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3 Convertible Netbooks Compared

Chippy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:49:51 +0000

The Viliv S10, Lenovo S10-3T and Gigabyte T1000 sit in the 1.2-1.5KG bracket and are therefore just outside the range that we normally focus on here at UMPCPortal but given the multiple usage scenarios offered by the touch-capable convertible form-factor…

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BYD T10BPT 10” Capacitive Tablet on PineTrail

Chippy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:28:41 +0000

A lot of the 10” PC-based tablets we’ve seen recently have been built around the ‘old’ Diamondville CPU and 2-piece chipset which, although good, it’s as good as the Pinetrail platform that is now rolled out for new netbooks. Smaller…

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Hanvon Tablet Update from CeBIT. BA10A and New! BC10C

Chippy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:19:05 +0000

We’ve had a few hands-on sessions with the Hanvon Tablet at IDF and CES and found it to be an interesting device that works smoothly and productively. The 1.6Ghz Menlow platform seemed to provide good performance. There have been hints…

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Archos 7 Home Tablet Hands-On Video.

Chippy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:36:49 +0000

I know I moaned a bit about the potentially weak CPU (a 600Mhz ARM9-architechture Rockchip 2808) on this but credit where credit is due. This is quite the bargain if all you want to do is watch 720p videos…

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Archos 7 and 8 offer Basic Tablet Functionality for 149 Euro. Fast Tablet range Coming in Summer.

Chippy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:27:53 +0000

Update: Archos 7 Home Tablet information now being tracked in the database.
Slightly disappointing for us this morning is the news that Archos have launched two new tablets but only with basic, very low power CPUs. The Archos 7…

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EviGroup Improves on 10″ Pad to launch Paddle

Chippy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:45:04 +0000

You wouldn’t want to be left up the creak without this now would you!

EviGroup launched the Evigroup Pad last October and have been busy since then to try and improve on the design. The result is a multitouch,…

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Hugo Ortega Readying the Tega Tablet

Ben — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:11:57 +0000

Hugo Ortega, who runs the ever interesting blog Uber Tablet, is preparing to launch a device with his company, Tegatech. The aptly named Tega tablet looks to be a rather clean slate with some fairly…

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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-t3 Multi-Touch Convertible Unboxing

Ben — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:07:08 +0000

Netbooknews.de has the IdeaPad S10-t3 [Product page] and pops the box open to let us all have a look. This multitouch convertible looks quite slick and comes with a massive battery. They were even kind enough to include…

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Nav 9 Multitouch Tablet. Pricing and Full Specifications Updated.

Chippy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:03:44 +0000

Netbook Navigator have re-positioned their Nav 9 product with a much lower entry point. You still get the multi-touch (resistive) screen, Windows Home Premium and 16GB SSD but the entry level pricing is now much more interesting... Related posts:

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UberTablet Blog is Back.

Chippy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:50:24 +0000

After a very very long period away from blogging, Hugo Ortega is back again and writing about his work with TabletPCs. It looks like a certain ‘pad’ kicked him back into action and I doubt he’s the only one in…

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X2 iTablet – Another Win 7, Netbook-based Tablet

Chippy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:31:14 +0000

Bloggers have been getting excited about those ‘tablets’ again.

The X2 (available in 10 and 12″ formats) is nothing more than a 1.6Ghz Atom device running a desktop OS without a keyboard. In effect, a large format UMPC.

We…

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Two 8.9″ Windows 7 UMPCs. ExoPC & Nav 9.

Chippy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:24:48 +0000

Two 8.9" UMPCs with options for multi-touch, 3G, high-capacity SSD and 2GB RAM. The ExoPC and Nav9 are clearly from the same OEM. Related posts:

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iPad Summary Podcast – JKK and Chippy

Chippy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:42:18 +0000

We’ve followed the event, had time to digest all the specifications and had a great chat with some readers in the live chat channel so now it’s time to summarize what the iPad is and where it fits. JKK and I spend 25 minutes going over the main points. Related posts:

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Don’t forget the Tablets. (46 of them!)

Chippy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:07:42 +0000

The number of tablet devices in the market has grown considerably in the last 12 months and we’re now at the point where we have 46 of them fully-specified in the database with screen sizes of 4.8 to 10 inches. Related posts:

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HP Slate. Origami take 2? Video (and very few details.)

Chippy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:24:40 +0000

I’m looking at this and wondering if Microsoft and HP simply jumping on the wave of tablet hype and trying to break through with some viral marketing. There’s no real information available being given on this tablet…

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