Tag Archives: CES 2011

Evolve III Maestro is a Triple Boot Tablet: Runs Android, MeeGo and Windows 7 (Video)

Posted by on January 17, 2011 16 comments

Once again CES 2011 material was missed and of course, it’s a tablet we’re talking about. The Evolve III Maestro was spotted at Intel’s booth and what’s really interesting about this device is that it runs Android, Windows 7 and MeeGo, making it a triple boot slate.

Inside there’s an 1.83GHz Atom N475 CPU, that will be replaced with a dual-core Oak Trail processor starting from Q2 2011. TabletPCBuzz claims that Windows 7 and Android get 8 and 16 hours of battery on the device, thanks to the Oak Trail chip. This unit is supposed to weigh less than two pounds and its screen is a 10.1 inch display, with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution.

Other feats are 2GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 32GB SSD storage, 3G connectivity and support for WiFi 802.11 b/g/n. The price point is around $500, for the original version, while the Oak Trail one will cost an extra $100. Here’s a video detailing the device.

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Asus Eee Slate EP121 Win 7 Tablet Nominated for CES 2011 Innovations Award

Posted by on January 13, 2011 28 comments

Among the great devices at CES 2011 we’ve noticed the Asus Eee Slate EP121, a tablet that was selected for an Innovations Award during the show. The device is shown below, demoed in the video at the end of the article and specced after the break.

This is a Windows 7 Home Premium tablet, with a 178 degree viewing angle display and full support for many types of standard PC peripherals. Here’s the specs list for the EP121:

  • Display: 12.1 inch LED display, 1280 x 800 pixel
  • Memory: 32/64GB SSD storage, SDXC memory expansion, up to 4GB DDR3 RAM
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, USB 2.0, mini HDMI
  • Camera: 2MP

You can also connect this device to keyboard and external displays, for extra performance.

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ENSPERT Home Tablet S200U Supports Multimedia Player Function, Controls Home Appliances (Video)

Posted by on January 13, 2011 24 comments

Straight from CES 2011 there’s some love to show the ENSPERT company, who have showcased (among others), the S200U Home Tablet. This can be considered a home hub device, that’s based on media convergence and home network usage. ENSPERT aims at the US and Japanese market with its products.

The company is specialized in media convergence and their product, the S200U is a SoIP (Service Over IP) Android home tablet, that’s able to control home appliances and share media. DLNA is also supported, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth and the S200U relies on the N-Screen platform, that links freely with other devices, like smartphones, slates and smart TV sets.

Its specs include a 1GHz CPU, VoIP video calling, cordless telecommunications, wireless interconnection and remote control functions.

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Enspert Prepares Full Metal Body Tablet PC E301, Shown at CES Last Week (Video)

Posted by on January 12, 2011 80 comments

You might have never heard about Enspert before, but they unveiled a pretty cool product at CES 2011. We’re talking about the next-gen Android slate E301, a full metal body tablet shown in Vegas last week. This Android 2.2 comes with a 7 inch display, with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution and full-metal body.

The device also supports Google Android Market and it incorporates a 1GHz CPU, a 3MP camera, SD card slot, WiFi and Bluetooth support. Games, mobile Office and digital photo frame features are on the specs list as well, plus e-book support and Adobe Flash. Too bad that the product is WiFi only, as it would have been pretty tempting, specially for the right price.

There’s also a hands on video below of the Enspert E301, if you’re curios:

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Acer 7 and 4.8 Inch Slates Spotted at CES, No Names and Specs Yet

Posted by on January 11, 2011 6 comments

Aside from the 10 inch Iconis A500 tablet announced at CES just days ago, Acer also allowed the press to have a glance at two brand new slates. One of them measures 4.8 inches in screen diagonal and can be seen below, while the second is pictured at the end of the article.

Sadly there’s no name for these new products and no trace of specs, for now. These are not concepts, since Acer really plans on releasing them, but there’s no launch date known. OS is also a mystery, as well as the CPU of choice, although we’re guessing that Android and Tegra 2 might be favorites.

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Motorola Xoom Tablet Pre-Order Available With $1023 Price Tag

Posted by on January 10, 2011 7 comments

Motorola’s hot Xoom tablet has been one of the hottest CES 2011 items and now the product is up for pre-order at Handtec. Going for $1023, the slate is rumored to retail in February, around Valentine’s day, although Handtec is listing it with a “coming soon” mark.

