Onkyo’s new 10 inch, dual-screen netbook isn’t the only new product the company is launching today. Onkyo Japan is also introducing a 7 inch netbook that has a touchscreen display that you can fold over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. The Onkyo NX707A4 also has built-in GPS, which means you can easily fold […]
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Next up for Asus: An EeePad tablet PC?
When the the Asus Eee PC 701 was introduced in 2007, it was arguably the first consumer-oriented netbook (the OLPC was designed for educational purposes, not the general public). But now Asus has plenty of company in the netbook space. And in order to keep competitive, the company is keeping an eye on the market […]
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Blump’it Firefox plugin turns any touchscreen PC into a joojoo-like web tablet
Now that Michael Arrington’s $200 CrunchPad has been turned into the $499 JooJoo, you may be looking for another way to get your hands on a low cost, easy to use web-tablet. Blump’it has an interesting solution: A Firefox plugin that essentially turns any existing tablet into a JooJoo-like device. The Blump’it plugin basically adds […]
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Out of the ashes of the CrunchPad rises the $499 joojoo tablet
Remember that $200 internet tablet Michael Arrington wanted to introduce? Now it’s a $499 tablet and the company behind it wants nothing to do with Michael Arrington anymore. Arrington had a falling out with Fusion Garage recently, the company that developed the device’s operating system and which founder Chandra Rathakrishnan claims was behind all of […]
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Malata touchscreen tablet hits the FCC, coming to the US?
Remember that cheap touchscreen tablet-style netbook from Malata that we spotted last month? It looks like it might be headed to the US after all. The FCC has published some documents (PDF link) related to the PC, which is a pretty good indication that it could be available in the States in the not too […]
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The CrunchPad tablet is dead, is anybody surprised?
For much of the past year, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has been working with a small group on a pet project called the CrunchPad. It was designed to be a 12 inch tablet style device for surfing the web from a couch. While Arrington always said the device was supposed to be a web-only device […]
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Gigabyte T1028X with Windows 7 now available for $668
Brad first reviewed Gigabyte’s 10″ convertible back in August. At that time one of his complaints was about the screen, which he said looked a bit “milky.” Several Liliputing readers pointed out that the issue might have a lot to do with the fact that the Touchnote shipped with Windows XP Home. Now, however, the […]
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Acer Timeline 1820PTZ convertible to launch in UK on December 9
Acer is set to debut another member of the Timeline family, at least in the UK- where the 1820 PTZ convertible will go on sale for €599 December 9th. The thin-and-light will feature an 11.6” multi-touch capable screen, and Acer reports up to 8 hours of battery life – as with other Timeline models. It’s […]
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Intel Classmate goes on sale in Canada as MDG Flip
Intel’s Classmate PC has just landed in Canada, appearing on the Sears.ca website as the MDG Flip. It’s priced at $599.99 CDN and sports the same specs we’ve seen on other re-branded Classmate units. The Flip runs an Atom N270 CPU and includes 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 60GB SATA hard drive, 802.11 b/g/n wireless, […]
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Acer 1420p touchscreen tablet unboxed at PDC
Microsoft is giving away free tablet computers to attendees of this year’s Professional Developers conference. And the tablet they’re giving away is the as-yet unreleased Acer Aspire 1420p convertible tablet-style notebook. The Acer Aspire 1420p has the same basic guts as the Acer Aspire 1410 which I recently reviewed, including an 11.6 inch, 1366 x […]