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Jul 02

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June 30 news, according to foreign media reports, China Taiwan region website DigiTimes quoted industry sources as saying reports that Google plans to develop a 10-inch Android tablet computer, the display will be Wintek and AU Optronics.

Wintek chairman said the company is Nexus 7 Tablet PC touch panel supplier, has about 500,000 Nexus 7 touch panel orders from Google.

At present, Google 10 inches Android Tablet PC release time, the configuration or price is not yet known.

Google Android executive Patrick Brady seems to reduce the possibility of the company launched 10 inches Android Tablet PC. Brady said in an interview with CNET News.com that Google choose seven inches because of its better portability, “in order to better meet user needs, software and hardware design considered many factors. For example, we believe that games and reading e-books, 10 inches seems too large. we hope that the products have higher portability, ideal for reading e-books, magazines, play games, watch movies.

Of course, if the Nexus 7 in the market with great success, Apple may think that the 10-inch tablet PC will attractive to consumers.

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May 23

Viewsonic G Tablet

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I love this tablet. I ride the local Valley Mover bus system for two hours a day to commute to work and most if not all of my commute is spent working and playing on my Viewsonic G Tablet. I have web software, task list manager, angry Birds and a Office Suite on it to entertain me. Some days I write others I just play games. Out of the box the installed operating software isn’t the greatest but there are custom ROMs such as the Vegan Tab available that make it scream! This is the perfect tablet for those who like to tweak settings and adjust performance manually as it has plenty to play with!

The only limitation is that its wi-fi only so unless you have a phone with unlimited net access your apps all have to work offline as well as online.Android market can be tricky to install and some of the apps just don’t work on the tablet but despite that there are a lot of them out there. Amazon has a great selection as well with the same limits of some just do not work on a tablet. To get around it use your tablet to download apps both market and amazon will tell you whats compatible.

I can say that it is also a very durable tablet as I’ve dropped mine a couple times on to cement! EEEEK but no harm done!

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Mar 08

ASUS Eee Pad B121 Review

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So, about 2 weeks ago I bought an ASUS Eee Slate B121-A1 12.1-Inch Tablet PC (link goes to Amazon on the same seller I bought mine from).  This is my official review of the product I received.

So I placed the order late on Monday night/Tuesday morning and opted for the 2 day shipping. I also bought the HHI Asus Eee Slate EP121 Crystal Clear Screen Protector (3 Pack) (Package include a HandHelditems Sketch Stylus Pen) and the Navitech Compact Portable Flip and Fold Adjustable PC Tablet Stand Mount For the Asus Eee Slate EP121 (both links go to their respective Amazon product pages). the total cost was $1,199.57. Sure enough, on Wednesday evening I received the slate.

I wish for the purpose of this review that I had videotaped the unboxing of the Asus slate, but sadly I have not

FIRST AND FORE MOST, this is a SLATE, not a TABLET! if you want a nifty gadget that has cool transitions to browse the web, watch play games and Facebook, GO GET AN ANDROID TABLET such as the Motorola Xoom. I will never suggest an iPad. I hate Apple. Too expensive, not enough functionality. BUT, if you want a professional, useful, and extremely mobile solution for ANYTHING, the ASUS Eee Slate B121-A1 12.1-Inch Tablet PC is just for you.

So beforeI really begin, I’ll explain why I bought the Asus slate. I had a Motorola Xoom with Android 3.2 (rooted) and I loved it. however, it was difficult to find android apps to do sometimes even the simplest of functions I could do with a PC. what bothered me the most was the lack of a full sized USB port. All I had was the USB micro to USB 0TG cable. So I was shopping for anew Android tablet (Toshiba’s Thrive, specifically) when I ran across the Asus Slate. I’ll be honest, I thought long and hard before buying it, because I was unsure whether or not it was full Windows 7 or just a lesser tablet edition. I was really worried. but I’m glad I made the leap.

