Android Tablets Preview: The First Wave Of Android Tablets!

The first wave of Android tablets from Archos are set to hit U.S. shores in the next two months, the company announced this morning.

Archos will be releasing 5 new tablets, all based on Android 2.2. The tablets run in size from 3 inches to 10 inches, and in price from $100 to $350.

Because these tablets are powered by Android 2.2, they will not have Google's Android Market on them. Google is not putting its official app store on Android powered tablets for now, presumably because apps built for Android are designed for smaller screens.

Instead, you get Archos' app store, which probably won't have a terribly impressive selection of applications. Especially compared to the iPad.

These tablets will not dent iPad sales. Sure, they're slightly cheaper, and they run on Android, which is a plus for some people, but we get the feeling Android 2.2 is not a good fit for the larger screen. Google is telling partners to wait for Android 3.0.

These Archos tablets might be okay for web surfing experience, but they will not provide a complete tablet computing experience.

Archos tablets are going to be WiFi only. The small devices are coming September and the bigger tablets are due in mid-October.

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