HTC planning an Android tablet for women, TV addicts?

So it seems pretty likely that HTC will give us an Android tablet at some point, although any hard and fast details continue to elude us. Speaking at the Open Mobile Summit, however, HTC's VP of Europe, Dr. Florian Seiche, did give us a clue as to how things were headed: "Our study found women social networking while watching television was a likely use for tablets." We have to wonder if this so-called "Facebook and Cougar Town" demographic were what Jobs & Co, had in mind when they decided to go ahead with the iPad. If so, they were wise to keep the information to themselves.

[DeadSuperHero Posted May 28th 2010 3:54PM]

An Android Tablet for women? That's ridiculous!

There isn't an oven or microwave attached to it.

[GaryZ Posted May 28th 2010 4:21PM]

@DeadSuperHero maybe it's absorbent? oh wait...

[brrip Posted May 28th 2010 4:59PM]

@DeadSuperHero they'll have to think of a good name to fight with the iPad, can't get much more women-friendly than that

[DeadSuperHero Posted May 28th 2010 5:04PM]

@brrip Just call it "RomanticComedyChocolateTablet", and they'll buy it in droves.

[CORONACH Posted May 30th 2010 11:34PM]

@DeadSuperHero
LG did that...

[juanvaldez Posted May 28th 2010 3:56PM]

title = housewives, possibly of a desperate nature.

[mboudreau Posted May 28th 2010 3:57PM]

mmmm cougars :D

[avinash240 Posted May 28th 2010 4:27PM]

@mboudreau I second this. = )

[loocas Posted May 28th 2010 4:42PM]

Oooohhh la-la! ;)

[Son Goku Posted May 28th 2010 4:01PM]

Real Tabletwives of Orange County.

[StinkyPete Posted May 28th 2010 4:04PM]

@Becauseitsnotgoogle2
Title is redundant then?

[blindguymcsqueezy Posted May 28th 2010 4:07PM]

@Becauseitsnotgoogle2
Better than being made for suckers.

[Alexpeegs Posted May 28th 2010 4:07PM]

Only if it intrudes them to make me more sammichzzz

[ravissimo Posted May 28th 2010 7:45PM]

@Alexpeegs

*behooves. if you're "intruding" women just to make you a sandwich, i suggest you seek therapy.

[juanvaldez Posted May 28th 2010 4:08PM]

@Darkroom It all makes a bit more sense now, doesn't it. And they make different sizes for women with heavier flows. Oh, I've taken it too far now.

[quade Posted May 28th 2010 4:10PM]

Nice, this could be competition for ipad if they do it right.

[iono Posted May 28th 2010 4:11PM]

why is there a picture of WinMo? lulz

[pika2000 Posted May 28th 2010 4:16PM]

You know what HTC, why don't you start by stop being a d0uchebag and release your models equally all over the world, not just equipping them with dual-band UMTS and only in Asia/Europe.

[juanvaldez Posted May 28th 2010 4:24PM]

@pika2000 Maybe they're waiting for Europeans to look beyond Nokia before committing resources. Either way, for all the times I've heard let businesses make their business decisions, this is amongst the most applicable cases, I'm sure they think their banding and/or their market doesn't suit EU enough for their somewhat (relatively) limited resources. This'll probably change as they grow and need to find new territories to feed their continued growth there.

[Hydra Posted May 28th 2010 4:23PM]

For women? You mean a Kitchen Computer? lol *hides*

[loocas Posted May 28th 2010 4:41PM]

That's what she said!

[loocas Posted May 28th 2010 4:43PM]

Now I understand why they dosen't support Flash. The speed was just ridiculous, women want to enjoy their iPads, they don't like rushing it... ;)

[juanvaldez Posted May 28th 2010 4:45PM]

@loocas I smell both grammar and logic fails, down-ranked.

[gfar Posted May 28th 2010 4:52PM]

"Our study found women social networking while watching television was a likely use for tablets."

Mindless surfing while watching TV...yes, tablets really are super awesome and worth all the commotion. Obviously smart phones are much too small once you sit in front of a TV and get screen envy.

Thanks, but I'll continue to painfully haul my 13.3" laptop over to the couch, or use my phone instead of buying a new in-between device.

[walter164 Posted May 28th 2010 4:57PM]

the word I-pad is already taken...and there better be a sammich maker onboard...

[Professor Hubert J Farnsworth Posted May 28th 2010 5:01PM]

@Becauseitsnotgoogle2
Yes, I must applaud HTC for bundling a free penis-to-vagina adapter with the Evo 4G.

[joelaf Posted May 28th 2010 5:04PM]

Laugh all you want, all the women in my age range (40 and up) who are hot all ask the same question when we meet; "are you on FaceBook?" Dating is shifting , right along with technology, if you fall behind, all you see are asses walking away.

[infamous1 Posted May 28th 2010 5:05PM]

I heard its tentative release date is 'that time of the month'

[masta vaan Posted May 28th 2010 5:20PM]

@Becauseitsnotgoogle2
...Aaand he's back...
Engadget, can you ban his Email address or something, because there are infinite numbers he can attach to the end of his username...

[Mike Vegas Posted May 28th 2010 5:32PM]

I see by the comments here that a lot of people probably don't even know any women, but my wife uses facebook and email while she's watching tv or a movie all the time, and so do a lot of her girlfriends. I think HTC is right on with their market analysis

[willwillywilson Posted May 28th 2010 6:59PM]

Vacuum attachment?

[ddhboy Posted May 28th 2010 8:58PM]

GPS + 3G + Built in TV tuner = awesome portable TV with automatically updating program guides. Too bad its only a dream...

[aavexplorer Posted May 28th 2010 9:40PM]

Maybe it's got an app on how to destroy the lives of men. F^&K You ex-girlfriend, fu^& you.

[DRoizman Posted May 29th 2010 2:11AM]

@Professor Hubert J Farnsworth

Bravo! I had quite a Laugh :)

[loocas Posted May 29th 2010 7:39AM]

@juanvaldez Still neutral, though... ;)