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Yesterday’s news that the Touch Book was reaching pre-order customers’ hands kicked off an interesting conversation with Always Innovating, who felt that our post was unduly negative about what they themselves have admitted is a “beta” product.  Our argument was that it’s not just the work-in-progress software that’s raising eyebrows, but some of the design decisions – the unbalanced top section that’s not countered by the keyboard base, variable build quality – as early owner SteveNYC is reporting over at UMPC Portal.

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The first of the Always Innovating Touch Books are reaching pre-order customers, and so we’re seeing the fledgling steps of a new, still-intriguing platform.  The company had promised a somewhat spartan launch, and that’s exactly how it seems to be panning out: in the box there’s the Touch Book itself, a stylus, AC adapter and some magnets, and nothing else; no manual, no guidance, nothing.

Update: Always Innovating’s Gregoire tells us the missing manual was an oversight with just a few units; you can also access the user guide here [pdf link].

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Having gone into production back in June, Always Innovating’s Touch Book netbook/tablet hybrid is now beginning to ship out to pre-order customers.  The 8.9-inch touchscreen notebook squeezes its processor, storage and connectivity into the detachable screen section, while the base – complete with keyboard and trackpad – has a second battery for extended runtime and easy text entry.

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Always Innovating has finally put their Touch Book into production. This item is a tablet and a netbook of sorts that many have had pre-ordered for quite some time now. But it looks like you’re not going to have to wait much longer.

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Netbooks with Tablet PC functionality aren’t new, but Always Innovating have turned a new page with their 8.9-inch Touch Book.  It comes with a detachable keyboard, similar in concept to the much-missed HP tc1×00-series Tablet PC, meaning it can be used as a notebook or as a touchscreen slate.

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