One Laptop Per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte tells Xconomy that the group has received a $5.6 million grant from chip-maker Marvell to develop low cost tablets built around Marvell’s low power chips. That’s not a huge surprise, since the two have been working together since earlier this year. But here’s what I learned from the […]
Eken launches M005 Android tablet with 8 inch display
Eken isn’t exactly a household name, but earlier this year the company introduced a 7 inch Android tablet which has been rebranded and sold under different names around the globe by a number of companies. Now Eken is back, this time with an 8 inch tablet with a distinctive design and a 4:3 screen ratio. […]
AlphaUI introduces rear-mount keyboard for typing on the back of tablets
It looks like Microsoft isn’t the only company wondering whether the best place to put a keyboard on a tablet-style computer is on the back. A company called AlphaUI is testing a product that you can attach to a tablet with a 5 to 7 inch display and grab with both hands in order to […]
LG puts Android tablet plans on hold, waits for Gingerbread
Google has already said that it doesn’t consider Android 2.x to be an operating system suitable for tablets. While Samsung, Dell, Toshiba, and a number of other device makers seem to disagree, LG seems to be on the same page as Google. The company had been planning to launch a tablet using Android 2.2, but […]
Toshiba AC100 hacked to run Ubuntu Linux – video
The Toshiba AC100 is one of the first netbook-style devices to ship with Google Android installed. The operating system is typically installed on smartphones or tablets with touchscreen devices — not computers with keyboards and touchpads. The Toshiba AC100, on the other hand, looks like a netbook, with a 10 inch. 1024 x 600 pixel […]
TwinTech launches dual core, NVIDIA ION-powered nettop
TwinTech is offering a nettop with a dual core Intel Atom D525 processor and NVIDIA ION 2 graphics. It’s called the TwinBox, and it’s selling for 339.00€ in France. That’s about $465 US. The small form factor desktop has 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 250G or 500GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Etherent, Bluetooth, and a […]
Acer officially launches dual core Aspire One AOD255 netbook
Sure, the dual core version of the Acer Aspire One AOD255 was briefly available from the Home Shopping Network in August, but now Acer has officially launched the netbook. It’s available for pre-order from Amazon, and Acer has put out a shiny new press release listing the netbook’s specs. The Aspire One AOD255 is available […]
Bresser introduces 7 inch Android tablet in Germany
Bresser is starting to show off a new Android tablet in Germany with a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel display and Google Android 2.1. The Bresser MID 7 tablet has 4GB of memory, WiFi, 3G, USB connectivity, and a battery which the company says should be good for up to 8 hours. It will […]
Qualcomm Mirasol low power displays coming in early 2011
Qualcomm has been showing off its Mirasol display technology for ages. I got a chance to check out a prototype eBook reader with a Mirasol display at CES in January. But it looks like the displays won’t actually reach the market until early 2011. That’s according to GigaOm’s Om Malik, who caught up with the […]
Asus Eee PC 1015PN netbook with NVIDIA ION 2 up for pre-order
The Asus Eee PC 1015PN is a 10 inch netbook with a dual core Intel Atom N550 processor and second generation NVIDIA ION graphics. A few weeks ago Asus told me it would go on sale in October, and right on cue, the folks at ExcaliberPC have put up product pages for the laptop. You […]