Asustek plans Eee Book e-reader and tablet PC to rival iPad
Netbook pioneer Asustek Computer plans to launch its own e-reader and a tablet PC to rival Apple’s iPad in the second half of this year.
The company will focus on bringing content providers on board when it releases its tablet PC, said Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek, during the company’s fourth quarter investors conference.
The company will [...]
Amazon may be feeling a little “touchy” as well
According to a New York Times article, Amazon may be looking to upgrade the Kindle to use a touch screen. It had to happen sooner or later. Here’s the article:
In a sign that Amazon wants to upgrade its Kindle e-reader to compete head-on with the Apple iPad, Amazon has acquired Touchco, a start-up based in [...]
Finally, the iTablet
Well, after being fooled by Apple, we finally have the “iTablet.” Most people thought Apple’s new device would be either the iSlate or the iTablet. Very few thought iPad had a good chance. Here’s the real iTablet as indicated by the TrustedReviews article below:
For years it had been thought that Apple would announced the ‘iTablet’, but instead we [...]
The iPad And Chrome OS Netbooks Are On A Collision Course
An interesting article from TechCruch concerning the issue of Netbooks. This was bound to happen. My only input at the moment is that Steve Jobs may be right in his statements concerning Netbooks being just cheap laptops. But these cheapies are still perfectly capable of running office programs and light games. That’s really all I need. [...]
iPad? That’s So 2002, Fujitsu Says
It’s Fujitsu’s iPad from 2002.
Sold mainly in the United States, the multifunctional device from the Tokyo technology company helps shop clerks verify prices, check real-time inventory data and close sales on the go.
Fujitsu, which applied for an iPad trademark in 2003, is claiming first dibs, setting up a fight with Apple over the name of [...]
Apple iPad: First Impressions of actual use
Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal does a good job of providing his (and others’) first impressions of actually using the iPad:
It’s about the software, stupid. While all sorts of commentators were focusing on how much Apple’s new $499 iPad tablet computer looks like an oversized iPhone, the key to whether it can be [...]
Verizon and NVIDIA team-up to create a Tablet
NVIDIA and Verizon have teamed up to make a decent-looking tablet, but it’s just another one in a crowd that’s getting bigger and bigger. This one supposedly has 1080p HD resolution, uses a Motorola 4G wireless modem, and is Tegra-powered. No features are evident at the moment, but unless this has some surprising app, it’ll [...]
Entourage Edge shipping next month
This is a little bit of different tablet device than the ones we’ve been seeing lately. It combines an e-ink screen with an LCD screen, and it looks similar to the Microsoft Courier Tablet concept. Potentially, this could provide some interesting possibilities, but it depends on how well the two screens are integrated together. If [...]
Meet the Sony Dash: The Latest Tablet to Debut at CES
Sorry Sony Walkman fans, but no new Walkman PMPs for you. This year, Sony launched the Dash, a tablet-like device they call a “personal Internet viewer.” If you’re familiar with the Chumby Internet radio player, the Dash is quite similar—in fact, Sony worked with Chumby to develop the Dash.
You can watch videos on upright on [...]
Mirasol shows prototype reader-like device playing back color video, might be headed for the Kindle
You know that Kindle you’re so in love with? Man, that’s so 2009. Mirasol showed up at CES with a display technology that’s been in the works for around a decade, and it has finally reached the point where ODMs and OEMs are talking shop about integrating said panel into all manners of future devices. [...]
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