Archive for the 'Tablet PC' Category

Dell has launched the Latitude XT2 XFR, a rugged edition of the XT2 12.1-inch Tablet PC.

The industry’s first rugged capacitive multi-touch tablet has protection against rain, dust, vibration, extreme temperatures, and accidental drops.

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Fujitsu announced today the LifeBook T4310 and T4410 12.1-inch multi-touch Tablet PCs, the LifeBook P3010 11.6″ ultraportable notebook, the LifeBook A1220 15.6″ desktop replacement laptop, and the Fujitsu M2011 10.1″ netbook, all with Windows 7 operating system.

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Acer has announced the Aspire AS5738PG notebook with a multi-touch 15.6-inch display, Intel’s CPU, and Windows 7 OS.

According to Acer, customers can touch anywhere on the AS5738PG’s screen using one or two fingertips to play movies, zoom in and out on websites, edit photos and video, handwrite notes, resize windows, launch entertainment applications and more.

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Gateway is going to release the EC18T Tablet PC with an 11.6-inch touch-screen display, according to leaked images and specifications.

The EC18T convertible laptop features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, Intel’s GS45 chipset with integrated GMA 4500 series graphics, and Windows 7 OS.

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The Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 Tablet PC is now available with optional multi-touch technology, supporting two-finger touch for actions including panning, rotating, flicks and zooming, as well as stylus support for inking, editing or annotating files.

When configured with the multi-touch option, the T5010’s 13.3-inch display uses dual digitizer technology, that includes capacitive touch and active digitizer (pen input).

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Apple is going to launch its first tablet computer in February 2010, according to rumors.

Taiwanese Economic News reports that three companies claim to have won contracts to supply some parts for the Apple tablet, which will reportedly feature a 9.6-inch touch-sensitive display, a built-in mobile broadband module, a P.A. Semi-engeneered processor, and a long lasting battery.

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Lenovo introduced today Enhanced Multitouch display technology, initially available on the ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC and the ThinkPad T400s laptop.

Enhanced Multitouch supports one- and two-finger gestures, as well as digitizer pen input. For instance, users can zoom in by pinching fingers together, and zoom out by moving fingers apart; pan vertically or horizontally by moving two fingers up and down or left and right; rotate an image by moving one finger around another; right-click by holding one finger on an object and tapping another finger; or flick using quick linear pen or touch movements.

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Asustek’s first touch-screen netbook, the 8.9-inch Asus Eee PC T91, is now available for purchase in the United States.

Amazon.com and eCost.com offer the 2.1-pound convertible, the T91SA-VU1X-BK, that includes the Intel Atom Z520 CPU at 1.33GHz, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 16GB solid state drive plus a free 16GB SD card and 20GB via Eee Storage service, a “5-hour” battery, and Windows XP Home OS with Asutek’s exclusive TouchSuite user interface.

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Dell announced today the Latitude XT2 Tablet PC, featuring “better performance, security and manageability” than the previous XT generation.

The 12.1-inch Dell Latitude XT2 now comes with the newer Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 or SU9400 processor, Intel’s GMA 4500MHD instead of the ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 graphics, and with DDR3 memory instead of DDR2 in the Latitude XT. The capacitive 1280×800 display supports both multi-touch and pen inputs and uses LED backlight.

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Fujitsu’s LifeBook T5010, T1010, P1630 and T2020 convertible Tablet PCs joined today the LifeBook U820 in providing built-in support for AT&T’s BroadbandConnect High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) network, the computer maker announced yesterday.

The HSUPA mobile broadband support adds $150 to the overall cost of the selected Tablet PC configuration.

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Panasonic has upgraded its rugged Toughbook 19 Tablet PC and rugged Toughbook 30 laptop with Intel’s Centrino 2 / vPro technology, an improved display, and larger data storage space.

“Both Toughbook notebooks incorporate 1,000 nit LCDs, circular polarization technology and anti-glare (AG) plus anti-reflective (AR) screen treatments to enhance screen viewability, further improving in-field usability for mobile workers. Additional upgrades to the Toughbook 30 and Toughbook 19 include improved security and remote management thanks to Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology, expanded memory capabilities, 40% longer battery lives, larger capacity hard drives, and optional SSDs,” Panasonic’s press release says.

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M&A Technology has launched the Companion Touch, an education-oriented tablet PC based on Intel’s new Convertible Classmate netbook.

Along with an 8.9-inch touchscreen display that automatically adjust to landscape or portrait mode depending on the orientation of the device, the Companion Touch includes the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive, 4-cell battery, and Windows XP Home operating system.

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At the ongoing 2009 CES Show in Las Vegas, Asustek is displaying the Asus Eee PC T91 and Eee PC T101H convertible netbooks that feature 8.9-inch and 10-inch touchscreen displays respectively.

Besides the touch-enabled panels with a 180 degree rotatable hinge, the Eee PC T91 and T101H include the Intel Atom Z520 processor and run Windows XP operating system. The company revealed that the T91 model features a built-in GPS receiver, TV tuner, and an FM transmitter. On the other side, the T101H sports a new type of Eee PC keyboard with a MacBook-like “island layout”.

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Hewlett-Packard announced today the HP Pavilion tx2z (TouchSmart tx2), the company’s first Tablet PC with a multi-touch display.

The 12.1-inch Pavilion tx2z recognizes simultaneous input from more than one finger using “capacitive multi-touch technology”. It enables the use of gestures such as pinch, rotate, arc, flick, press and drag, and single and double tap. In addition, the tx2z supports digital pen input.

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Fujitsu’s new LifeBook P1630 convertible notebook with an 8.9-inch touch-sensitive display is now available.

Starting at 2.2 pounds, the LifeBook P1630 features the Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 Ultra Low Voltage processor at 1.2GHz, up to 2GB of DDR2 memory. It is configurable with an 80GB or 120GB hard drive, or optional 64GB solid state drive. The touch-enabled widescreen display has a resolution of 1280×800 pixels.

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