Laptop Thoughts: Sony Tablets Fail to Impress

"Sony just announced out two new tablets. Announced that is, of course and there is just the promise that the products will likely be on the market by the end of the year, which is a sure sign that they will be old news when they finally arrive in stores. They seem to repeat the mistakes Sony, and others, made during the iPod wars and we know how that turned out. Sony got its ass kicked along with pretty much everyone else."

Let us all feel sorry for Sony. They just do not seem to be able to catch a break lately. Aside from certain security issues they are dealing with righ tnow, it seems as if their newly launched S1 and S2 tablets are not getting much love. The S1 and S2 certainly look interesting, but I double that they will get much traction among consumers. I have seen many impressive products come from Sony. The one I remember most is their VAIO UX series. Like the S1 and S2, the UX series was really ultra-mobile and portable. Unfortunately, it never really caught on, and Sony seems to have gone from one unpopular idea to another. Maybe someday, one of them will stick!