Here’s what I can tell you about it:

What I got in the box:

  • ASUS Eee Slate B121-A1 12.1-Inch Tablet PC
  • WACOM digitizer pen (pointing/writing device)
  • ASUS bluetooth keyboard
  • ASUS leather folio case
  • Power cord and adapter
  • Extra nibs for the pen and a nib remover
  • Recovery DVD disk (YES! OMG, they actually included it in the packaging!!! AHHHHH!)
  • Documentation
  • Warranty card

Specifications (taken from Amazon’s product description):

Product Features

  • 1.33 GHz Intel Core i5-470UM
  • 4 GB DIMM
  • 64 GB solid state Drive
  • 12.1-Inch Screen,
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • 2.25hours Battery Life

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

  • Hardware Platform: PC
  • Processor: 1.33 GHz Core i5-470UM
  • Number of Processors: 1
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • RAM Type: SDRAM
  • Memory Slots: 1
  • Size: 64 GB
  • Manufacturer: SATA
  • Type: Serial ATA
  • Speed: 7200 rpm

Graphics and Display

  • LCD Native Resolution: 1280 x 800

Ports and Connectivity

  • USB 2.0 Ports: 2

Cases and Expandability

  • Size (LWH): 12.28 inches, 8.16 inches, 0.67 inches
  • Weight: 2.56 pounds
  • Battery Type: Lithium ion
  • Rated Charge (normal use): 2.25 hours
  • Wireless Type: 802.11bgn

Now, for those of you who aren’t Computer Technicians like myself, let’s break this down…

Now let’s break down the important aspects of the specs…

1.33 GHz Intel Core i5-470UM – the fact that I found a mobile touchscreen device with a Core i5 made me excited. This is by far one of the highest capable processors of the slates genre. It’s a quad core processor that just rocks.

4 GB DIMM – now, 4 GB of memory isn’t really all that much at all on a 64 bit OS. I used to run no less than 8 GB on all my computers. but it is certainly enough to handle all the applications you can throw at it except for very high end games or rendering software. ASUS has limited the amount of RAM that can be installed to 4GB, so those thinking you can just pop an 8 gig stick in, think again. You’re stuck with 4GB.

64 GB Solid State Drive – This is a beauty here. Unfortunately, it’s only 64 GB, meaning after Windows is installed, you only have about half of your hard drive space remaining. I WISH that they had included dual drive bays in this so that you could have the OS on one drive and documents on another. that is the only thing better about Android tablets; you get your full drive, none wasted by the OS. however, there is good news: you can upgrade your hard drive. Unfortunately, it requires mSATA drives. Here’s a list of what you can get at Newegg:

Newegg mSATA SSD

12.1-Inch Screen – ok, so this screen is incredible. It’s HUGE compared to a tablet, but small compared to a laptop/netbook. Personally, I think its the perfect size for mobility and usefulness. it is also a capacitive touchscreen, meaning only fingers or special styluses/WACOM pens can be used. it is multi-touch capable and VERY responsive. It’s native resolution is 1280×800 pixels. Plenty of screen real estate and crisp picture.

2 USB 2.0 Ports – I dont know about the rest of you, but USB ports are golden. every other Windows tablet I’ve ever seen has only had 1 USB port. I’m a little aggravated that I only got 2.

Lithium ion battery – So, it is reported that battery life is 2.25 hours. I personally think that’s very underrated. Then again, when I’m on the go and unplugged from the AC adapter, I turn off Windows Aero and the fancy looks of Windows and turn my brightness down on my screen. it can last me as much as 4 to 5 hours. and even when my battery does get critically low, I put the slate on hibernate and plug it in to the charger and 30 minutes or less it’s mostly charged all the way. So I’m not complaining a bit.

Ok, so those are all the important “Sales Pitch” things that are thrown at you that I’m sure you’ve seen on the product’s website where you’re thinking of buying it. Here’s my real take on it:

The outside. I love how the case is set up. it doesn’t overheat or get hot in your arms or on your lap. On the top of the slate on the left hand side is the power switch.  to the right of it is the power light indicator. next to that is (in my opinion) an ingenious button, the virtual keyboard button. Press it and it brings up the virtual keyboard/writing pad. and the switch next to it is the screen lock that prevents the screen from autorotating when you turn your tablet. at the very right end on top is the compartment for the WACOM digitizer pen that hides it beautifully.

