According to DigiTimes, Asus is lowering its Netbook shipment forecasts and Asus CEO Jerry Shen is saying the reason is competition from the iPad. I can’t say I’m surprised and I don’t think anyone should be. With a few notable exceptions, coverage of Netbooks has dropped off the map which is due to a couple [...]
News broke over the weekend that Rupert Murdoch is going to launch a Tablet/Slate based news product, and of course it will cost you to view it on your Tablet/Slate. The blogosphere erupted with a resounding chorus deriding Murdoch’s proposed venture. No surprise there. Of course most of that response is built on the proposition [...]
The great Tablet/Slate wait continues as do rumors and leaks. Samsung Firmwares managed to divine some info from leaded firmware that offer a few details into what we might see when the Samsung Galaxy Tab debuts this fall. According to the post, the 7 inch slate will be running Android 2.2 on an ARM11 Hummingbird [...]
Asus honcho Jerry Shen is talking Tablets and prices and info and it all boils down to still playing wait and see. Although in some cases that window is getting smaller. Essentially we’re hearing about three different versions of the Eee Pad and also the Eee Tablet. First up is the Eee Tablet. It’s essentially [...]
Axon Logic is gearing up for a Tablet that essentially runs any OS compatible with the Darwin OS. That could be a Unix variant. That means it is capable of running OSX. Of course that’s a no-no with Apple’s license agreement, but that’s never stopped those who love to create Hackintosh netbooks. Which this looks [...]
Wow. I guess size can matter. At least that’s what the folks behind the Kno Tablet think. This dual screen Tablet has two 14.1 inch screens. That’s a lot of real estate, and as Technology Review says it feels like you’re cracking open a MacBook Pro when you open it. But that’s not stopping the [...]
They say you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket. Well, according to the latest rumor, HP is taking that idiom and running with it for tablets with rumors of the Windows 7 HP Slate 500 headed to enterprise, the Android-based eStation Zeen for printers, and now the return of the WebOS-based HP Hurricane, [...]
I could be catty and snarky and say that it looks like other Tablet/Slate makers are not only playing “me too” in trying to imitate Apple’s iPad, but also do so on the spinning PR front. Maybe I just did. Anyway, Laptop Mag, who broke the story on Augen using an unlicensed build of Android [...]
Last night I posted about reports that the Augen GenTouch78 Tablet was using an unlicensed version of Google Android. One of the results of that is the issue those who have had a chance to get their hands on this device are reporting is that you can’t download Apps from the Android Marketplace. Of course [...]
Guessing someone at Kmart isn’t going to be happy about this. Google has announced that the makers of the $150 Augen GenTouch 78 Tablet is using a pirated version of Android. The Tablet/Slate caused quite a bit of a stir when it was surprisingly announced and there have even been a few reviews of the [...]
Yep, you read that headline right. A Best Buy Tablet. According to CrunchGear, Best Buy CTO Robert Stephens tweeted out a couple of pictures of a Tablet that apparently Best Buy will be offering under the Rocketfish label. Rocketfish is the label Best Buy rebrands a number of items with. There’s no word on what [...]
Here’s a quick video comparing the Windows 7 experience on a consumer slate to the iPad. The slate in question is the Hanvon slate we first spotted at IDF 2009, which means Hanvon must’ve worked extra hard (maybe time traveled) to mimic the iPad’s design (I kid). Anyways, it’s not a surprise that the Hanvon [...]
Matt Burns at Crunchgear seems to think that there is a real possibility that the iPad may have preemptively killed the US Tablet market. I have to say I agree with him and also disagree. Here’s why. Flash back to CES2010 and “The Year of the Tablet/Slate.” Everyone and their second cousin was coming out [...]
Samsung has filed for a Tablet/Slate patent that offers some interest. Essentially it offers dual touch screens on the front and back of a device. Apple filed for a similar patent awhile back. Does it have practical application? I’m not sure, but somebody must think so. Via Unwired.com
The Financial Times is reporting that Motorola and Verizon are teaming up for a Tablet and it could possibly launch this autumn. According to the article this is a play for Verizon to use its FIOS network to provide TV to the Tablet owners on the new 10 inch device. But what about this report [...]
On the subject of Windows 7 ui overlays, I caught a tweet from Mike Cane the other day about the ExoPC Slate, which we first noticed back in February. While not open for consumers yet, the project appears to be progressing with updated specs and a defined ui.
Who knew and who knows. According to Engadget we might actually see one of those Android Tablets later this week, and we might actually see it at Kmart. Called the GenTouch 78, the 7 inch tablet is made by Augen, will have a price tag of $150 and will be running Android 2.1. It will [...]
