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Vizio

Deals of the Day: Vizio 8″ and Pandigital 7″ tablets

by Edgar Cervantes on April 7th, 2012 No Comments

Tablets are fun, but they can get expensive. Not to mention that many of us can’t find any justification for spending $400-$500 on a quality tablet (other than for entertainment). If you fall under this category, you might find it more enticing to look for some of the affordable tablets out there. And we have [...]

VIZIO VTAB1008 Gets Android 3.2

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 12th, 2012 No Comments

While most tablet vendors are worried about upgrading their users from Android 3.2 to Android 4.0, Vizio tablet owners have been stuck on Gingerbread for a while. It seems that they are finally getting a more modern version of Android, however, as reports of an OTA to Android 3.2 have flown in. It’s no Ice [...]

Apple Users In Uproar Over Foxconn Labor Conditions – Why Are Android Users Silent?

by Chris Chavez on February 1st, 2012 No Comments

Apple has long been the target of criticism over their labor practices, specifically, at overseas factories like Foxconn where harsh working conditions, accidents and suicide rates for Chinese laborers working in these factories have all made headline. Foxconn even had to go as far as installing safety nets along the sides of their buildings to help [...]

Vizio Shows Off Line of Google TV Products, Android Tablet

by Kevin Krause on January 10th, 2012 No Comments

Vizio has just given us a couple pretty big reasons why we should visit their booth here at CES: a line of Google TV-enabled products, and an Android tablet. Aside from smart TV offerings (probably the biggest trend of this year’s show), Vizio is offering both a Blu-ray player and set-top box powered by the [...]

Google Announces LG, Sony, Samsung, MediaTek, Marvell and Vizio Will Be All In With Google TV in 2012

by Quentyn Kennemer on January 5th, 2012 No Comments

Google today announced some of their partners who have stuck with them to provide Google TV products througout 2012 and hopefully beyond. Major television manufacturers Samsung, Vizio, LG and Sony will all be offering Google TV-enabled TVs and/or set-top boxes this year and they’ll be showing some of the new goods off at CES in [...]

Vizio’s 8 Inch Android Tablet on Woot for $160

by Quentyn Kennemer on December 12th, 2011 No Comments

Woot.com, the daily deals and steals site, has posted another Android related deal today. It’s the 8 inch tablet from Vizio, hardly a heavy hitter up to 3.0-touting competitors but for the price they’re offering it for – $160 – it might make for a nice Christmas gift for someone. You won’t be getting a [...]

Vizio 8 Inch Android Tablet First of its Kind to Get Hulu Plus

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 24th, 2011 No Comments

While we’re a bit disappointed that Hulu has yet to bring their services to tablets and Android devices other than phones, we can’t be mad that they’re at least trying. Today, we can scratch the “first tablet with Hulu Plus” milestone off the list as The Vizio 8 inch Android tablet has been added to [...]

Walmart, Amazon Offering 8-inch VIZIO V-Tab for $300

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 8th, 2011 No Comments

If you were ever wishing for a tablet to accompany your internet connected VIZIO TV, you’ve caught a break – the 8 inch VIZIO V-Tab is now on sale for $300 at both Walmart and Amazon. While this thing isn’t going to be desirable to most of you, VIZIO’s integration with their internet-connected products could [...]

Vizio Tablet Starts Appearing at Retail

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 22nd, 2011 No Comments

Preferred not to order your Vizio tablet online in order to wait to get your hands on it? Reports are coming in that the tablet can now be found in some retail stories, namely Costco. It’s not a Honeycomb tablet and it won’t wow or impress you or even your technology-ignorant friends, but it’s poised [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A100 8GB Still Coming to Wal-Mart for $350, So is Vizio’s Tablet With Android 2.2 “Gingerbread”

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 11th, 2011 No Comments

First up, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 8GB edition is still coming to Walmart for a low $350, but as you know its progress has likely been stalled due to the advent of Android 3.2, a version of Android that adds native support for 7 inch devices. You could probably walk into your Walmart right [...]

Vizio’s 8-inch Tablet Shipping From Walmart in 6 Weeks?

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011 No Comments

We’re not exactly sure how many heads Vizio’s 8-inch Android tablet will turn with devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 coming out, but they are looking to bring their tablet out in about a month and a half. That’s if this leak from Engadget is to be believed, anyway. This isn’t a Honeycomb affair, [...]

NBA Star Blake Griffin Gives Us Our First Look at the Upcoming Vizio Tablet [VIDEO]

by Kevin Krause on June 14th, 2011 No Comments

Being the 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year has its benefits, among them the outfitting of your house with plenty of expensive swag from Vizio. Blake Griffin not only got the hook up on a new 65-inch 3D TV, but also had the honor of being among the first to check out the VTAB1008, Vizio’s [...]

Vizio’s Newest Smartphone Wins FCC Approval

by Chris Chavez on May 16th, 2011 No Comments

It was only earlier this year at CES when we learned that Vizio was going to be taking a dive into the Android smartphone market (everyone’s doing it these days) and even caught a brief glimpse of their upcoming smartphone. But things have been strangely quiet since then. We haven’t heard or seen any kind [...]