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This just coming in from a few sources including the BBC: BBC News - Tesco to launch tablet computer

I can't find any specs yet, but it seems that Tesco may be aiming for the Christmas market early with a price-point around £100.

I'd be very surprised if they have got a spec any better than those no-name tablets already dominating Amazon for slightly less though. Will keep you posted!

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OK, Tesco have a press release here: Tesco PLC - News - News releases - Tesco launches 7 inch Hudl tablet (23 September, 2013)

And the specs are as follows:

 

Android 4.4.2

Quad core 1.5Ghz CPU (type not given)

7" 1440x900 capacative screen

16GB Onboard storage + MicroSD slot

9hrs Battery life (dependent on user activity)

Micro HDMI

Bluetooth 4

GPS (handy for car use!)

Dual-band wi-fi

Play store

Scratch resistant screen (does not say Gorilla Glass, so we'll wait and see what users say!)

Price £119

On sale as of the 30th September

 

TBH, it's not a bad spec at all, especially as it has GPS. My only niggle - looking at the pics of it so far - is that whilst it is a 7" device, the screen surround is rather large making it harder to fit in a car phone holder.

 

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sparkeh

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For that price/spec I can see this doing well.

Tesco say that they can make profit on this but I think its more of a way to get their other services easily accessible and in the hands of the consumer. Eg there are links to Online Shopping and Blinkbox, I would expect to see links to Tesco Finance and that kind of thing as well.

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For that price/spec I can see this doing well.

Tesco say that they can make profit on this but I think its more of a way to get their other services easily accessible and in the hands of the consumer. Eg there are links to Online Shopping and Blinkbox, I would expect to see links to Tesco Finance and that kind of thing as well.

I think you are spot on there. If they only make a few quid on this, but it opens up online shopping, they'll get their profit in other avenues. Good call I think!
Arthur

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I wonder how many kids are going to be disappointed this Christmas when they get a Tesco value tablet instead of an iPad mini!

 

It doesn't look too bad actually. I think I might get one for my mum. :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/5VWoCLG.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/C3i4OJZ.jpg

 

 

Android 4.4.2 4.2.2

Jelly Bean not Kit Kat!

 

Quad core 1.5Ghz CPU (type not given)

The CPU is most likely a Rockchip RK3188 and the tablet itself is made by Archos.

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Arthur

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Oh come on I mean the gadget show? Really?

Engadget posted their review of the Hudl today. It's a bit longer than The Gadget Show's. :)

 

Tesco Hudl review: Can a supermarket chain put out a decent tablet? « Engadget

 

... when you begin to use it, something strange begins to happen. Despite all of its failings, this meager slate became our go-to piece of hardware for responding to emails and browsing Twitter. We had it playing movies on Netflix while we worked, and we rocked out to a playlist while cooking dinner. While its original purpose was to coax technophobes into the future, the Hudl is easy to use and, dare we say it, charming enough, that it might win over even the most hardened of gadget snobs. If you're a Tesco shopper and you've got Clubcard points that'll let you purchase this for £60, then it's a no-brainer. Buy this device. Go home and enjoy it. If you have no choice but to pay the full £120 price, however, then the Kindle Fire HD becomes the more persuasive option.

 

Considering how many people in the UK don't have a tablet, it's easy to see why high-street shops are so keen to sell their own (rebranded) tablets.

 

In the UK, there are around 50 million people who don't own a tablet or any other mobile computing device. That's the group of people that Tesco is going after with the Hudl, an Android tablet that's aimed squarely at "them" rather than "us." Priced at £119 ($191), but available for £60 ($91) if you redeem Clubcard vouchers, it's not a surprise that the company sold 35,000 units after launch. So, is it better than the Kindle Fire that it seeks to emulate? And when all is said and done, is this the device for which we'll be stuck doing technical support when the in-laws inevitably purchase it?
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