Considered CES 2011′s best gadget, the Xoom is appealing specially because it runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb, it brings forth multitasking, dual core processing at 1GHz, widgets, customizations and a brilliant 10.1 inch widescreen HD display.

Handtec pre-orders are taken from here.

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Quanta 7 Inch Android Tablet Showcased as CES 2011; Dummy Stage Only

Posted by on January 9, 2011 9 comments

Quanta’s 7 inch slate running Android was spotted these CES days in Vegas. Surfacing at a Taiwanese booth, the Anadem Q07, a rebranded Quanta unit was available only as a dummy, but still it looked pretty interesting. It’s got a chrome bezel, a silver body and a 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel display.

Inside, you’ll find a Samsung S5PV210 processor (Hummingbird with a twist), underclocked to 800MHz, but still able to do 1080p. The rest of the specs are pretty minimalistic: SIM card slot, microSD, HDMI and stereo speakers. Froyo is the name of the OS on this piece of hardware.

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ViewSonic Unveils ViewPad Slates and Smartphone at CES 2011

Posted by on January 9, 2011 169 comments

ViewSonic is usually a brand known for its slates, but CES 2011 seemed like the perfect opportunity to let a smartphone go loose, too. Tablets were also involved, like the 7 inch unit showcased at Viewonic’s booth. There was also a 4 inch smartphone present, called ViewPad 4.

Dubbed the ViewPad 7, the new ViewSonic slate comes with the following specifications:

  • OS: Android 2.2 Froyo
  • CPU: Qualcomm MSM7227, 600MHz
  • Connectivity: 3.5G
  • Display: 7 inch, WVGA LCD, 800 x 480 pixels
  • Camera: 3MP front, 3MP rear

The ViewPad line, that also includes the 4 inch 1GHz smartphone will debut this summer and we also have to mention the ViewPad 10 model, with its 10.1 inch display, WiFi connectivity and dual operating systems (Win 7, Android).

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Ocosmos Details and Unveils Oak Trail-Based Gaming UMPCs OCS1 and OCS9

Posted by on January 8, 2011 29 comments

Remember those cool gaming tablets we’ve shown you before CES 2011 started? They’re very real and they’ve been spotted at CES, being detailed by their maker. We’re talking about the Ocosmos OCS1 and OCS9, with the first unit being shown below and specced after the break.

Both units are UMPCs based on the Oak Trail platform and right now they’re destined to reach the Korean market. US And Europe will  have to wait a bit more, but hey, the PSP Phone is coming, right? Here’s what the OCS1 is all about:

  • OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
  • CPU: Intel Oak Trail CPU, 1.5GHz
  • Display: 5 inch capacitive touchscreen, 1024 x 600 pixels
  • Memory: 1GB RAM (upgradable to 2GB), up to 64GB SSD, microSD slot
  • Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth
  • Camera: 3.2MP, 1.3MP front cam
  • Others: shoulder keys for gaming, gyroscope, accelerometer

Ocosmos says that the OCS1 will change the gaming and business segments and then there’s the 9 inch slate OCS9, that has just about the same specs as the unit above, aside from the screen diagonal, that’s bigger. OSC9 (pictured below) holds an extra battery and uses a capacitive keyboard available separately as an accessory that connects via Bluetooth.

Till Sony devices to deliver a PSP tablet, these gaming machines seem pretty appealing, specially with a decent price tag.

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Sony Wants to be World’s Second Best Tablet Maker, After Apple

Posted by on January 8, 2011 13 comments

It’s a well known fact that Steve Jobs admires the way Sony are doing business and we guess that Sony also has some respect for Apple, at this point. This is also due to a recent statement of Sony computer division head Kunimasa Suzuki, who said that the company wants to catch up and be second to Apple by 2012, as far as tablet sales are concerned.

Suzuki also calls the iPad the “king of tablets” and he wants Sony’s product to be second, although we have no idea what that product will be. An year is the time frame for Sony to take the spot on the podium. It was kind of a disappointment to witness the debut of CES 2011 with Sony lacking a PSP Phone or tablet from its booth…

Maybe MWC 2011 will bring novelty, but that’s not for sure as far as Sony is concerned. Recently there have been claims that Sony might be readying a PSP tablet, especially with the few gaming slates present at CES 2011 showing that it can be done. So, will it happen?

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