September 29th, 2009 11:50 AM | by Christen da Costa
At this point its anyone’s guess to when and if the ‘iPad’ or ‘iTouch‘ computer will ever hit the market. Okay, it’s probably not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’. Now iLounge says they’ve got the scoop on the touch screen computer from an insider that “correctly called the iPod nano 5G, iPhone 3GS and Chinese iPhone 3G months ago.”.
Apparently a 7-inch version was in the works, but that was scrapped in favor of a 10-inch version. As previous rumors have stated, the iPad will run the iPhone OS, or a variation there of and include a similar form factor (hence the pic above). Despite many rumors denouncing 3G connectivity, iLounge’s source says they’ll be two versions: one with and one without, analogous to the iPhone and iPod Touch. As expected the screen’s resolution will be much higher than the iPhone and will enable users to read magazines and books in addition to full blown web pages.
Drum roll please….apparently Curpentino will announce the tablet like computer on or before January 19th of next year and will start shipping in May or June of that year. Typically the summer months are the lull for the consumer and tech industry, but this might align them for back to school, although I can’t imagine this is a device parents and grad student would spring for. So as for launch date I’m gonna say they’ve got it wrong. Either Apple needs to announce their next wonder device in a few weeks time or wait until summer of next year and launch it for the 2010 holidays.
A bit more news has surfaced about Michael Arrington’s Crunchpad computer by way of the The Straits Times, who claims that they’ve got a sneak preview of the tablet like computer.
We already knew about the 4GB of storage and WiFi, but they’re reporting that it will weigh 2.64lbs, have a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, a USB port and possibly built-in 3G connectivity. And that $300 price, it’s said to now be $400. Launch date is expected in November, which might prove fatal since it’s a few months after the rumored launch date of Apple’s answer to the tablet laptop.
Still, though, Arrington hasn’t made any noise about the Crunchpad since that whole unboxing debacle, so I’d suggest taking this news with a grain of salt.
I’ve seen the HP TouchSmart tx2z 12.1-inch Tablet Computer for a bit less, but that deal has expired and this is now the best price availalbe and includes some upgrades. Start by selecting the $799.99 base configuration when you click thru and then add the following features before checkout: Free upgrade to Vista 64-bit, Free upgrade to 3GB of DDR2 RAM, Free upgrate to 320GB HDD. Other features includes are a 2.2Ghz AMD Turion(TM) X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-75, DVD burner with Lightscribe, webcam, 6-cell battery, WiFi g and ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics with 64MB Display Cache Memory. It’s …Continue reading: HP TouchSmart tx2z 12.1-inch Tablet Computer – $680 Shipped
Why you’d buy this let alone use it is anyone’s guess, but the Brando SISO Tablo for Laptop turns any ordinary Vista or XP laptop into a tablet…sort of. The device hangs over the bevel of your laptop’s screen, uses TABLO annotator software and my best guess is that it detects and records the position of the pen. What’s kind of neat is that the stylus also doubles as a regular pen. So when you’re taking ordinary written notes on paper and have the sensor clipped to the top it magically transfers them to your computer.
Ok, so it’s actually kind of cool and for just $99 why the hell not?
February 18th, 2009 9:09 PM | by Christen da Costa
Ever wondered how Axiotron coverts Apple’s Macbook into a Modbook? The below is a time lapse video detailing the process in about 2 minutes. It’s an interesting watch and you really have to appreciate the stop motion photography and patience that has been employed.
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