Sony S1 and S2 dual-screen Honeycomb tablets

                                             

Sony has just announced two new Android tablets, codenamed 's1' and 's2', for expected release in autumn of 2011.

both of the tegra 2-powered tablets run android 3.0 (honeycomb). the 's1' has a 9.4-inch display and a tapered form

designed to improve stability and ease of grip on the device, while 's2' is composed of two hinged 5.5-inch 1024x480-pixel displays. the dual screens can be used together as a single pane or separately,

displaying two sources of data or allowing one screen to be used as a soft keyboard or controlpad.

wifi, 3G, and 4G -ready, both devices support DLNA functionality that enable the wireless transfer of media content

from the tablets onto television screens or speakers. the 's1' uses infrared technology to work as a universal remote control

for a range of sony AV devices.

in addition to both devices offering standard sony and android applications and services,

including qriocity music streaming, the 's2' hosts the Playstation gaming suite.