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notebooks

HP Pavillion DV Series Notebooks Redesigned with Magic Chrome, Blu-ray, HD Tuners and More

HP overhauled its feature-packed consumer DV notebooks, the familiar black-and-silver ID getting a "magic chrome" enhancement: otherwise invisible controls light-up when touched. It's the first new look for the Pavilion line since 2006. The entire line features HD tuners, Blu-ray drives, webcams, fingerprint readers and built-in 3G internet. Here's a closer look at the line, as well as a newest TX tablet PC and the XB4, the laptop dock equivalent of Batman's utility belt.
The Pavilion dv4 is the baby of the bunch at 14.1". It has a maximum 320GB hard drive and 3 USB ports. Base price is $800 for an AMD processor or $1000 for Intel, and they'll be on sale in September. More »

4:00 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Benny Goldman
7,596 views, 9 comments

Latest by davidfbecker: Actually those kind of look like they're running XP... I have an XB3000 HP dock... I wonder if these new Pavilions will be compatible with it or if they'll force an upgrade? more »

rumor

Intel Germany CEO Spills on Atom-Based Mini-Tablet iPhone

Through the fabulously true-to-life magic of machine translation comes word from ZDNet.de that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer has confirmed an upcoming, larger (more tablet-y?) "version of the iPhone" based on Intel's Atom platform. Supposedly, the beefier unit size isn't due to the Atom chipset, but to the previously rumored bigger 720x480 display. More »

6:49 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By matt buchanan
13,645 views, 41 comments

peripherals

Smitrix Swiftpoint Triped Mouse For Tablet PCs: Forget Those Annoying Pens

You have already seen the Swiftpoint Slider Mouse, a device that effectively makes your keyboard into one giant mousepad, and now we learn that there is a similar device made primarily for tablet PCs and multi-touch tabletop surfaces. Besides being pointier and cooler looking than the Slider, the Triped aims to "remove barriers to the growth of the Tablet PC market" by eliminating one of its major drawbacks—the pen. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,295 views, 10 comments

huffy

Dell Gets All Defensive About Latitude XT Tablet Pricing

While we sorta groaned at the Latitude XT's $2500 base-model pricetag along with everybody else (cause it's expensive!) we didn't piss and moan too much because we knew that the DuoSense technology making it the only input device on the market that combines a pressure-sensitive pen with multitouch into a single surface is new, hot shit. And that's never cheap. But Dell is a little touchy about the feedback, so they've publicly defended the price on their Direct2Dell blog, with a chart showing how much more awesome it is than other tablets and quips like "we are talking about cutting-edge technology here." More »

5:40 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By matt buchanan
5,412 views, 27 comments

Latest by Rob C: @Scaramanga: Yeah, see, the problem is, it's a RESISTIVE touch screen for the "duo touch" That tech can only sense one push at a time, not two or more fingers trying to do different things. Think laptop touchpad. try using two fingers more »

official

Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC Gets Official At Under 4 Pounds With Capacitive Touch

Dell's Latitude XT 12.1-inch convertible Tablet PC is finally official, and it's being paraded as the world's "only sub-four-pound 12.1-inch convertible tablet" with capacitive touch capability—meaning it'll sense your finger (sorry, only one) without any pressure at all. Also on the touchy-feely side, it's got palm rejection, a no-battery pen eraser and Dell says its response times smoke Lenovo's X61T. The 3.57-pounder is available next month starting at $2499 with Core 2 Solo or Duo options and the choice of a sweet 64GB SSD or 120GB HDD. And the whole presser and spec sheet: More »

9:15 AM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By Haroon Malik
9,600 views, 25 comments

Latest by Azndude51: @HexiumVII: Looks like they took the page down in your dell.com link. more »

laptops

Toshiba Portege M700 Tablet Has Touchable Screen, LED Backlighting

If you're a tablet person, you should take a look at Toshiba's latest, the Portege M700. It's got a 12.1" LCD screen, the first from Toshiba with LED backlighting and an antiglare coating for maximum indoor/outdoor performance. The screen has another talent too: unlike many Tablet PCs, this can be touched with your finger rather than the stylus, for extra flexibility. It comes with other features not seen on some earlier Toshiba's, such as a built-in webcam. And it has stuff that Toshiba buyer's look for, like a fingerprint reader, spill resistant-keyboard and accelerometer-based HDD protection. Unlike competitor's models, the Portege M700 still comes with a "tablet" level price: $1700. And up. (Jump for press release.) More »

8:00 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Wilson Rothman
10,447 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: I just bought an M700 with the touchscreen. My problem is that I don't seem to have pressure sensitivity in Photoshop. I bought it for this exact reason so I am livid right now. Can anyone please help me, I more »

dell tablet

Official Dell Latitude XT Tablet Specs Leaked

An internal Dell document for the Latitude XT Tablet has surfaced, more or less confirming previously-leaked specs, while revealing a few new ones. More »

4:08 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Adrian Covert
6,571 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: Why such a weak processor and RAM? Surely they could pack more into this machine. I noticed that the specs say in China the thing comes with Linux preinstalled. Does that require special drivers? Can I load Ubuntu onto this more »

tablet pcs

Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC Shown Off at Oracle OpenWorld

