Even though the existence of Dell's upcoming 7" Android tablet—commonly referred to as the Looking Glass—isn't a secret (Mr. Dell himself showed it off a few months ago) and the company has said since February that the Streak would be the first in a "family of tablets," there's still something kind of exciting about seeing a 7" Streak mentioned by name on luxury accessory maker Vaja's website.
Accessory companies are fairly common sources for the first set of photos and details about upcoming products, so I don't dismiss Vaja's mention of the device as an oversight, especially since it wasn't there the last time I checked. At the end of September, The Wall Street Journal reported that Dell would be launching its 7" tablet "within the next few weeks," and although I'd say that timeframe has come and gone, I don't think anyone would be surprised to see it launched at CES 2011, presumably at Dell's press conference.
I'll be there if it is and for the sake of StreakSmart's future, I'd love to see it carry on the Streak name as Vaja suggests it will.
[Vaja]
will the 7″ model still have phone capabilities and if so, would you still want to hold it to your ear?
my desire and iphone using friends rib me about why i don’t advertise space on the backside of my streak when it’s at my ear, you know, mcdonalds 400m this way, and what have you. (but then i show them the glory of a 5″ screen and it all goes quiet again.)
i’m just not sure if a 7″ device, glorious to behold i’m sure can go up against one’s ear without looking like an 80′s throwback! and if the phone option becomes untenable then the ipad becomes an option once again, lawd help us.
cheers
derrwood
you can stick a sim in a samsung galaxy tab which is 7″
I actually though about swapping over the other day till 2.2 came out but now i can’t be bothered.
I look forward to seeing this.
However it’s not a big enough difference over the 5″ Streak to be worth it (to me anyway).
I want a 10″ ish version, which should be here in before June I imagine. I’m also not interested unless it’s running Honeycomb.
Only outside North America…
Here the Galaxy Tab is just a small Tablet… no phone capability.
After using my Streak for just over 2 weeks now I find it to be borderline usable/unusable for daily carry. There are times when I absolutely love the heck out of and then as soon as I put it to my ear or have to pull it out because someone is calling me I then hate it. lol
I have been carrying my Nokia N97 around with me the entire time I’ve had my Streak and just today ditched it so I can carry one device.
If I had anything even slightly larger I don’t think I could use it as a telephone device/daily carry.
I’ve always hated bluetooth headsets and even though I like wired single ear pieces I hate it when it gets tangled.
hehe wonder if it will come with FroYo…..
This bag is listed for the galaxy tab, archos devices, the streak, Open Peak, viewsonic tablet, And the kindle so this is not only for the streak (even though i wish it was
Yeah it’s just a common bag, extravagantly expensive. I wonder why they do have one specially made for the iPad, Taking a look at the other cases for nexus one and droid, it wouldn’t be that hard for them to make one specially for the streak. I don’t care much seeing them post the 7″ in their site when they have nothing made specific for it. marketing fluff and all.
If they up the resolution on the 7″ and include the DVB-Somethingsomething thingamajingie, then yes, i will be buying it . .
But the same resolution on a 7″ as on a 5″?
That’s pretty bad for the DPI and the look and feel of the system . .
It’s going to have some heavy competition by the time it hits the market. The Playbook and now the Motorola 7″ version, which is being teaser trailered with Honeycomb. With the Samsung no voice in N.A. and the unlocking problems with both it and the Streak, I’m not counting on anything until they hit the shelves.
I think the 5″ Streak is just the perfect balance between size and usability. The 7″ version (assuming it has a huge bezel like the Tab) would be much too big to carry around every day. I’m a big guy, so the Streak isn’t a burden at all to slip in my pocket.
If I were going to get something to keep around the house and use without voice capabilities, it would have to be in the 10″ size range (as long as it is NOT an iPad! Must be Android!!).
Irony is the Vaja website is not viewable on the dell streak
The 7″ looks exactly like the 5″ streak….just bigger. Just got to see it, not play with it so can not comment on performance. Having seen it I now want it, but do not need it, I am waiting on the 10″ tab as a stay at home companion for the 5″.
dont be silly…
it’ll come with 2.1…
lollllll…….