Onkyo Japan has outed a trio of Windows 7 tablet PCs, the 10.1-inch Onkyo TW117A4 and TW217A5, and the 11.6-inch TW317A5. The TW117A4 and TW317A5 both pack Intel's Atom N450 processor and GMA 3150 graphics, while the TW217A5 uses the Atom Z530 and GMA 500 graphics; all have 1GB of RAM, WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.
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Onkyo TW117A4, TW217A5 and TW317A5 Windows 7 Tablet PCs unveiled
Acer AspireRevo AR3700 nettop packs Atom D525 and NVIDIA Ion
Acer has updated its AspireRevo nettop in the shape of the new AR3700 model, throwing in Intel's latest dual-core Atom D525 processor that, as before, is paired with NVIDIA Ion graphics. There's also 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB drive, plus an HDMI port for outputting up to 1080p HD.
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HTC Shift resurrected with OS X: who needs a 7-inch iPad?
It's fair to say we've waited quite a while since the last HTC Shift mod; the dual-mode Windows Vista/PDA ultraportable tablet was last seen flirting with Windows 7 before its quiet demise. Now some of the guys over at xda-developers are hoping to resurrect its usefulness with an injection of Mac OS X.
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Eking M5 UMPC gets reviewed: hot-swap battery good, price bad
Eking's M5 UMPC has been a few months in coming, since its first teasing photos on Chinese forums, but the 5-inch ultraportable has finally dropped for a review over at UMPC Fever. For the equivalent of around $772 you get an Intel Atom Z515 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD and 3G, along with a backlit, full QWERTY keyboard. That's expensive, especially when you make the inevitable iPad comparisons, though Eking have added in a few neat touches.
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NFS N-Pad puts Android on Moorestown [Video]
The stand-out hardware at IDF 2010 last week was probably Dell's hybrid netbook/tablet, the Inspiron Duo, but that's not to say there weren't other gadgets lurking at the show which were also interesting. Carrypad spotted the NFS N-Pad, a Moorestown based tablet demonstrated running Android.
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Intel’s 15nm Atom plans previewed
Intel's tiny chip ambitions have been revealed, thanks to a roadmap forecast slide the company prepared for IDF 2010 this past week. According to the image, Intel are looking ahead to CPUs as small as 15nm; it's unclear from the slide, though, whether the number of processor icons indicate product ranges, number of cores or just general potency.
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Intel demo Aava Z6xx smartphone, slates, gaming handhelds & more [Video]
Intel love whipping out low-power ultramobile devices, since they know that they - like the Dell Inspiron DUO - get all the attention at shows like IDF 2010. On stage today they've had a fair few to play with, too; Aava's smartphone got a brief flaunting, together with a gaming-centric handheld and a few different slates (as well as Neofonie's WeTab).
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Intel Stellarton Atom E600+FPGA promises flexible embedded devices
Intel has given a sneak peak of its upcoming Stellarton processor, a so-called configurable Atom chip due to hit the market in the first half of 2011. Intel Stellarton couples an Atom E600 SoC - the new "Tunnel Creek" range of chips also fresh to IDF 2010 and intended for embedded devices - with an Altera FPGA (field-programmable gate array).
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Dell Inspiron DUO flipping tablet/netbook wows at IDF 2010 [Video]
Dell has surprised here at IDF 2010 by previewing their upcoming Inspiron DUO tablet/netbook hybrid device, with a rotating touchscreen display. Details on the tablet are in short supply, but Dell did reveal that it runs Windows 7 Premium. Normally the display is on the outside of the netbook lid, allowing it to be used as a slate, but when the lid is opened the screen rotates inward so as to be visible as a regular notebook.
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Windows Media Center Embedded gets Acer Smart TV STB demo; Intel CE4200 unveiled
Intel may just have got its Atom CE4100 SoC into the Boxee Box, among other STBs, but they're not resting on their laurels; the company has just announced the new Intel Atom CE4200 SoC, the successor to the CE4100. Meanwhile Microsoft and Acer have taken to the IFD 2010 stage to show off Windows Media Center Embedded, a combination of the existing Windows Embedded Standard 7 and the software company's existing Media Center variant.
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Intel AppUp store gets SEGA Mega Drive classics, B&N content and more
Intel's AppUp download store has hit "gold" status and gone live, having first started showing up on netbooks back in January. The silicon manufacturer listed their new partners in AppUp at IDF 2010 today, including the news that SEGA will be porting Mega Drive classics over and that Barnes & Noble will also be adopting the store.
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WeTab MeeGo tablet launch confirmed for Sept 21st [Video]
Neofonie's WeTab has once again cropped up in an Intel presentation, this time at IFD 2010 where the company has confirmed it will go on sale on Tuesday September 21st. The 11.6-inch slate will run MeeGo 1.0, with a custom UI adapted for finger usability.
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