Fujitsu introduced a new Windows 7 tablet with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard this week, but so far I’d only seen rendered press shots of the Fujitsu TH40/D. Now the folks at Akihabara News have had a chance to check it out in person and we can see what the tablet looks like in the real […]
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Flexbook concept device can be used as pocketable tablet or notebook
It seems like every day there’s a new report suggesting that tablets are or aren’t killing off traditional laptop computers. But designer Hao-Chun Huang has come up with a concept device that lets you have the best of both worlds. The concept is called the Flexbook, and it was submitted as part of a Fujitsu/DesignBook […]
Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series tablet up for pre-order for $649
The Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series is a 10 inch Windows 7 tablet computer with a slide-out keyboard that tucks away behind the screen when you’re not using it, allowing you to use the computer as a tablet or notebook. It’s been available for pre-order from a handful of stores for $670 and up since […]
Closer look at the Acer Iconia Tab W500
The Acer Iconia Tab W500 Windows 7 tablet went on sale today and the folks at Microsoft’s Windows Blog have posted a pretty good overview of the tablet and optional keyboard dock. As far as the tablet goes, the computer has a high resolution 10 inch display, 2GB of RAM, a 32GB solid state disk […]
Acer Iconia Tab W500 Windows tablet now available for $549
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer isn’t the only tablet with a removable keyboard hitting the streets this month. The Acer Iconia Tab W500 has a similar design, but instead of running Google Android the Iconia Tab W500 sports Windows 7 Home Premium. The tablet is now available from B&H for $549 plus free shipping, but […]
Maestro C tablet transforms into… something like a notebook
Computers that can transform from laptops into tablets are nothing new. But the folks at Evolve Three have taken the usual approach of building a laptop with a swiveling display and turned it on its head. The company’s Maestro C tablet instead features a removable wireless keyboard a kick stand that folds out to reveal […]
Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series up for pre-order
The Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series is more than just a computer with an unnecessarily long name. It’s also a PC which can function as either a notebook or a tablet, thanks to a slide-out keyboard which hangs out under the screen. The Sliding Series computer is designed to be much more compact than an […]
Gigabyte to unveil ultraportable laptops with Sandy Bridge chips this summer?
Gigabyte has been making mini-laptops with 10 to 12 inch displays for a few years, including some of the first convertible tablet-style netbooks with touchscreen displays. But Gigabyte’s mini-laptops tend to be pricier than the competition, partly because they’re so jam-packed with high performance features. So it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that the […]
Asus Eee Pad Transformer get a Honeycomb update
When Asus began showing off the Eee Pad Transformer at CES in January, the tablet was running a version of Android 2.x with a custom user interface, but promising that the tablet with the detachable keyboard would run Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb by the time it launches in April. Now the company is following through […]
Dell Inspiron Duo convertible tablet on sale for $399
The Dell Inspiron Duo functions both as a standard Intel Atom powered netbook and as a Windows 7 tablet. That’s because the lid has been specially designed so that the screen rests on a hinge inside the upper portion of the laptop. All you have to do is push the screen back 180 degrees and […]