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How to use an unused tablet as a digital picture frame

Posted on January 5, 2022

These days most everyone has an old unused Android tablet sitting on a shelf somewhere. And chances are a good number of them still work just fine.

If you happen to be one of those folks that have an old, but working tablet sitting around, why not do something productive with it instead of letting it gather dust?

You can easily turn most any unused working tablet into a pretty snazzy digital picture frame simply by downloading a free app and copying a bunch of your favorite photos onto it. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I use an Acer keyboard with my Android tablet?

Posted on August 21, 2014

Question from R. Saravanan: I’m using an Acer keyboard that’s connected to my PC which is running Windows 7.

Can this keyboard be used as an external keyboard with a tablet running version 4.0.4 of the Android O.S.?

Rick’s answer: My short answer to your question is “probably”. Now, I’ll take a moment to expand on that… [Read more…]

Review: Quantum Axis A23 7″ Dual Core, Dual Camera, 1024×600 Capacitive Screen Android 4.2 Tablet

Posted on June 19, 2014

quantum-axis-a23-tablet I had been on the lookout for an inexpensive Android tablet for a while when I learned about the Quantum Axis A23, a 7″, dual core, dual camera model with 512MB of DDR3 RAM.

To be honest, the low price tag concerned me a bit, but since I had heard good things about it I thought I’d give it a try.

The very first thing I noticed when I picked it up for the first time was how well built this tablet is. I expected a tablet that costs so little to feel cheep and fragile, but the feel of this Axis A23 is neither. The attractive molded plastic case firmly holds the screen in place with no bending or cracking sounds. [Read more…]

Tablet PCs on pace to outsell laptops in 2013

Posted on May 29, 2013

According to a study by market research firm IDC, Android based tablets, iPads and other tablet PCs will outsell laptops in the year 2013, and by the end of 2015 they will be outselling both laptops and desktop PCs combined.

Why? Well, first of all, the amazing success of the Internet has led to the decline of the traditional PC in the marketplace. The web now allows many tasks that used to only be possible using software running on a “real computer” to be completed in the “cloud”, making the need for a fully equipped PC obsolete for the average user.

Not counting the ones used at work, most computers these days are used primarily for surfing the Internet, sending and receiving email, and chatting, all of which can be done quite easily and efficiently on a tablet. [Read more…]