When the iPad was officially announced back in January a lot of us speculated that it would drive awareness of Tablet PCs. While the success of the iPad has kicked development of consumer slates into high gear, it hasn’t resulted in a lot more people seeking information about Tablet PCs. There’s still only one Tablet [...]
PCWorld is linking to an HP catalog page that sure looks like it is for the HP Slate. Called the HP Slate 500, the page says it is running Windows 7 Premium, has a 9.4 inch screen, has both pen and touch input. Another link mentioned in the PCWorld article says that the HP Slate [...]
Couple of top players in the Tablet PC market are piquing interest with passing mentions and peeks at lightweight slates they have in the works. A Lenovo exec has been talking about their “LePad” while Toshiba Australia left audiences wanting more with a shot of their slate in development.
All Things Digital is reporting that HP will be delaying the expected Q4 launch of an Android Tablet. Anyone surprised? Not me. HP has closed its deal with the Palm acquisition and I’m sure there are lots of “what do we do first” conversations going on when it comes to Tablets and slates due to [...]
Of course Steve Ballmer’s statement yesterday that Microsoft was “hardcore” on Tablets and that we’d see some Microsoft Tablets in 2010 was going to prompt a lot of discussion. Heck, even before he said it there was talk, most of it not too pretty. There is a decided lack of confidence from many quarters that [...]
Steve Ballmer spoke today in Washington DC at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference and said that Microsoft is “hardcore” on Tablets, having a range of Windows 7 Tablets. A user reported his remarks to Business Insider along with the snapshot of the screenshot below that lists Tablet Partners Microsoft is working with. The talk was [...]
Cocoa Box Design, the developers of the iPad App, Pen Ultimate (iTunes link) have pushed out an update (v 1.2) that makes digital inking for note takers easier. I’ve written about Pen Ultimate before and Hector Gomez has provided us with a video of it in action. Essentially, the folks at Cocoa Box Design have [...]
According to Slashgear, Texas Instrument will be debuting its Tablet/Slate entry this August, running on TI’s OMAP4. Texas Instruments OMAP has previously come to light as OMAP Blaze and from what I’m reading sounds pretty interesting. Slashgear is linking to SVTronics, where you can sign up to be notified when more info is available, but [...]
Very nice. Motion has released the J3500 Slate Tablet PC, a ruggedized entry into their lineup that in review testing seems to be not only a reliable performer but one that will give users an excellent touch and pen experience. I was fortunate enough to spend a few days with the J3500 Slate, and I’m [...]
We’ve seen reports of this before, but here’s a demo of it on video captured by Robert Scoble. Called the Libretto W100, the small dual screen machine is only a prototype or concept, but a limited number of the devices will be put on sale. According to the rep, that will enable Toshiba to get [...]
We seemed to have missed any previous coverage of the Boogie Board, but it is now available for order from Amazon and other retailers. What is it? Well, at first glance it looks like a chalkboard. But it is a slate device that you can write on with the included stylus or your finger. Think [...]
Forrester Research has published some forecasting that says Tablets will outsell Netbooks by 2012. To many that will come as no surprise as we’re still eagerly awaiting the supposed “Year of the Tablet” to kick in here in 2010. But many GBM readers know we think it will be more like 2011. Regardless of when [...]
Microsoft’s Windows 7 team has provided a white paper for OEMs to guide them in designing slate PCs for Windows 7, posted in HTML form at WindowsForDevices.com. In addition to hardware specifications and recommendations, it includes a rundown of the touch features in Windows 7, both in the OS and pre-installed applications.
It’s time for some conversation. Yesterday some tensions that we on the GBM team think have been bubbling for awhile boiled over in the comments to this post. So, I’d like to address them. It’s not just addressing the comments, it is more about addressing the mission of GBM, how I see that mission, clearing [...]
A leaked video of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Tablet is floating around on the Intertubes. But yet, those paying close attention are pointing out that the device in the video looks a bit different than the pictures we’ve seen so far. The device in the video is called the Galaxy Tab P1000 and it appears [...]
Masters of the obvious. Bloomberg Businessweek is reporting that because Microsoft has been slow out of the chute coming up with Tablet friendly OS beyond or different than Windows 7 that OEMs like Dell and HP are looking elsewhere for software to run their tablets. Let’s see, that’s been old news for, well for some [...]
We’ve heard RIM Tablet rumors before and here we go again. This time the Wall St. Journal is saying that Blackberry maker RIM is testing out a new touch screen smartphone with a slide out keyboard with the iPhone in its sights. Also in the same article RIM is supposedly working on a Tablet that [...]
Slashgear is linking to a Vietnamese website that is supposedly leaking details on Samsung’s 7 inch Tablet. The specs sure sound interesting. The device will have a Super AMOLED screen, run on an A8 processor at 1.2GHz and have a micro SD slot that will allow you to increase the memory from the onboard 16GB [...]
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