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Dell Latitude XT Tablet to Get Multi-Touch Tomorrow
Dell's Latitude XT tablets will receive their long-awaited multi-touch firmware update Tuesday, adding multi-touch to web browsers, MS Office, