but this is a new big turn especially since non technology retail companies, like Amazon, have said they are not making money with their tablets. To me this was like announcing that they decided to make TVs in the 50s, before the technology was completely mature. I guess they are pushing the envelope again. I admire that. Will be watching. And a UK correspondent suggests: ' ... Makes sense in that the web is the modern shop window. Tesco in UK have also provided self scan and free WiFi for sometime, so no doubt noticing device usage has sought to link both via this device. ... 'From the BBC article:
" ... But what does the arrival of the Hudl - for that is the name of the product the company is launching this morning - mean for the overall market?
What is immediately clear is that Tesco is taking its tablet very seriously. Unlike some cheap Android tablets launched by other unlikely firms - remember Next's attempt? - this looks a competitive and reasonably high-spec offering. It runs the latest version of Android, has a 1.5 GHz processor, an HD screen and expandable storage.
The 7in device looks at first sight like any other small Android tablet - the Tesco content is mostly hidden under a "T" logo at the bottom left. Tapping here takes you to services like online shopping and the Blinkbox on-demand film service, bought by Tesco a couple of years ago. ... "
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