On the left hand side of the slate, at the top, you have your charging light and the hole for your charging cable. Below that is your volume buttons. Right underneath there is a hard reset button that you need a paperclip to push in. This button is in case you cant turn off your slate, you can force it.

Below that is a mini HDMI port Gold Plated HDMI to HDMI Mini cable, 2 M / 6.56 FT (I got the one on the link on sale for $0.34 + $2.98 shipping… should still be that price right now) or you can get Startech HDMI CableAdapter to adapt your existing HDMI cable to fit the device. DO NOT CONFUSE THESE WITH THE MICRO HDMI CABLE THAT GOES TO ANDROID DEVICES! just thought I’d let you know so you dont make the same mistake I did. at any rate, when hooking up the HDMI cable to an HD TV or monitor, it outputs in AMAZING 1080i. the graphics card on the Slate is strong enough to run a 1.8GB Blu Ray ripped movie in HD using VLC Media Player (if you dont have it, get it).

Directly below the HDMI port are the USB 2.0 ports (2 of them, in fact). I would have personally liked to have seen USB 3.0 capabilities, but eh, what are you going to do?

The keyboard is INCREDIBLE. it is curved, but not so much as to be classified as an “Ergonomic Keyboard”. the minimal curving allows for comfortable wrists while the keys have a pleasant feedback, not too light, not too stiff.

The WACOM digitizer pen is very simplistic. Has a writing nib on the front, an eraser on the back. it has no buttons, so if you’re an artist, you might want to invest in a better stylus pen. For my purpose of just taking notes and basic tasks that dont require a mouse and keyboard, it works fantastically.

Now we’ve talked about the slate itself, lets go into the internal workings…

Let’s talk about boot time. from the time I hit the power switch until the time I can rock n roll takes 27 seconds. That’s right, 27 seconds on a COLD boot. incredible.

The slate doesn’t come with a bunch of ASUS bloatware like you normally get. All it really has is the ASUS Control Deck (a prettier way to set your screen savers and resolution) and the ASUS Web Storage cloud storage drive. Unlimeted space free for a year. Very handy indeed. the only other thing different from the OS that ships and any other Windows 7 Professional is the Microsoft Touch Pack (some touch based games).  it really is quite a deal.

I hope you have found this review helpful it has certainly been fun writing it!

Here is a video of me using Microsoft OneNote with the Handwriting function:Asus Eee slate B121 demonstration:

ASUS Eee Pad B121 Review

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Feb 16

Acer Iconia TAB A100-07U08U

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Acer is one of the brand laptop that already known by many people beside laptop Acer introduce you with tablet PC Acer Iconia TAB. This choice become one of your alternatif if you want to buy tablet PC. With Acer Iconia Tab you can enjoy play games, watch HD movies, update your social network, listen to music and more. Acer Iconia Tab only has 7 inch size so it is fit with your pocket and you can take it wherever you want to go. it is very convenient for you if you are mobile person, you can manage your task very easy.

The design of Acer Iconia Tab is very convenient, it is fit with your pocket so you can bring it with you anywhere you go. it is just 7 inch size with multi touch screen display and it has 1024 x 600 resolution so you will get the best display from your tablet. it is powered with Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb as operating system. This operating system is really good it can provide you with a lot of features and there are a lot of apps that ready to download so you will not find any problem when you need to find the right apps for you. it is very comfortable, Acer Iconia Tab fits with your hand and lightweight so you can use easier than any other tablet PC.

