Finally, the Asus Eee Keyboard is now out in the open, after a few tweaks in the design though. The stylus is a goner, while the 5-inch touchscreen control is now capacitive instead of resistive.
It still retained many likeable specs: Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB SSD, Windows XP Home, WiFi, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth 2.1, HDMI out, UWB receiver for wireless playback of video and audio content, and 3 USB … Read More » 

Launch delays has been a trend lately. After HP and Lenovo pushed back the premiere of their devices Slate and Skylight respectively, Viliv also delays the launch of its own tablet computer, the Viliv S10 Blade.
What used to be promoted as an April 22 debut has been postponed up to mid-May 2010. Why it was delayed? No one knows. Let’s just hope they still keep the goods that trump over the iPad.
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Apparently, there are much more companies who want to stake the claim of becoming the iPad Killer, that is if iPad’s deficiencies are not enough to kill itself. China-based Hanvon is one such company. Already specializing in e-book readers, the little-known Hanvon wants to take it to the next level by launching its very own tablet called Touchpad (the gadget being held by the middle model).
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PC Magazine provided a very detailed and lenghty review on the iPad competitor JooJoo from Fusion Garage and suffice to say that the article punches the new guy to a pulp.
In a nutshell, the JooJoo is deemed more overpriced (at US$499) than the already overpriced iPad (at $699), has less memory capacity (4GB compared to at least 16GB), has no apps (like what you should expect on many non-Apple devices), and is mer… Read More » 

After appearing on several exhibits without any slightest of information other than its name, Asus has revealed what’s the big deal about its upcoming ET2010 EeeTop series of nettops .  The five models have various performance specs.  The ET2010AG, for instance, has an AMD Athlon II processor, while the ET2010PNT has an Atom D510.
All models will feature 20-inch displays with 1,600 x 900 resoluti… Read More » 

Many experts in the electronics market are saying that the time of the tablet devices has arrived. More and more companies are now trying to come up with their own versions of tablet PC and similar devices that is set to become the next big thing. One of those being offered is the OpenPeak OpenTablet 7.
The OpenPeak OpenTablet 7 is a unique gadget that will try to capture a niche in a relatively new… [Read More]

Fusion Garage announced that its Joojoo tablet PC is now being shipped from the factory to customers in the United States who pre-ordered them.  The first batch of the device will arrive on March 29.  This comes after over a month of delays in shipping and dealing with its legal battle with TechCrunch that caused massive refunds from frustrated customers.
Nevertheless, Joojoo still packs with a 12.1-in… Read More » 

Bigger does not necessarily mean using more power. This may be the case for the new Dell G2410H 24-Inch W Monitor for your computer. This new wide screen display monitor is designed with energy efficiency in mind without affecting performance.
The Dell G2410H monitor features WLED backlight technology that allows for improved energy efficiency and lesser power consumption. Ambient light Sensor adjusts brig… Read More » 

Is it a laptop or a palmtop?  A netbook or a smartbook?  Whatever it may be, the “Ben” 本 NanoNote “full copyleft hardware” device has been gaining attention from advocates of free software.  This Linux-based device runs on Open WRT (normally found on hacked Linksys routers), a 336MHz processor, 32MB of RAM, 2GB of Flash memory, a microSD slot, head phone jack, USB devic… Read More » 

If you want a product as pimped-out as the Apple iPad , how about taking it to the nines by smothering it with 11.43 karats of diamonds?  Mervis Diamond Importers plans on releasing “this stunning design to the masses” beginning in June 1.  (As if the masses can afford one.)
If it still interests you, the diamond-studded iPad is hand-set in an oblique micro-pave style.  Only a limited … Read More » 

The lack of Flash and Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) in iPad is Apple’s Achilles heel.  And to add insult to injury, HP is showing off its upcoming tablet that features Flash and AIR.
In response to the iPad’s advertisement that was seen during this year’s Academy Awards, the Windows 7-based Slate was presented by playing full episodes of MTV’s “The City” and Flash games…. Read More » 

One of the standout gadgets featured in this year’s CES is a US$199 tablet prototype from Freescale that runs on ARM architecture .  This time, the company reveals that their tablet design will also adapt Chromium OS and Linux apart from Android.
The tablet, according to Freescale, is undergoing optimization and enhancement of user experience, presumably the installation of a capacitive touchscreen.&n… Read More » 

It is the design that can sometimes give the devices that look of toughness. Some use design to make certain devices look tough from the outside but not much so on the inside. But in the case of the the new Panasonic Toughbook H1 Tablet PC, toughness is evident inside and out.
The Panasonic Toughbook H1 Tablet PC is designed for use in tougher than normal conditions. It features a sealed all-weather design with … Read More » 

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Studies have shown that conventional keyboards can become quite unsanitary if they are not being cleaned regularly. Keyboards can become an ideal environment for bacteria and other harmful organisms to thrive simply because they can be quite difficult to thoroughly clean and disinfect. But there are other options such as the Cleankeys Aseptic Keyboard that may help avoid this problem.
The Cleankeys Aspetic Keybo… Read More »