HomeThe first 3D Android Tablet with Game Controller
The Wikipad is an anomaly. It's a 10.1-inch, $500 Android tablet aimed squarely at gamers -- an expensive portal to a platform many mobile game developers have abandoned due to piracy, but WikiPad would be the only Android tablet that came with a pre-built gaming controller and its focus on gaming distinguished it from the iPad, Surface, and Kindle Fire.
It's got an IPS display with 1,280 x 800 resolution, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 quad-core 1.4GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (at launch). There is an attachable game controller for you to play games. Another feature of the custom OS is a special 3D game launcher, which includes sections for Nvidia's Tegra Zone, PlayStation Mobile games, GameStop-suggested titles, and Google Play.
Hands-on Wikipad
As we went hands-on with the 10.1-inch WikiPad, we immediately noticed the back soft touch material on the rear panel. Along with the prominently etched WikiPad logo, there’s also a prominent inner ridge that ensures a firm, steady grip. An 8 megapixel camera and an LED flash sits at the top of the panel.
Ports include a microUSB port along the tablet’s right, a headphone jack along the top and a bottom-mounted docking connector. The power button and the volume rocker are located on the right and left sides, respectively. The attachable game controller features an additional docking connector, presumably for charging.
The game controller appears to be made from a sturdy plastic with button placement that closely resembles the Xbox 360 controller. The buttons and directional pad were a tad small. However, the rear triggers curved nicely against our fingers. Both delivered a nice amount of feedback. Once fitted into the tablet’s connector, it wraps snugly around the tablet with a pair of speakers placed prominently along the bottom. But the attachment does add noticeable bulk to the tablet’s otherwise slim profile.
It should be noted that this version of the WikiPad is not the final production model, so we were unable to take the software for a spin. Our version was missing a notable feature, the 10.1-inch stereoscopic display that will enable glasses-free, 3D gameplay.
Still yet to release?
At the beginning of October, the gaming tablet WikiPad still looked like a potential sleeper hit in the broader tablet world. Apple had its rumored-then-confirmed iPad 4, Amazon was rolling out the next wave of Kindle Fires, and Microsoft had the Surface Pro waiting in the wings, but WikiPad is delayed. After missing its release date, its unclear if and when WikiPad will release.
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