Acer Iconia Tab will give you the best performance you want it because it is powered with Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core CPU. This processor can give the fastest process so you can run apps faster. This tablet PC also can run flash especially when you browse to the internet and you find flash content, you do not need to worry to open it because Acer Iconia Tab can open it for you. With the performance you will experience the best how to control when you play games. you can download games from the internet, there are a lot of free apps for Android you can download and enjoy it. you can also watch HD movie (1080p) with great sound and you can display it with HDMI port on your big screen. This tablet PC provides you with 4.5 hours battery, it can give you flexiblity to bring anywhere you want after that charge and use it again.

Acer Iconia Tab just fits to manage your busy life with many of this features you can organize your task, watch movie, play games and more. This tablet PC also powered with Android operating system so you can download whatever apps you want because all you need is open your browser and download the apps. Acer Iconia Tab is the best tablet PC to manage your life and it just fits for you.

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Jan 29

Drew Turney [Freelance Journalist] » Blog ...

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You don’t need to look at just the market perception to realise RIM is in decline. while Android and iOS are grabbing all the headlines, Gartner Research reports worldwide market share for the company’s products fell from 15.4 percent in the third quarter of 2010 to 11 percent for the same period in 2011.

The company is on a mission to try and convince both the enterprise and consumer sectors it’s still a good bet and capture some of the app-hungry market of consumers who play games and connect to social networks.

The first step was RIM’s acquisition of the QNX operating system in 2010, which it selected to drive its foray into the tablet market with 2011′s Playbook tablet, rather than the BBOS operating system that drives Blackberry handsets.

The company is gradually moving away from the BBOS software in the future all Blackberry devices – whether phone or tablet – will run on QNIX, a move Ovum analyst Tim Renowden applauds.

“It’s the right thing to do for RIM move away from their old BBOS and towards their new platform. from what we’ve seen the QNIX OS looks like a good platform.”

But the Playbook tablet has been in the market for around a year, and QNIX under the hood hasn’t halted RIM’s slide. “the biggest problem for RIM is it might be too little too late,” Renowden adds. “They’re not going to have new handsets on the market until the end of this year.”

RIM wouldn’t comment on its future product release schedule except to talk up their preview of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 and a ‘wide range of improvements to BlackBerry 7, with BlackBerry 7.1 for smartphone users’.

So far, QNIX shows promise and allows for a more modular approach to app development. after complaints about the lack of a native email app, the Playbook 2 will have dedicated messages and contacts apps which will let users jump between all possible connectivity methods from looking up a colleague to clicking through to their Twitter feed, an SMS they sent or their LinkedIn profile, all without having to jump between different apps to do so.

But many question whether the move will stop the decline and many analysts and media sources are going as far as to suggest RIM should abandon BBOS altogether and embrace Android, saying the much-loved, patented Blackberry keyboard in the hugely expanded app ecosystem of Android will draw many users back.

But BBOS has a legacy of trust and security QNIX can’t match, prompting some to wonder whether should RIM focus on traditional strengths instead.

“the problem is the trend towards bring-your-own devices in enterprise,” Renowden argues, “and vendors have more effective management tools for smartphones other than Blackberry devices. BBOS isn’t able to compete with iPhone or Android in functionality and strong third party apps. that OS is reaching the end of its life.”

But neither the eventual discontinuation of BBOS in favour of QNIX nor the strategy of offering a store, apps, games and entertainment ecosystem to compete with the iTunes Store or Android marketplace might be enough. RIM spokesperson Shelly Stofer confirmed the company was betting on its products’ technical superiority by saying ‘we’re all building mousetraps, our job is to build a better mousetrap.’

However as a Gartner report points out, ‘better hardware alone won’t boost sales’.

“RIM needs to focus on a product people really want,” Renowden said. “they need to do a much better job launching handsets. Blue sky, blow-iPhone-out-of-the-water stuff will be a real challenge for RIM.”

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Jan 09

Tablet War: ASUS Transformer Prime vs. Apple iPad ...

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The Transformer Prime is the first tablet to have the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. Tegra 3 brings a number of significant advancements over the dual-core Tegra 2. Technically, Tegra 3 has five cores and it's the fifth core that really makes the difference. this is called the companion core.

