<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
named	O
S1	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
modern	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
asymmetric	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
runs	O
Google	O
's	O
Android	B-Application
3.2	I-Application
Honeycomb	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
multitouch	B-Application
display	O
,	O
1GHz	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
Tegra	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
dual	O
core	O
processor	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
ability	O
,	O
front	O
-	O
and	O
rear-facing	O
cameras	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
infrared	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
new	O
subsidiary	O
Sony	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
distinguishing	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
is	O
its	O
"	O
unique	O
asymmetric	O
design	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
thickness	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
tapers	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
wrap	O
"	O
effect	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
evoke	O
an	O
"	O
open	O
paperback	O
stuffed	O
into	O
the	O
back	O
pocket	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
magazine	O
folded	O
backward	O
upon	O
itself	O
such	O
that	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
page	O
is	O
visible	O
to	O
read	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
reduces	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
torque	B-General_Concept
while	O
being	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
features	O
a	O
,	O
1280×800	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
,	O
TFT	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
using	O
Sony	O
's	O
proprietary	O
TruBlack	O
Display	O
—	O
the	O
same	O
technology	O
as	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Bravia	O
range	O
of	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
Tegra	I-Operating_System
T20	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
1GHz	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A9	O
dual	O
core	O
processor	O
and	O
a	O
ULP	O
GeForce	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
with	O
1GB	O
RAM	O
and	O
either	O
16	O
or	O
32GB	O
internal	O
storage	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
SD	O
memory	O
cards	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
onboard	O
features	O
include	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
3-axis	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
magnetometer	O
(	O
digital	O
compass	O
)	O
,	O
GPS	O
receiver	O
,	O
802.11b/g/n	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
v2.1	O
+	O
EDR	O
,	O
infrared	O
,	O
Micro	O
USB	O
,	O
microphone	O
,	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
and	O
0.3MP	O
front-facing	O
and	O
5MP	O
rear-facing	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Android	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
has	O
no	O
hardware	O
navigation	O
buttons	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
all	O
implemented	O
via	O
persistent	O
on-screen	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	O
power	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
S1	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
Honeycomb	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
3.2	O
update	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
soon	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	I-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Sony	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	I-Application
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
Certified	O
device	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
disabled	O
all	O
such	O
devices	O
from	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
PS	O
one	O
classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
only	O
original	O
content	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
by	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	I-Application
received	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	I-Application
Release	O
5a	O
,	O
which	O
brought	O
the	O
following	O
notable	O
changes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
arrived	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
4.1	O
update	O
was	O
unofficially	O
cancelled	O
when	O
Sony	O
posted	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
removed	O
)	O
in	O
their	O
community	O
message	O
board	O
stating	O
"	O
we	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
roadmap	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
update	O
for	O
the	O
1st	O
Generation	O
Tablet	B-Device
(	O
Sony	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	I-Application
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
largely	O
been	O
positive	O
towards	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
unique	O
(	O
"	O
thoroughly	O
renovated	O
"	O
)	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
buyers	O
who	O
would	O
like	O
a	O
distinctive	O
tablet	B-Device
from	O
a	O
trusted	O
company	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
look	O
like	O
an	O
iPad	O
wannabe	O
"	O
while	O
PC	O
World	O
said	O
"[Sony]	O
has	O
not	O
lost	O
its	O
design	O
mojo	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
model	O
brings	O
Sony	O
's	O
originality	O
and	O
flair	O
to	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
that	O
desperately	O
needs	O
both.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Asher	O
Moses	O
from	O
the	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
best	O
Android	O
tablet	B-Device
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
falls	O
short	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
aspirations	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
iPad	O
,	O
with	O
reviewer	O
Jared	O
Newman	O
quoting	O
Sony	O
CEO	O
Howard	O
Stringer	O
's	O
comments	O
,	O
and	O
saying	O
"	O
if	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
is	O
what	O
Stringer	O
has	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
I	O
weep	O
for	O
Sony	O
’s	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
criticize	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
for	O
Low-res	O
screen	O
and	O
ageing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Application
S	I-Application
was	O
an	O
honoree	O
in	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Association	O
's	O
CES	O
Innovation	O
Design	O
and	O
Engineering	O
Awards	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Tablets	B-Device
,	O
E-Readers	O
and	O
Netbooks	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
