While consumer interest has recently shifted in favor of slates, Gigabyte still has convertible tablet lovers covered with its latest Booktop T1132N. Unfortunately, though, pricing isn’t available at this time, but the T1132N should prove to be a portable, productive chameleon tablet that can change form factors depending on how you want to use your [...]
Digitimes reports that Gigabyte is rolling out a new convertible notebook with 11.6-inch touchscreen. But questions arise as to whether it is actually new or a rename. Also, a more “iPad-like” tablet is in the works.
Chippy’s spent a lot of time playing with his Gigabyte Touchnote. Today he put together a quick video demo of how he’s set up screen gestures. Each gesture can be mapped to an action, which is especially useful when he has the device in tablet mode. via UMPC Portal
GBM reader Hector Gomez has taken ownership of a Gigabyte M912M and has been putting the M912M through a variety of scenarios, even installing Mac OS X (which we don’t recommend due to license violations). That said, it is quite cool to see a touch-based netbook running Mac OS X. Give his full review, along [...]
We’re seeing more and more mods of Netbooks using Mac OS X, but this is the first one I’ve seen that works with a touch screen. The Gigabyte M912 does come with a touch screen (see this Laptop Mag review) and it looks like it is working just fine with the hack. Thanks to jkkmobile [...]
Uh, oh. Like everyone else we got excited last week when it looked like the price for the GigaByte M528 MID had finally come close ($685) to what we think MIDs should be sold for. Perhaps we were too soon in our glee. Steve “Chippy” Paine is reporting that we may all have been too [...]
Well, this one has a few folks excited. The GigaByte M528 now has a real price of $684.99 and looks to be shipping soon from Expansys for US customers. The site says it can be ordered on request which I take to mean you plunk down your cash and you’ll get your hands on the [...]
Joanna Stern at Laptop Magazine has posted a mini-review of the GigaByte M912V ultra-portable (or whatever you want to call them). She finds some things she likes and some things she doesn’t, which I’m guessing is going to be a continuing theme as we see more and more of these small devices hit the market. She’s [...]
I recently spoke with a Gigabyte representative about requesting a demo unit of the upcoming M912V netbook tablet. Unfortunately for our US readers, you’ll have to find alternative ways to get your hands on the M912V as it will not be released to the US market. The Gigabyte representative writes, "I am sorry, but this [...]
As the netbook craze continues, Engadget is reporting news of Gigabyte’s upcoming netbook tablet. PCLaunches.com tells us that the M912V will be available later this month and clock in at $699. The M912V will have a touch screen, and will not simply be a netbook with a convertible screen as previously anticipated. The specs appear [...]
Steve “chippy” Paine has been checking out the GigaByte M704 over the last few days and has provided an unboxing video along with a range of other thoughts. So far, chippy hasn’t found a show stopper with the device and seems quite pleased. Finally we’re getting some info on this device, so Bravo, chippy! [...]
UMPCPortal is reporting that GigaByte has set pricing and availability(at least in Taiwan) details on the M528 MID. The M528 will debut at $750, which if you ask me is still way to high for the MID space. That price does include a 3G option so you’ll need a contract with a carrier. This MID is scheduled [...]
OK, it ought to be obvious by now, but my brain is swimming. As if the name game thing wasn’t crazy enough, comes this headline from good friend Steve “Chippy” Paine at UMPCPortal: GigaByte M912 Convertible Tablet. Bringing UMPC Features to the NetBook Market. UMPC? NetBook? Tablet? I’m starting to wonder if anybody can figure this [...]
I guess one of these days MIDs will leave the realm of trade show shiny objects and make it into the real world. But until then, quick video clips and trade show attendee comments are what we make do with. Josh Bancroft is over in China at the Intel Developer’s Forum and managed to check [...]
The CeBit Boys, jkkmobile and Steve “Chippy” Paine give us another interesting video, this time of the GigaByte M528 MID. > In his post, Chippy talks a bit about the Moblin software platform and the focus that seems to be going on behind the scenes for these devices, which I find interesting. Something is happening [...]
Yesterday’s CeBit reports brought news and pictures of GigaByte’s M700 UMPC. And guess what, no keyboard. That’s right, a slate UMPC. Most thinking and most of what we’ve seen in the last several months had left those looking for keyboardless slates wanting, but if GigaByte can make the M700 UMPC go, at least there will [...]
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