Michael Dell showed off the Latitude XT tablet at Oracle OpenWorld today, and from the looks of it, they might have a winner on their hands. Aside from previous specs (12.1 inches, 1.2 GHz processor, under 4 pounds, up to 3 GB RAM), the video reveals that the convertible tablet features multi-touch recognition that can detect five fingers on the screen at once. The demo shows our presenters finger painting with all five fingers and shuffling through a "pile" of photos via the touchscreen. Dell also said it's due to hit the market in a couple of months. [jkkmobile]

9:51 PM on Wed Nov 14 2007
By Adrian Covert
9,314 views, 48 comments

Latest by n/a: I would just like to say I was raised for 8 years on mac; hated them, couldnt do anything to save my life. Started using my mums PC, took me 3 weeks to figure out what a game was and more »

dell breaks out the convertible

Dell's First Convertible Tablet PC Revealed

It may be the end of the work week for most of us, but the elves at Dell are still churning out products. Their latest is a Latitude Convertible Tablet PC, the company's first Tablet. Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dell's Business Product Group, Jeff Clarke, is seen cradling the newborn in a video posted on the company blog. More »

6:11 PM on Fri May 18 2007
By Louis Ramirez
9,920 views, 18 comments

folding tablet

Tablet PC Concept Folds Up and Doubles as Cellphone

Design-wise, the Flexi PDA concept may be one of the most interesting Tablet PCs I've seen in a while. When its unfolded, it works like a tablet and features its own QWERTY keyboard. Thanks to the handheld's flexible screen, you can also fold it in half and use as a cellphone. More »

8:58 AM on Tue May 15 2007
By Louis Ramirez
1,039 views, 3 comments

laptops

Toshiba's M400 Tablet PC Reviewed (Verdict: Solid But Could Improve)

Toshiba New Zealand let Craig Pringle take their new M400 Tablet PC out for a spin last month and he's posted a detailed hands-on review on his blog, complete with photos. Pringle says he's been using mostly tablets for the past year so he should know what he's talking about; he's pleased with the M400 overall, even though it's slightly heavier than most tablets and "feels like it has been designed as a laptop that converts into a tablet—rather than a tablet first device." More »

5:05 PM on Thu Mar 2 2006
By gizmodo.com
999 views, 6 comments

Latest by essjae: Avoid Toshiba! I got an M400, it's been in service 2x in 6 months for an out of box defect. It's been there this second time since 9/11 waiting for apart...eta 10/10. Service can't help you, the dept more »

laptops

Gateway CX2600 Series Convertible Notebooks


Gateway launched a new family of convertible notebooks (that's Tablet PCs to the rest of us) that are aimed to be more affordable and accessible to the general public. The CX2600 Series notebooks will have a 14" display, five hours of battery life, a Pentium M processor, a 5-in-1 card reader, 3 USB ports, 1 IEEE 1394/Firewire port, and WiFi, of course. As the name implies, the display swivels out to reveal a keyboard, and when in closed position, you can use a pen to take notes on the touch-sensor screen. I'm still not convinced that the tablet PC will ever catch on with the masses, but I'll admit that this notebook does look pretty sweet. And you can snatch one up for under $1,400—which is pretty good for a tablet PC. More »

2:50 PM on Tue Oct 11 2005
By gizmogo
2,333 views, 4 comments

Latest by pete: illucid is correct - Microsoft recently relaxed it's Tablet XP licensing standards to allow touch screens, but the Gateway uses a Wacom digitizer. more »

laptops

Gateway 14" Widescreen Tablet (Sexy!)

I often consider myself immune to tech news. Please, that new iPod didn t even faze me. But Gateway has a new tablet coming out and I am getting all worked up. This is a 14" widescreen convertible tablet PC. The Gateway CX200 to be exact. First thing is first, this tablet is starting at only $1100, which is pretty damn good for a quality tablet nowadays. Also this machine is full customizable, from battery type, CPU, video card, everything is customizable. Pardon my enthusiasm, but I am a tablet PC user and this thing tickles me pink. It is up for preorder currently and should be available in the near future. More »

10:15 AM on Thu Sep 8 2005
By Travis Hudson
692 views

pcs

Networking the Nokia 770

Word on the street is that the Nokia 770 "appliance PC" will be supporting the ZeroConf project. ZeroConf is software that allows devices to connect to each other almost seamlessly and with "Zero Configuration." In all actuality the ZeroConf is being developed for Maemo, but Maemo is the development platform being used for applications on the Nokia 770. The ZeroConf being developed for the Nokia 770 is going to work via WiFi or Bluetooth and adds two personal area network services, one for services and one for IP. ZeroCorf should help "coffee table"-esque PCs, like the Nokia 770, better integrate with home networks. More important, it will allow the 770 play multiplayer Doom. More »

12:00 PM on Wed Sep 7 2005
By Travis Hudson
318 views

laptops

Fujitsu Releases Two New Tablet PCs

Seemingly confident in the future of Tablet PCs, Fujitsu released two new Tablet PC models today; the Lifebook T4020 and the Stylistic ST5032. The Lifebook is a convertible tablet, whereas the Stylistic is a slate-style tablet. Both will feature a 12.1" XGA display with 160 degree viewing angle, optional Bluetooth, fingerprint sensor, and a choice of either Atheros Super AG or Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Wi-Fi connectivity. The Lifebook T4020 will have either Intel Pentium M 740 or 760 processors, whereas the Stylistic ST5032 will feature an Intel Pentium M 753 processor. The Stylistic model has a few extra features like a shock-mounted hard drive and a dedicated Smart Card slot. More »

11:20 AM on Wed Aug 24 2005
By gizmogo
316 views