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Acer’s on a roll: Launches Android tablets, 4.8-inch smartphone, crazy dual-screen laptop
, computer maker Acer launched a slew of new devices at its press event in New York today — including two Android tablets, a dual-screen laptop/tablet hybrid and a huge 4.8-inch Android smartphone.
Acer’s two Android tablets come in at 10.1 and 7 inches, and still don’t have official names. Both tablets appear to be power houses: They sport a dual-core 1 gigahertz processor, HDMI video output (capable of displaying 1080p video) and a surprisingly sharp 1280 by 800 pixel resolution. The iPad, in comparison, has only a 1024 by 768 px resolution. Both tablets also feature 5 megapixel rear cameras and a front-facing “HD camera.”
The company’s dual-screen tablet/laptop monstrosity, dubbed the Iconia, will run Windows 7 and will sport Acer’s Clear.fi media sharing system. The Iconia features two 14-inch LCD displays in a notebook-like arrangement, forgoing the need for a hardware keyboard completely. Acer’s software keyboard intelligently appears when both of your palms rest on the bottom screen, and it also features a virtual trackpad, number pad and a handwriting mode. Acer isn’t the first company to attempt a dual-screen tablet — both and have attempted the same. Just like Toshiba’s device, the Iconia is a concept design by Acer — so don’t expect to see it in stores anytime soon.
Finally, Acer unleashed an unnamed Android phone with a 4.8-inch screen, which it’s calling “100% smartphone, 100% tablet.” It’s slightly smaller than tablet and features an all-metal case. It features the typical high-end Android specifications with a 1 gigahertz CPU and 8 megapixel camera. Unfortunately for Acer, I can’t imagine too many people are comfortable rocking such a large phone — unless they’re completely oblivious to their own dorkiness.
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RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to be under $500
Research in Motion’s business-focused will retail for under $500, the company’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie revealed in .
The pricing move was to be expected. RIM’s 7-inch tablet is competing directly with the 9.7-inch $499 Apple iPad, and other tablets are aiming for a similar price range. Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet is tomorrow, and it’s available from T-Mobile and Sprint for $399.99 with a two-year contract.
RIM is aiming for a first-quarter 2011 release for the PlayBook, and by then it will have even more tablet competition. Apple’s second-generation iPad may be revealed by that point (potentially at a lower price), and we’re expecting to see Android tablets from the likes of and .
As we’ve written previously, the PlayBook has a 7-inch display, runs a WebKit browser (the same browser framework used on the iPhone and Android’s browser, not to mention RIM’s BlackBerry 6 OS), and it supports HTML5 and Adobe Flash. Under the hood, it sports a dual-core 1Ghz processor and 1GB of RAM. The Playbook has front (3-megapixel) and rear (5MP) cameras, both of which support high-definition video. The company is aiming big with an entirely new operating system for the tablet as well as some .
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Asus lays out plans for Android, Windows 7 tablets
Computer manufacturer Asus will finally launch its tablets starting in December, the company’s president Jerry Shen .
We’ve been reporting on Asus’s nebulous tablet plans , with the latest report , but now it seems like things are finally beginning to coalesce. The company will launch its 12-inch Windows 7-powered device first in December (the Eee Pad EP121, which Shen previously said would retail around $1,000 with ), and will follow that up with two 7-inch tablets and two 9-inch tablets in March 2011.
One of the 7-inch models will only have WiFi, while the other will features 3.5G mobile broadband capabilities. As for the 9-inch tablets, one will be an Android device running Nvidia’s Tegra 2 mobile processor, while the other will run a Windows platform (which may be the Windows Embedded Compact 7 device Asus previously mentioned). The 9-inch models will have a price gap of $100 — previous pricing listed the Android model at $399 and the Windows model at $499.
The company is shoring up its tablet manufacturing operations by transferring 200 technicians (out of 800) from its handheld device department to support tablet research and development. The company plans to release a 9-inch ebook reader soon, and its previously-announced is now aiming for a November release.
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Asus Eee PC S101 for 699$
One more gadget by ASUS - notebook Asus Eee PC S101 will be on sale in the USA starting from November the first 2008. The price will be 699$. The main characteristic is that asus Eee PC S101 is thin (0,75 inches) and stylish.
It will work under Windows XP, has Atom N270 processor, 1Gb of memory, 10.2 inches of diplay, LED, WiFi, Bluetooth, touchpad ans etc. regular devices.
ASUS vs. Samsung Omnia
The future device will be known as Glaxy 7. It will have 5Mpx camera; 3,5-inches display 800х480 (WVGA). Glaxy7 will work under Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and Glide 1.5 interface.
Glaxy 7 supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSDPA/HAUPA. Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-modules, 4 Gb of memory, microSD slots, GPS-navigator with aGPS and miniUSB port are included in device. ASUS Glaxy7 work with: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, EVRC, QCELP, AAC + + EAAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM, WAV, MPEG-4 and H.264.
Size: 115×59x13,8 мм. ASUS Glaxy 7 will be released in October 2008.
Garmin Nuvifone by ASUS
ASUS company has declared about producing new mobile phone - Garmin "Nuvifone".
Garmin "Nuvifone" - is a phone "all-in-one". ASUS said that Nuvifone is an art! Perfect slim design, touchable sensority display, GPS navigator, and web browser...
Release is approximately on the 3-4 quarter 2008. Information about price is absent.
ASUS Eee PC 90 Review
New model ASUS Eee PC 900 has gone on sale in the USA having increased an opportunity of a choice between laptops with a various diagonal of the display. On Amazon the novelty costs 549.99 $, but it's not in stock, and on site Buy.com it can be purchased, but the price is a little bit more - 565.99 $ for Linux version.
Eee PC 900 is equipped by processor Intel with frequency 900Mgz, the store in capacity 20Gb, 1.3Mp webcam, WiFi 802.11b/g, LAN 10/100Мbit, three USB ports, slot for cards of memory SD/SDHC and 8.9-inch LCD display with the sanction 1024 x 600 pixels. The operational system can be chosen from Windows XP or Linux.