A few weeks after the Creative ZiiO 7 inch Android tablet showed up at the FCC web site, the company’s 10 inch tablet (cleverly called the ZiiO 10) is making the rounds. For the most part, the two tablets have the same specs: a ZMS-08 HD application processor, Creative X-Fi sound, 802.11b/g WiFi, Google Android […]
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Software update turns the WikiReader into an eBook reader
I’ve always been a little skeptical of Openmoko’s WikiReader. It’s a handheld device with a grayscale display that’s basically designed to do one thing: Provide offline access to Wikipedia. I guess the idea is that it’s like being able to carry around the most up to date Encyclopedia in your pocket, even if you don’t […]
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Lenovo to launch 7 inch Android tablet in China?
We’ve been hearing for a while that Lenovo would launch its upcoming Android tablet in China before deciding whether to offer the product in other countries. That makes sense, since Lenovo’s home base is in China, and the company took a similar strategy with last year’s launch of the LePhone Android handset. But I’d kind […]
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A few more iPad keyboard cases – Video
The Apple iPad has a surprisingly decent on-screen keyboard, but if you prefer typing on a physical keyboard, there’s no shortage of protective cases for the iPad with built-in keyboards. The folks at Shanzai.com managed to get their hands on two different models, one which connects over Bluetooth and another which connects to the iPad […]
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Chinese laptop packs dual core Atom, next-gen ION for about $340
The folks at Shanzhaiben have spotted a new Chinese laptop with a 1.8GHz dual core Intel Atom D525 processor and NVIDIA ION 2 graphics. It has 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 320GB hard drive, HDMI output and something else you wont’ find on most Atom-powered notebooks: a DVD burner. That’s because the laptop has a […]
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3-in-1 iPad Camera kit coming soon (not from Apple)
The Apple iPad doesn’t have a camera, but Apple does offer a camera connection kit… not for taking photos, but instead for downloading photos from a camera or an SD card. The kit comes with two different adapters. Plug one into your iPad’s docking port and you can connect a camera (or some keyboards) over […]
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MeeGo handset UI loaded on a tablet, just for kicks
MeeGo is a cross-platform Linux environment designed to run on low power netbooks, tablets, smartphones, and in-vehicle computer systems. But just because MeeGo runs on all of those devices doesn’t mean it runs the same way on all of those platforms. For instance, while you might expect the user interface for tablets and smartphones to […]
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Microsoft to showcase Windows tablets, tease Windows 8 at CES?
Sure, Microsoft pretty much invented the tablet PC category about 10 years ago… but the company’s vision of tablet computers which had all the features of a laptop, plus a touchscreen display and pen input for drawing, writing notes, and handwriting recognition never took off in a big way with consumers — at least not […]
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Acer Aspire One 721 upgraded with unannounced AMD K145 CPU
This summer AMD introduces its Nile line of processors which offer better-than-Intel-Atom performance without using too much more power than an Atom chip. The result is computers such as the Dell Inspiron M101z and Acer Aspire One 721 which offer HD video playback, zippy performance, and more than 5 hours of battery life using AMD […]
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How to install Ubuntu Linux on Google’s Cr-48 Chrome notebook
So you’re one of the 60,000 or so people who managed to get your hands on one of Google’s newfangled Chrome OS notebooks, but it turns out you’re not all that enamored with the Chrome Operating System. No worries. The Cr-48 turns out to be a nifty little 12 inch notebook with a nice big […]