NEC Biglobe to Launch Android Internet Tablets

Yet another retailer will be getting into the Internet tablet business in 2010. NEC Biglobe Ltd, an ISP in Japan, is going to start a new business selling Internet tablets with wireless capabilities. According to the early report from TechOn the new business will focus entirely around Android-running devices. Their beta test product is a Camangi Android MID with an Emobile Pocket 3G WiFi module. NEC Biglobe has lofty aspirations for their tablet business. They are shooting for 200,000 sales ($111 million in revenue) per year up to the end of 2012. Their first 2010 launch will be a tablet named the Cloud Device. From February to March 2010 they'll be conducting a beta test of their Internet access service, so we should see more information about their products leak out then.The parent company of NEC Biglobe, NEC Corp, will also launch a device in 2010 similar to the Cloud Device. This gadget will have an "enhanced video display". Both products are expected to cost around $333. NEC Biglobe will also be launching an Android app store in 2010.

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