ViewSonic Officially Debuts ViewPad E70 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet for Only $170

[dgstorm]

ViewSonic, the popular monitor manufacturer in the PC world (among other things), just announced a very competitively priced Android tablet at CES. The new tablet will come stock with Android 4.0/Ice Cream Sandwich, and retail for only $170 bucks. Here are some more specs:

• 7-inch Screen
• 1GHz single-core processor
• 4GB of storage
• HDMI-out
• Front facing camera

If this tablet matches up to the quality of their monitors, they could have a pretty decent hit on their hands. You can read the full press release below:

ViewSonic Introduces New Android™ 4.0 Tablet at CES 2012

ViewPad® E70 featuring the latest Ice Cream Sandwich operating system provides a premium mobile entertainment experience for web surfing, e-reading, gaming and more

WALNUT, Calif. – January 10, 2012 – ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of computing, consumer electronics and communications solutions, today announced the newest addition to its tablet line, the 7″ ViewPad E70. The ViewPad E70offers the ultimate in value and fun for a premium tablet experience at an affordable price, featuring Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, super light weight compact design and premium apps and services. The ViewPad E70 brings advanced technology to consumers with rich features and premium value, for an extremely portable and affordable mobile entertainment device. Integrated apps and services provide easy access to leading multimedia, entertainment content, and thousands of mobile apps offered.

The compact, ultra slim Android 4.0 tablet ships with a 1GHz processor and 4GB memory storage. Other features include a front-facing camera, Wi-Fi support and microSD expandable storage up to 32 GB. The ultra-portable design makes it easy for users to bring the device on-the-go for viewing and streaming multimedia with the included 1080p HDMI output.

“ViewSonic is committed to delivering advanced technology designed with the consumer in mind,” said Michael Holstein, vice president of business development, ViewSonic. “Featuring the latest Android operating system, along with leading apps and services for entertainment content, the ViewPad E70 continues the ViewSonic tradition of bringing feature-rich products to new markets.”

ViewPad E70 delivers a rich user experience with included apps, premium features, and the latest Android 4.0 operating system. One of the most portable and affordable tablet products on the market, ViewPad E70 is designed to meet consumer demand for a tablet that delivers on both quality features and value.

The ViewPad e70 will be available for an ESP of $169.99 in late Q1.

 

[sc0rch3d]

firesale right out of the gate!

 

[johnomaz]

Though nice, the specs aren't high enough for me. i know, I know, I want higher specs for a decent price, but to me, tablets will be used more to play games than a phone. I want the thing to handle what I play. I don't think it would keep up with several games out there plus more to come especially with games that are coming out for the Tegra platform.

 

[hisself]

I hope they support it better than they did the gTab. They basically put that piece of crap on the market, had a bunch of problems, dumped the rest through Woot, and slithered away.

Their customer service sucks big time! Having been stuck by them once, no way I would buy from them again!

 

[Kaos2flo]

That's stupid... ICS was the first OS to be synced perfectly with a dual core. But this tablet is only a single core processor which defeats the whole fact of ICS.