Ethernet capability on tablet?

[Cysec]

Hey all, I know similar questions to this have been asked in numerous different forums, but none of them seem to adequately answer the question:

Are there any Android tablets with some sort of ethernet support? Either through a USB adapter or via some other direct connect device?

The reason I ask is that my employer wants to outfit all of our field techs with tablets and has asked me to come up with a source list, otherwise he's going with the iPad 2 because his wife is a big apple fan...

 

[A.Nonymous]

I doubt it. The ethernet jack is just too big. The iPad doesn't have any ethernet ability that I'm aware of.

 

[takeshi]

Choosing the iPad2 because Android tablets don't have wired ethernet makes no sense... That means that wired ethernet isn't a requirement.

 

[A.Nonymous]

If wired ethernet is a requirement, look at a convertible laptop/netbook thing like Dell and HP sell.

 

[No_u]

Android 3.2 has added something with the word "Ethernet in it":

Android 3.2 Platform | Android Developers

Quote:
"Network

Network type constants
ConnectivityManager adds the constants TYPE_ETHERNET and TYPE_BLUETOOTH."

I don't know if this means we'll be able to use ethernet cables with an adapter, but I sure as hell think it's something in that sense.