Google Pad to take on Apple iPad

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Google’s decided to go neck-on-neck leaving not inch for Apple to breath.  According to reports, the search engine giant has decided to pitch a tablet PC against Apple’s iPad. Why not, when more than 300,000 iPads were scooped up on the first day after its release. Microsoft has already unfurled its HP Tablet Slate at CES that will run the Windows 7 operating system. The rival companies already have smartphones competing against each other - Nexus One and iPhone.

Apple has left loop holes in product where the rivals can venture. For instance, iPad lacks a camera and the ability to display much of the web’s entertainment content, like videos in Flash format. Thankfully, the iPad is set to overcome the ability to multitask which was a big negative. Another drawback to the iPad is that it relies on a cellphone chip, with less horsepower than a computer chip.

Filling in the gaps could be more competitive products such as H.P.’s version of the iPad. It will have a camera, and ports for add-on devices, like a mouse. As is evident from the company’s promotional video, it will run the complete Internet that includes videos and other entertainment.

Google has to carve a niche with its tablet that is based on Android operating system and Andriod Market. It might use the Google Book service to deliver e-books to the tablet. The announcement will provide Google with another hardware device in direct competition with Apple.  Google is putting in all efforts with several hardware manufacturers to push its Android software, which is a direct competitor to Apple’s iPhone operating system.

Latest to join the Tablet race would be Nokia, the world’s biggest cellphone maker, which is planning to enter the digital book market with its slate-cum-e-reader.

With the increasing  as more companies offer their version of the slate, a new breed of consumer electronics, in a design free-for-all. The products, which will generally cost less than $600, provide different, and in some cases unusual, features that reflect the companies’ visions of what matters most to people.