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Sony S1 and S2 tablets shown off in Germany, S2 stars in a quick video

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Sony’s Android tablets have been official for a while now but there’s tantalizingly little info on either of them. Tech geeks in Munich however got lucky enough to be treated to a quick hands on.

This resulted in a short (18 seconds all in all) video with the folding S2 tablet along with some impressions of the S1 (spoiler alert: Crash Bandicoot is go).

The Sony S1 tablet reportedly felt okay to hold and weighs 600g or so. The tablet runs Android 3.0 but with a heavily modified UI. It played the classic Crash Bandicoot in 4:3 aspect, with the bars around the image reserved for the game controls. There’s a proprietary USB port but Sony didn’t say much on what adapters might connect to it (some sort of TV-Out would be nice).

The Sony S2 stars in a quick hands-on video – it’s interesting to see how the two 5.5″ screens work together to form one bigger screen. Like the S1, the Sony S2 tablet sports a PlayStation logo and might provide some Nintendo DS-like gaming experience.

Here’s the video of the S1:

Source (in German)

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