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Sony Tablet P in pictures

A unique clamshell tablet, exposed

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IFA 2011 Sony's Android 3.2-based Tablet P won't be going on sale until November, but it was still much in evidence at IFA.

Sony S Android tablet

The desktop and other images are spread across both displays. Scrolling across both screens is very smooth

Sony S Android tablet
Sony S Android tablet

The base and lid were formed from silver-sprayed plastic. Let's hope the final version has better production values than this pre-release sample

Sony S Android tablet

There's the main camera

Sony S Android tablet
Sony S Android tablet

Yes, it's PlayStation Certified, so the P will run PSOne and PS2 games in emulation.
See how the bottom screen presents the control cluster

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Disappointed by the gap

An interesting product, and I like the comparatively small dimensions and low weight. That finish does look a bit shoddy though, and I really wish there wasn't a big gap between the screens. If it were gapless, or nearly so, then I'd want one myself.

That said, millions bought the DS/DSi/3Ds with an even larger gap between the screens...

Personally I have no desire to lug a 10" tablet around with me all day, but this could fit in a pocket, and still offer a nicely sized control area. Smartphones are great, but I can see a market for this too.

Kudos to Sony for coming up with something that isn't an iPad clone!

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This will be a great idea

once they find a flexible screen to put on it.

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Ridiculous!!

Who the hell wants to watch a film split across 2 screens with a big black bar in the middle, or game like that, or anything else.

Each screen is far smaller than a netbooks, yet the thing is certainly not pocket-friendly, so why bother.

This is going to be an absolute disaster.

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