ASUS uses IPS technology in the Prime and maximum brightness is at 584cd/m2. it has a good screen on which to watch high definition movies and play games, delivering excellent blacks and viewing angles because of the Super IPS+ Panel technology packed inside.

The tablet weighs 586 grams and is 8.3 mm thick. With these dimensions, it can compete with Apple iPad 2, which weighs 607 grams and is 8.8 mm thick.

Price-wise, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is likely to cost $499 for the 32GB version and $599 for the 64GB version. this is lower than the iPad 2, which costs $729 for the 32GB version and $829 for the 64GB version.

However, Apple is not the only competitor that ASUS will face. it will also meet Samsung's ultra-thin tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Here is a look at how ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime's features fare when compared to Apple iPad 2:

Size: The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime has a dimension of 263 × 180.8 × 8.3mm, weighs 586 grams (pad only) / 263 × 180.8 × 8-10.4mm, weighs 537 grams (dock only), while Apple iPad 2 has 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm and weighs 607 g.

Display: The Transformer Prime tablet has a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 pixels Super IPS + LCD capacitive touch screen display with Corning's Gorilla glass whereas the iPad 2 features 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 pixels LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touch-screen display.

Input Features: The input features in Transformer Prime are accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, ASUS Waveshare UI, multi-touch input method, touch-sensitive controls with rotating icons, G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Gyroscope, E-compass and GPS. However, the Apple iPad 2 has Fingerprint scratch resistant oleophobic surface, multi-touch input method, accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and three-axis gyro sensors.

Memory: The memory found in the ASUS tablet is 1GB RAM and 32/64 GB storage capacity with a microSD card slot giving an extra 32GB support, while the iPad 2 has 512 MB RAM with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal storage support. The Apple iPad 2 doesn't have an external storage space.

Operating system: Apple's tablet has an iOS 5 operating system compared to ASUS, which features the Android OS 3.2 (Honeycomb) with a layer of the latest Waveshare UI. The ASUS tablet could be upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the future.

Processor: The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet has Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, ULP GeForce GPU compared to iPad 2's 900 MHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU Apple A5 chipset processor.

WLAN/Bluetooth/USB: The ASUS tablet has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 version with EDR, and USB 2.0 version. On the other hand, the Apple tablet has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 version with A2DP and EDR, and USB 2.0 version.

Camera: The camera in ASUS tablet is an 8-megapixel 3264×2448 pixels with LED flash and autofocus features, while iPad 2 has only a 0.7-megapixel camera with geo-tagging feature. there is a secondary VGA camera in the iPad 2, while the ASUS tablet has 1.2-megapixel camera. The Apple iPad 2 is capable of video playback at 720p, while Transformer Prime offers 1080p video playback capability.

Battery: When it comes to battery life, the Eee Pad Transformer Prime pad (with dock) has a 22 Wh Li-polymer Battery that is expected to give 18 hours of battery life on video playback, whereas the iPad 2 features Li-Po 25 Wh which gives 10 hours.

Pricing: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is likely to cost $499 for the 32GB version and $599 for the 64GB version. this is lower than the iPad 2, which costs $729 for the 32GB version and $829 for the 64GB version.

Other Features: The Apple iPad 2 has features like E-mail, Push E-mail, IM, HTML Safari browser, downloadable, incl. motion-based games, A-GPS support, digital compass, MP4/MP3/WAV/AAC player, movie playback, iBooks PDF reader, Google Maps, TV-out, audio and video player.

The Transformer Prime has features like HTML, Adobe Flash, Email, Push Email, IM, Assisted-GPS support, micro HDMI port, MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player, MP4/H.264/H.263 player, microSD card reader, 2-in-1 audio jack and Polaris Office editor. it also has special applications such as ASUS launcher, @Vibe Music, ASUS WebStorage, MyLibrary, MyNet, MyCloud, File manager, ASUS sync, SuperNote, App Locker, App Backup, and TegraZone.

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