Stantum multitouch Slate PC hands-on
Stantum Japan has recently released a “Slate” PC showing some really impressive touch capabilities. According to the video, it uses a ditigal resistive touch screen to offer multitouch tracking of all 10 fingers. Pressure sentitive features allow different pen/brush thickness based on pressure. The screen is super sensitive such that the demo shows off the [...]
Why all other tablets will fail when the Apple Tablet is released
With all the rumors surrounding the release of Apple’s Tablet (or Slate), there have been an onslaught (or the beginnings of one) where it seems every laptop or hardware maker appears to be producing some kind of a tablet computer. These things range from pretty good to piece of $#@# not worth spending a minute to [...]
Creating the Perfect Tablet Computer
A few years before Bill Gates retired from Microsoft, he was convinced that tablet or pen-based computers would be the next computing paradigm. If you count the iPhone as a tablet computer, then he was right.
But he wasn’t talking about the iPhone. He was talking about the 9-inch (and larger) real pen-based tablet machine that [...]
Dell Mini 9 modded into motion sensitive, touchscreen tablet (video)
True, this ain’t the first Dell Mini tablet hack we’ve laid eyes on — but what we do have here is a pretty sweet mod by MyDellMini forum member “rock99rock” (must be his confirmation name). In addition to replacing his Dell Mini 9 display with a touchscreen kit, our man re-jiggered an ActionXL motion sensing [...]
Dell Mini 9 DIY netslate: most polished netbook tablet-conversion yet?
Dell’s Mini 9 netbook may be a little old in the tooth these days, but its angular casing makes it a great donor machine for a netslate project. That’s just what MyDellMini forum member Rob did (to his Dell Vostro A90, the business-rebrand of the Mini 9), adding a touchscreen layer, flipping the display and [...]
New Devices: Archos Tablets
Archos has been very busy developing new tablet devices. Their Archos 5 Internet Tablet is intended to provide a rich browsing and multimedia experience in a small form factor. This product aims to provide everything an iPhone can do except make calls, but with much larger storage capabilities. The Archos 9 PCTablet is not so [...]
Review of HP DreamScreen: What is this supposed to be?
I’ve recently come across the HP DreamScreen and having seen some of the advertisements, especially the video below, I have to say that my interest is somewhat piqued. But it also left me wondering what the heck is this thing supposed to be? Is HP trying to do and be everything with this device? Based [...]
Camangi WebStation: 7 Inches of Android Tablet for $400
While the tech world has been waiting for Apple, Microsoft, and even TechCrunch to introduce their tablets, a company called Camangi has gone ahead and released its own device: The WebStation is a 7-inch touchscreen tablet that runs Android 1.5. The device features 802.11 b/g WiFI, a GPS module, and a built-in micro SD Card [...]
$2,000 tablet a perfect fit for Apple, says analyst
Reports that Apple will produce a $2,000 tablet next year fit the company’s historical pattern of going for the luxury end of the technology market, an analyst agreed today.
According to reports from Asian component makers, Apple will push back the release of its long-rumored tablet into the second half of the year, in part because [...]
B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
The fact that Barnes and Noble’s electronib bookreader, the Nook, is out of supply may be an indication how a nicely styled tablet-like device can sell well. It may also mean that B&N didn’t quite anticipate to sell that many Nooks. In any case, it just adds fuel to the fire of well the Apple [...]
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