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Wikipad is a Los Angeles, US based tablet and tablet peripherals manufacturer specializing in gaming products marketed to gamers. Their debut product was the Wikipad 7, a proprietary Android tablet hardware engineered for mobile gaming. Marketed as a video gaming tablet it features an attachable gamepad, and is powered by a quad core Nvidia Tegra. The tablet uses the Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system, shipping as a Google certified product which allows access to the Google Play marketplace for applications and media. The tablet is one of two Sony PlayStation certified tablets. Wikipad is marketed for playing games designed for the Android platform, as well for utilizing game streaming services such as Onlive, PlayStation Now, and Steam for PC games. The tablet itself also functions as a standard tablet and in specification is markedly similar in all aspects to the Google Nexus 7, the specification difference is that the Wikipad has upgradeable side loading storage, and HDMI out. Wikipad was founded by James Bower, Brendan Iribe (CEO of Oculus VR) and Matthew Joynes to bring console fidelity gaming control to the tablet market. ==Overview== At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 10, 2012, the Wikipad was shown with both a 2D and a 3D a glasses-free 3D-enabled device, although 3D is no longer mentioned on Wikipad's website.〔(WikiPad ties up glasses-free 3D with games controls all in a happy Android ICS package )〕 In May 2012, Gaikai, a Cloud gaming service which Sony acquired a month later in June 2012, partnered with Wikipad, Inc. to integrate its streaming service to the tablet. On September 26, 2012, Wikipad's president of sales, Fraser Townley, said that mobile and cloud gaming streaming service would be the new norm and replace the present structures around game buying.〔(OnLive and Gaikai functionality still on board for Wikipad )〕 Wikipad eventually launched successfully in 2013 at a price of $249 with the same specifications as the 10 inch tablet but in a 7-inch form factor. Wikipad announced Gamevice for ODM manufacturers to bring mobile console gaming to all OS platforms for smartphones and tablets., and a Game Mapper tool to automatically map all touch screen controls to the included hardware, allowing such games as ''FIFA 14'' (EA), ''Mortal Kombat'' (Gameloft) and ''Call of Duty'' (Activision) to be played using the integrated controller. The Wikipad features an included detachable controller with standard controller D-pad, triggers, buttons and dual analog sticks. The controller is a dock that allows the tablet to slide in and lock, so the device retains the form factor of a standard tablet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wikipad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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