Android Tablet Prototypes Support Flash [VIDEO]

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Android Tablet Prototypes Support Flash [VIDEO]
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As we've said before, the age of the tablet is really just getting started (...again). Apple was the first manufacturer to make a big splash with the iPad, but even back in January there were already a number of other tablets starting to emerge -- and now analysts estimate at least 50 tablet devices will make it to market before the year's end. A good number of those may end up having both Android and NVIDIA's Tegra 2 platform under the hood, and those devices will come with Flash playback.

We had a chance to sit down with Bill Henry, director of Tegra product management at NVIDIA, earlier today at CTIA to get a live demo of a few working tablet prototypes running Android and powered by the Tegra chip. Check out the video demos below to get a look at the browser in action, an Android version of Wired's app we've seen previously for the iPad, a couple of game demos and some background on how the Tegra 2 platform allows for video-intensive Flash playback without crippling your battery life.

NVIDIA Tegra Android Tablet Browser Demo

Wired App and Fickleblox Demo

Game Demo: Backbreaker

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