TabletKiosk is one of those names we’ve not heard for a while, but the touchscreen-centric firm is back with three new Intel Atom based slates. The TabletKiosk eo a7330D UMPC and eo TufTab a7230XD are both 7-inch ultraportables with dual-type active/passive digitizers, meaning you can use either your finger or a more accurate stylus, while the Sahara NetSlate a230T is a 12.1-inch entry-level Tablet PC.
Matt Faulkner has been braving the outside world recently, testing out one of GETAC’s rugged Tablet PCs. This particular model is similar to the E100 we saw back in January, using an Intel Stealey A110 ULV processor running at 800MHz, half a gig of RAM and an 80GB, shock-mounted hard-drive. However the 8490XT adds a keypad to the right of its 8.4 in. widescreen TFT Wide Angle View touchscreen.
Check out Matt’s overview video after the cut
Damn you, Warner Crocker! Here I am, having just about managed to staunch the flow of drool that threatened to drown my cat and short-circuit my keyboard thanks to lusting over TabletKiosk’s Sahara i440D Tablet PC, and you go and get me all moist again with your bearded review.
TabletKiosk’s latest slates have already made me visibly moist, and GottaBeMobile’s video review of the i440D has done nothing to dry me out. The 25mm thick Tablet PC is quite the mobile powerhouse, with the sleek, no-nonsense chassis containing a 12.1-inch dual-mode active/passive digitiser, room for up to 3GB of RAM and a 160GB SATA hard-drive.
In-car computers are nothing new, in fact we’ve covered a few of them on SlashGear before, and there’s a thriving community of modders, DIYers and general tinkerers tackling everything from putting Windows where your wipers used to be, to slotting an Apple in their armrests. The advent of the UMPC gave quite a few people cause to wonder how well it would serve as a portable car solution, and MegaSquirt forum member James Alderson decided on a Tablet Kiosk EO i7210 for his gorgeous Cobra.
Tablet manufacturers AMtek were at CeBIT this year, flaunting their T200 iTablet. Warner Crocker and Hugo Ortega were quick to point out that the T200 is no spring chicken; in fact Hugo has had one – in the shape of the original TabletKiosk Sahara – for over two years. What’s interesting (and, I suppose, CeBIT worthy to AMtek’s mind) is that thanks to a recent bios update you can now upgrade the T200/Sahara to Vista, which was previously impossible. Never one to shy away from a challenge (or an opportunity to flaunt himself to the camera – looks like Kevin Tofel has some competition!) Hugo has filmed the full Vista upgrade:
To these naive eyes it looks like now that TabletKiosk have advanced the Sahara range AMtek (the manufacturer) is now free to market the T200 themselves. I told you I was naive; Hugo tells me AMtek have no plans to directly market the T200, and TabletKiosk remain the distributor and the people to contact if you’re interested in getting your hands on one. Thanks for the tip-off, Hugo!
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The other day we all had a little snigger at the new TabletKiosk TufTab range, so named because it can withstand minor falls and the occasional splashing from a moderately-sized child’s paddling pool. Now, like one of those bizarrely prescient people with big eyes, cam-toting lens jockey JKK has shot an all-hands-on-deck fondle of the Mobits VX3 UMPC that the TufTab UMPC is basically a rebrand of.
Mobits VX3 UMPC [JKK Mobile]
“Semi-ruggedised” is a funny concept; I’m not quite sure what it means. It smacks of a product that you can kinda drop but not actually, that’s sorta waterproof but not quite; however, I’m always willing to give a gadget a chance (especially when that gadget is a Tablet PC!) Enter our old friends TabletKiosk with their new TufTab range, designed to withstand falls of 75cm and live up to IP53 water/shock/vibration/dust standards.
My ageing tc1100 was already looking pretty shabby in comparison to the new Sahara slates from TabletKiosk, and having now read Steve’s hands-on experience of them over at GottaBeMobile its taken to snuffling sadly in the corner of the room.
No surprise, really; with dual active and passive digitisers (meaning finger touch and more accurate stylus control), easily accessed RAM, hard-drive and wireless modules for future upgrades, and a casing design not only minimalistically attractive but obviously well thought through, the i440D is edging its way to the top of the list for those considering tablet upgrades.
The new Sahara Tablet PC range from TabletKiosk, that we previewed early last month, has finally been officially announced. Not much in the way of new information, with the processor options ranging from the Celeron M ULV 423 right up to Core Duo L2500’s, RAM from half a gig upwards and a choice of Windows XP Pro or Vista Business.
While the two basic models, the i412T and i440T, have passive touchscreens, the i440D range-topper sports a dual-mode passive & active digitiser for the best of both worlds. Shipping will begin early March this year; price breakdown after the cut.
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