Android is an open-source operating system for mobile phones and tablet PCs, based on Linux, and is a business unit of Google. Google is developing the Android operating system. The Android operating system is used in many smartphones and tablet PCs. Companies that offer tablets that use Android include ASUS, Acer, Dell, LG, Samsung, Motorola, Sony, Packard Bell and Toshiba. Tablets that use the Android operating system are simply called Android tablets. Android relies particularly on customer wishes and assessments, making a lot of so-called applications available for owners of an Android tablet or smartphone.

Android 3.0 / HoneycombVirtually all Android tablets use Android 3.0, called Honeycomb. Honeycomb was specially developed by Google for the tablet market, almost all popular high-end tablets use this operating system. At the moment there is an update available to Android 3.1, still called Honeycomb. App / applicationAn app is short for application. Applications, or apps, are programs that have been developed by a company or a person that focus on all kinds of topics such as news, entertainment, music, games, sports, lifestyle and so on. Downloading apps can be free but can also cost money. Android is open-source, which means that private developers can contribute to improving the system or deliver useful applications. On Android tablets a number of applications, or apps for short, have already been installed for use, such as Google Maps, Google Mail (Gmail), a browser to surf the web, Youtube and then we will probably forget a few. 

Android MarketThe platform where applications can be downloaded. Popular applications in the Netherlands are for example the apps of Nu.nl, 9292ov or Buienradar.nl. But games such as Angry Birds are also very popular. The Android Market can be found here.   

DisplayAccording to Wikipedia, a monitor is a device that can be connected to a computer. The beauty of a tablet PC is that the screen is integrated in this and that the screen responds to touches, a so-called touch screen, so that there is a very flat device that you can take anywhere. Common sizes for a tablet pc display are 10.1-inch, 7-inch and 8.9-inch. 

CapacitiveAlmost all contemporary tablet PCs use the capacitive technique, which makes use of voltage by touch to cause a reaction. This allows the screen to be controlled on touch by a stylus or a finger.

Bluetooth is a way in which a wireless connection between devices is established. This is often used in tablet PCs, for example, to connect headsets, mice, keyboards or speakers to the tablet without having to mess with all kinds of cables.

ProcessorA processor is the heart of a computer. To keep a long story very short; the processor makes calculations, executes instructions and manages the memory. In Android tablet PCs a lot of NVIDIA processors are usedNVIDIA.

NVIDIA is an international company that is involved in the production of processors for tablet PCs. The series most commonly found in tablet PCs is the Tegra 2 series.

A tablet is actually a flat computer, using a touch screen, based on the mobile phone and the laptop. So there is no question of an external screen and keyboard, which is integrated in the tablet PC. All tablet PCs have a wireless adapter for internet and local connections and are often equipped with two cameras, one front and one behind, for example for video calling. Just like in the smartphone market we see a shift in which more and more owners use an Android tablet.