Tablets Archive

  • The ExoPC’s release date and GPU, everyone

    The ExoPC’s release date and GPU, everyone

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    We've been following the ExoPC's development with a bit of curiosity and excitement. It's one of the only tablets, along with the Notion Ink Adam and WePad, that has a chance to grab a bit of marketshare away from the iPad. The ExoPC just got a bit more interesting, too. Blog Geek just got confirmation that the slate will use the Broadcom BCM70012 or Crystal HD, which should have enough juice to provide silky-smooth 1080p HD video playback. Best of all, though, the tablet is set to come out in within a few months.

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  • The Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets access to Android Market’s paid apps

    The Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets access to Android Market’s paid apps

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    The Archos 5 Internet Tablet just got a bit cooler. It finally has access to paid apps from the Android Market thanks to the latest firmware. This solves one of the biggest gripes we've heard about the small Android tablets. Previsously users could only download the free Android apps, not the preimum apps that cost something. This is actually a significant move in the Android tablet market, a trend we hope is followed by others.

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  • NetWalker PC-T1: Sharp announces mini tablet for Japan for next month

    NetWalker PC-T1: Sharp announces mini tablet for Japan for next month

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    The iPad hasn't landed in Japan yet, giving domestic competitors some room for their own announcements for tablet PCs. Sharp, for example, today unveiled [JP] the NetWalker PC-T1, which looks like a tablet variant of the PC-Z1 the company introduced last year. Both models look pretty similar, it's just that the older device lost the keyboard to become the T1.

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  • The WePad gets a price and launch date (update: Now with a demo of the interface!)

    The WePad gets a price and launch date (update: Now with a demo of the interface!)

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    The WePad made headlines a few weeks back when the tablet launched out of seemingly nowhere. It's really the anti-iPad with multitasking, Flash, SD card slot, USB, along with the Android Marketplace, but while maintaining Apple's sleek design. But the pricing and availability wasn't mentioned with the hardware specs. The company just went public with those deets' along with announcing Intel and Adobe as official WePad partners.

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  • Meizu up to their old tricks, clones the iPad this time

    Meizu up to their old tricks, clones the iPad this time

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    It looks like Meizu has done it again. This Chinese electronics manufacturer best known for its iPhone clones has recently revealed a new product that looks surprisingly similar to the iPad.

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  • More details about the ExoPC slate surface

    More details about the ExoPC slate surface

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments
    The ExoPC is shaping up to be a major contender in the tablet PC space with the iPad's good looks and an affair of ExoPC UI-Layer on top of Windows 7. And if these leaked capabilities are in fact coming, the HP Slate better look out. This guy will steal some of its thunder.

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  • Review: Viliv S10 Blade convertible netbook

    Review: Viliv S10 Blade convertible netbook

    Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Comments
    I hate it when a product like the Viliv S10 Blade looks so good as a concept but fails to live up to its potential. The S10 has a late-model Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a multitouch 10-inch screen. Should be solid, right? Wrong. Features Multitouch resistive touchscreen Convertible design 32GB or 64GB SSD Intel Atom Z530 or Z550 [...]

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  • The Archos 9 PC Tablet makes room for the Atom Z515 CPU

    The Archos 9 PC Tablet makes room for the Atom Z515 CPU

    Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Isn't it grand when companies somewhat silently update their products with new hardware but keeps the previous price. That's just what Archos did with the 9 PC Tablet. Overnight it went from the Intel Atom Z510 1.1GHz CPU to the Z515 1.2GHz Atom with Hyper-Threading and Intel Burst Performance Technology. It's a nice little spec bump, actually.

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  • HP Slate priced, dated, and spec’d?

    HP Slate priced, dated, and spec’d?

    Posted on March 19, 2010 | No Comments
    The HP Slate has been showing up in all sorts of places since it's CES 2010 debut. But we really never knew much about it. We didn't know what CPU or GPU it was running, along with if it had 3G, GPS, webcams. But a Spanish site seemingly has all the answers and we like what we hear.

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  • The SayCool tablet mates a 7-inch multitouch display to Windows XP

    The SayCool tablet mates a 7-inch multitouch display to Windows XP

    Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments
    There is a steady stream of tablet PCs flowing out of China recently. Most of them are just the same ol' thing, but this SayCool tablet stood out from the rest with a 7-inch capacitive screen that's apparently multitouch capable. Now, the tablet runs Windows XP, which isn't nearly as touch friendly as Win7, but it certainly can be done with the right cocktail of software and hardware.

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  • Notice the Windows alternative in HP’s slate device. This is a good thing.

    Notice the Windows alternative in HP’s slate device. This is a good thing.

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
    We have written repeatedly that Windows itself is one of the main reasons why touchscreen computers have never caught the general public's attention. The interface just wasn't designed for finger input. Like it or not, that's the truth. Windows was designed to be used with a mouse, and to a lesser extent, a pen or stylus. That's fine. Windows 7 works great. I'm writing this on a Win7 machine. But I hate Windows on my tablet computers for the aforementioned reason. It's also the reason I'm very apprehensive of the upcoming onslaught of slate computers. I'm afraid that wonderful hardware will be passed up in favor of the disappointing iPad because of the interface. But Adobe gave me hope today in its demo of Flash and Air on the HP slate device.

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  • Ezy Tablet PC features 10.2-inch multitouch screen, runs Windows

    Ezy Tablet PC features 10.2-inch multitouch screen, runs Windows

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
    I’ll leave the comparisons between the Ezy Tablet PC and a certain device to be launched in a little under a month up to you. Actually, aside from the casing and the 10.2-inch multitouch LCD, there’s not a whole lot else in the way of commonality.

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  • Hey, Doc, looking for an iPad for the ER?

    Hey, Doc, looking for an iPad for the ER?

    Posted on March 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Barco, makers of high-end medical displays, just launched the CliniScape and ProScribe tablets. The screens are 10.4-inches and 12-inches respectively and are ruggedized and drop resistant. They are also, presumably, blood-proof. The devices run an Intel Core Solo and Windows XP. The devices also come with a cool-looking aluminum dock and, most important, they are “easy [...]

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  • Panasonic Toughbook C1 claims world’s lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablet crown

    Panasonic Toughbook C1 claims world’s lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablet crown

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Just 3.2 pounds, folks. That’s all. Jetsetting, globetrotting, running after trains and then jumping into that one open car with all the hay in it. That could be you. Except once you’re in the hay car you could get on Twitter and be like, “Just ran alongside train and jumped in open car filled with hay. Need a Claritin! Blah! ROTFLOL!”

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  • Budget 7- and 8-inch Android tablets coming from Archos

    Budget 7- and 8-inch Android tablets coming from Archos

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Archos is gunning for the more budget-sensitive crowd with the 7-inch “Archos 7 Home Tablet” running Android atop a 600MHz ARM9 CPU due in April for around $179.

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