It was never a hit when it was launched in September of last year, but now the Sony Tablet S has had its price slashed by $100, that means the 16GB model can be purchased for $399, and a 32GB tablet costs just $499. In the rare case that someone might be interested in this weird-looking wedge-shaped tablet, here are some specifications that may entice you:

• 625 gram of Tegra 2 250 1 GHz Android 3.2 platform, 1 GB of RAM;
• 9.4″ 1280×800 screen;
• WiFi, cell, GPS radios;
• USB 2.0 Host/OTG client, SD card slot, IR control;
• 5 MPix rear camera and 0.3 MPix front camera.

Here’s a thorough video review of the tablet:

That wedge could easily hide a slider keyboard, if you ask me. But obviously it doesn’t.  Sony, slash another $100, then I may be somewhat interested.

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The world of Android tablets is about to get a little more crowded. We first saw Sony’s ambitions into this realm earlier this year, but the official launch of the Sony Tablet S and the Tablet P is just around the corner. So, let’s take a quick preview of what you can expect.

With the Tablet S, you get a more conventional “slate” style design, but they’ve opted for an unconventional 9.4-inch TruBlack display to go along with the NVIDIA Tegra2 processor. There’s a full size SD card slot, dual cameras, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and your chocie of 16GB or 32GB of internal storage. From the side, you get a unique “angle” or tapering to the design too. The display is “very good” and Android 3.1 has been customized by Sony. They’ve also included something called “Quick View” that’s supposed to expedite page load times in the web browser, plus a new home screen with your favorite content.

Like the Xperia Play, the Tablet S is also PlayStation Certified, though you don’t get the hardware controls. While it’s not like the Eee Pad Transformer’s dock, there is also an official Bluetooth keyboard available too. In any case, the Tablet S will ship next month for $499 (16GB) and $599 (32GB) and preorders are being taken now.

Personally, I’m more intrigued by the Tablet P, the dual-screen Android tablet that we had previously known as the Sony Tablet S2. There are two 5.5-inch TruBlack displays, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, dual cameras, 4GB storage, full size SD slot, and “Sony Services.” And yes, it does the PlayStation Certified thing too, which totally lends itself to a DS/3DS comparison. No pricing info has been announced, but they are planning a release later this year.

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We caught official wind of the Sony S1 and S2 Android tablets a few months ago, but now we’ve managed to find a hands-on video with at least one of the Honeycomb tabs. The unfortunate part is that the hands-on video is a mere 18 seconds long.

In the clip, we get a pretty decent look at the dual-screen wielding Sony S2, including how it can fold up as a clamshell and how much of a barrier that black line in the middle of the two 5.5-inch displays is going to be. We also note the PlayStation logo, which effectively expands on what the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is trying to achieve, though without the traditional physical control scheme.

While not shown in the video, the single screen Sony S1 Android tablet was also fondled by German site Golem. They note that it did not have PlayStation branding, though it was used to demo Crash Bandicoot in a 4:3 aspect ratio. They also note that it is quite light.

There’s a lot of UI skinning going on here and Sony will need to be pretty creative about how to overcome the space between the two touchscreens, but the S2 (and its S1 cousin) look like they could have some promise. We expect to see them launch this fall, likely at a Sony-esque premium price of some kind.

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