The first Asus Padfone to launch with an American wireless carrier goes up for pre-order starting June 6th. That’s when you’ll be able to pre-order an Asus Padfone X from AT&T. Prices start at $199 with a 2-year service contract. The Asus Padfone line of devices blurs the lines between smartphones and tablets. When you […]
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Asus Padfone X smartphone/tablet hybrid coming soon?
There’s evidence that the next smartphone/tablet hybrid from Asus will be called the Padfone X. The company users the Padfone name to describe smartphones that are designed to work with optional tablet docks, giving you the chance to use the phone’s hardware with a larger display and battery. This month Asus unveiled the Padfone mini, […]
Is the Asus Padfone Mini launch imminent?
Asus may be working on a new, smaller version of the Padfone. Instead of a 5 inch phone that slides into a 10 inch tablet dock, we could soon see a new 4 inch phone that becomes a 7 inch tablet with the help of a dock. The Asus Padfone Mini was mentioned in industry […]
Asus Padfone Infinity: A quad-core, 1080p phone that turns into a tablet
Asus is introducing its next-generation Padfone, and as you might expect, the new Padfone Infinity has a faster processor and higher resolution display than earlier members of the Padfone family. It’s a 5 inch phone with a 1080p display and a 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. […]
TransPhone 2 coming in April for folks that can’t afford an Asus PadFone
Asus may have been the first company to introduce a smartphone that turns into a tablet when you dock the handset into a docking station with a larger touchscreen display. But the Asus PadFone isn’t the only game in town… which is good news if you find the $760-ish price tag off-putting. A few years […]
Asus PadFone now available in the US… if you can afford it
The Asus PadFone is an Android phone that turns into a tablet when you add an optional tablet dock, a laptop with an optional keyboard dock, and a desktop PC with an upcoming optional monitor dock. Asus started selling the PadFone in Taiwan in April, but it’s not officially available in the US yet… unless […]
Asus PadFone monitor turns smartphone into a desktop PC
The Asus PadFone is basically just an Android smartphone with a 4.3 inch display and 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor. But what sets the PadFone apart is the way you can add a series of optional docking stations to transform the phone into a tablet or a laptop. But it looks like Asus […]
Asus PadFone, tablet, keyboard docks unboxed – video
The Asus PadFone is an Android smartphone with a 4.3 inch display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor, and a whole slew of optional accessories — including a tablet dock that converts the phone into a 10 inch tablet, and a keyboard dock that transforms it into an Android laptop. You can’t find the PadFone […]
Asus Padfone, Transformer Prime Infinity, Transformer Pad priced in Italy
Asus has unveiled the Italian prices and launch details for three upcoming Android tablets. Unfortunately we still don’t have details about the US launches for the Asus Padfone, Transformer Pad TF300T, or Transformer Prime Infinity. Asus Padfone The Padfone is the most unusual device of the bunch. It’s a 4.3 inch Android smartphone that slides […]
Asus PadFone smartphone/tablet hybrid on sale in Taiwan this month
Asus has been showing off its PadFone concept for nearly a year, and now the company is finally ready to start taking orders. The PadFone is an Android smartphone with a 4.3 inch display that you can slide into a 10 inch tablet dock when you want a larger screen and longer battery life. Asus […]