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Aware Electronics shows off A-Pad convertible netbook
Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
As you’re no doubt all too well aware, there’s certainly no shortage of netbook options out there these days, but the number of convertible netbooks is considerably more limited — a situation that little known Aware Electronics now looks set to somewhat rectify. It’…
Dell’s new E-Series gets first official mention
Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
At this point, there’s very little you don’t know about Dell’s upcoming Latitude E-series of laptops thanks to our Week O’ Dell Scoops. Only the official pricing and launch dates for these DisplayPort, eSATA, and Centrino 2 D-series laptop replacements (and new XT2 C…
Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1 gets fully detailed, landing in August
Filed under: Tablet PCs
Panasonic has been teasing us with this one for quite a while now but, as promised, it has now gotten fully official with its new Atom-based Toughbook CF-U1, including word of a price tag and release date. This one comes in squarely on the small end of the Toughbook spectrum …
Nokia dishes out OS2008 Feature Upgrade for N810 / N800
Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs
The first official OS2008 update came to Nokia’s internet tablets late last year, and those yearning for yet another can finally breath a sigh of relief. Reportedly, the company has pushed out the OS2008 Feature Upgrade for the N810 and N800, but we are told that u…
Kohjinsha SX-series convertible tablet edges out of UMPC territory
Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
Kohjinsha’s cranked out some interesting convertible UMPCs, but the new SX-series pushes the definition about as far as it can go with its chunky looks and packed feature set — this bad boy is probably even too loaded / expensive to be properly called a netbook. You…
Panasonic’s Atom-based UMPC Toughbook preps for shipment
Filed under: Tablet PCs
Get ready, argonauts — Panasonic’s Atom-based UMPC Toughbook is gearing up to ship out soon. Since getting really official at CeBIT in March, we haven’t heard a peep from Panny in regard to a definitive ship date. According to PC World, the rugged mini tablet will be loosed …
Gigabyte M704 unboxing video excites reviewer, may put you to sleep
Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs
It’s about time someone we understand got his hands on Gigabyte’s M704 UMPC. In this case, Chippysteve over at UMPC Portal put together a relatively long video that has him gushing over the new machine, navigating XP, tapping the screen, and putting the little com…