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 [...]
Things that are missing from the Apple iPad
The Apple iPad is going to be a hit. It is one slick-looking device with some neat capabiliites. Although not a lot is new, it has the familiar ease-of-use and polish that is characteristic of all Apple products. It has virtually all the multimedia capabilities you could ever want and the addition of iWork gives [...]
The Apple “iPad” is here!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard by now that Apple presented their new tablet device. Or maybe, you just have a well-balanced, social life that you haven’t bothered reading up on all the latest tech news (you know, the kind that we nerds voraciously devour). In any case, Apple finally showed off [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Microsoft and H.P. to Reveal Slate PC Ahead of Apple
It could be one of Steve Ballmer’s riskiest trade show moves in years.
On Wednesday, Mr. Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, will unveil a novel take on a slate-type computer during his evening keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, according to people familiar with Microsoft’s plans. The slate will be made by Hewlett-Packard and [...]
Haleron introduces a 10 inch Atom powered tablet
Haleron is best known for making off-the-wall products such as a netbook with two processors (not dual core, mind you, but two CPUs), and a netbook operating system that Haleron claims will run Linux, Google Android, and Windows apps. The company’s latest promise is a 10 inch tablet PC called the iLET that will ship [...]
The 3D tech behind the rumored Apple “iSlate” tablet?
Some of the recent reports that predict Apple will launch some type of “tablet PC” next month have mentioned that the long-rumored device will have 3D graphics.
So what does “3D graphics” really mean and how could it be implemented? I found a recently-released patent filing which I traced back to Apple (#20090303231, Dec. 10, 2009) [...]
Apple Product Announcement set for January 27, not January 26
As indicated below, the Digital Daily is reporting that Apple will hold a major product announcement for Wedesday, January 27, not January 26 as previously reported by the Financial Times:
So, that rumored Apple event everyone has been jawing about these past few weeks? It’s on and it’s going to be a big deal.
Sources in a [...]