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HP Slatebook x2 Tablet with Tegra 4 hands-on

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Last week the folks from HP announced their latest Android tablet, one of the first devices to be powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 4 quad-core, and today we were able to get our hands all over it. It's the new HP Slatebook x2 Transformer-like tablet running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and coming to market in August. Below you'll see plenty of hands-on pictures, and even a comparison to the Nexus 10. Read The Full Story

HP Slate 7 and Sony Xperia Tablet Z delayed [UPDATE]

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

We saw some pretty cool stuff at Mobile World Congress this year, and there definitely wasn't a shortage of tablets. Two slates in particular that we got our hands on were the HP Slate 7 and the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. However, you'll be waiting longer than expected, as both tablets have been delayed into June and May, respectively. Read The Full Story

Samsung Series 5 and 7 Slate PCs bring Windows 8 goodness

, Aug 29th 2012 Discuss [5]

This week the folks at Samsung have revealed two new convertable slates with the ability to connect to a keyboard dock and run full touch-capable Windows 8. Both the Series 5 and Series 7 Slate PCs will be bringing a 10-point touch experience to your Windows 8 world with no less than their full Samsung set of features. In addition to being able to use the devices' touchscreens and keyboards to control what's on the display, you've got a Samsung S Pen to work with as well! Read The Full Story

HP Slate 8 shown as first Windows 8 business tablet

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [13]

A brand new slide prepared for what appears to be HP internal presentation today has revealed HP's business-minded plans for Windows 8 tablets. This HP Slate 8 (different from the HP Slate 500, mind you) will bring enterprise functionality to the masses with a 10.1-inch display, enterprise level docking, and of course Windows 8 Professional OS, complete with touch controls. The slide this tablet is featured in also shows an EliteBook, making this tablet a likely candidate for the Elite line of HP products, their highest-level consumer line of products. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu shows off interesting Lifebook TH40/D slider

, May 13th 2011 Discuss [4]

There are many popular tablets and slates on the market today and some consumers have to really think hard to decide if a tablet or if a netbook is the best thing for them when shopping. Fujitsu has a new computer model called the Lifebook TH40/D that has just debuted that blurs the line between a tablet, a slate, and a netbook a bit more than some of the other offerings that are on the market today. The machine has an interesting form factor that looks more like a smartphone design than a tablet or netbook. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 tablet lands for pre-order

, May 9th 2011 Discuss [1]

When we think about tablets or slate computers generally, the iPad and Android offerings come to mind. There are a number of other slates out there though that looks sort of like the tablets we are all familiar with but pack in hardware that is more like a netbook. The Fujitsu Q550 is one of the slates that is sort of like a tablet, but has more in common with a netbook than the iPad. The Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 slate is now up for pre-order. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 Slate PC gets official launch date and price

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

Back at the end of January Fujitsu offered up a video on YouTube where it talked about the new Q550 Slate computer and said that the machine was as obvious as a hammer. Fujitsu is now offering up more details on the Q550 including a price and the launch window along with full specs. Read The Full Story

Motorola XOOM Review

, Feb 23rd 2011 Discuss [49]

Motorola’s big launch of CES 2011 and the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet on the market, the Motorola XOOM has a lot to live up to. In its haste to reach Verizon shelves, the XOOM could seem a little half-baked; it doesn’t get Flash Player support for another few weeks, and won’t have 4G until an update sometime in Q2. Still, as the iPad has shown, there are undoubtedly benefits to being first out of the gate, and there’s undoubtedly plenty on offer. Can the XOOM bypass pricing skepticism? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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ASUS Unveils The Eee Slate EP121, The World’s Most Powerful Tablet

, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

Today at its press conference in Las Vegas, ASUS has introduced a full windows tablet boasting a “No Compromise” solution for business users. The Eee Slate EP121 features an impressive 12-inch (1280×800) multi-touch display and will run full Windows 7 Home Premium.

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KDDI Powered Slate Delivered in Japan by Onkyo

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Onkyo blasts out its latest Windows 7 Tablet, the TW317A7, powered by an ATOM CPU. This model is actually a TW317A5 loaded with KDDI 3G module letting you access the internet wherever you may roam, and includes a 11.6" screen with 1366×768 resolution, Atom N450, 32GB of SSD, and 1GB of RAM. It also has a magically tiny 0.3 megapixel web camera. Fun! Read The Full Story

The HP Slate 500 and Enterprise Tablets

, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [16]

The debut of HP's Slate 500 begs the question as to whether or not enterprise customers and market verticals care about Tablet computers. For those of us who have followed the industry for 10 or more years this product announcement feels like a re-run of a TV show we saw 6 years ago.  Pen based Tablet PC's have come and gone and nearly all of them in the days of old focused on the enterprise.   Will Tablet / Slate PC's fair better this time around? What type of operating system should they run? Can they compete with the iPad?  Let's explore. Read The Full Story

Peek debuts new 9 slate model with new features

, Sep 20th 2010 Discuss [1]

We have talked a bit about the Peek 9 device before, but at the time we only had an unconfirmed price to work with. The Peek 9 is now available with the full details including pricing up for perusal. The new device adds some cool features that make it sound a lot like a smartphone minus voice capability. Read The Full Story
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