M&A Technology has recently rolled out the Companion Touch. It is an education-oriented tablet PC based on Intel’s new Convertible Classmate netbook. The tablet PC offers a 8.9-inch touchscreen display that automatically adjust to landscape or portrait mode depending on the orientation of the device. Other specs are include the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive, 4-cell battery, 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN and Ethernet LAN, two USB ports, a 2-in-1 media card reader, VGA output, and Windows XP Home operating system. Weighing at 2.8-pound, the Companion Touch also features a 1.3MP webcam, a built-in handle, and a skin that can be customized with school colors and logo. The M&A Companion Touch is priced at $499.99. [Product Page]
Gigabyte has released the latest version of Gigabyte M912x TabletPC or also known as the M912x GoldenRod. The specs are a 8.9-inch touchscreen with 1280 x 768 resolution, Intel 945GSE chipset, 1.6 GHz Atom processor, 1 GB od DDR2 RAM, 160 GB of HDD, 4500 mAh Lithium-ion battery. Other features include 1.3 MP camera, Express card slot, three USB 2.0 ports, 3-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b/g, and Ethernet LAN. No word on pricing at this time. [Lifeatmost]
Fujitsu Siemens has announced a budget version of their tablet PC lineup, the Lifebook T1010 and Lifebook T1010 EDU. The 13,3″ T1010 comes in white casing and acts as a tablet PC with a touch-screen. It features the latest Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology , 802.11a/b/g/draft-n for wireless connectivity, shock resistant 120GB to 250GB HDD, 2 GB DDR3-1066 SDRAM memory, and spill-free keyboard. Its handwriting recognition allows you to send handwritten emails. The series has even “skins” you can change as you please. MSRP: $1299. [Fujitsu]
Quaduro designs its laptop with no internal moving parts, minimising boot up and shut down. It uses flash memory drive at its core. “Quadads” enable interaction directly with the screen, instead of a mouse and keyboard, the tablet becomes convenient and easy to use, you can even use it while standing up, which is perfect for professionals on the move such as doctors, mechanics, warehouse staff. The Quaduro Quadpad E84 has an 8.4″ touchscreen display and uses an 8GB CompactFlash card to store data. The Quaduro E84 features a 1GHz Intel Celeron M processor with 1GB of RAM, while graphics are powered by a 64MB nVidia chip. The screen is readable under sunlight with its 300 nits brightness and resolution of 800 x 600. The Quaduro Quadpad E84 ruggedised tablet PC is due to go onsale through resellers from September. [Quaduro VIA PCadvisor]
Dell’s latest tablet PC, Latitude XT comes with groundbreaking touch screen technology. You will be able to touch the screen at different points and perform various activities. For an instance, user can spread-touch two fingers away from one point, and zoom in pictures. More tricks can be done, also with pen input. At 12.1″ with elegant design it is one of thinnest tablet out there. More details at DELL
Fujitsu has unveiled a new tablet PC. Lifebook T5010 is a 13.3″ tablet, powered by Intel Centrino 2 technology. The built in Wi-Fi uses draft N from Intel allowing connectivity three times as fast. The one special technology that is dear to my heart is their biometric fingerprint sensor that comes with lifebook family. It puts my mind at ease knowing nobody is going to mess with my privacy. [AVING]
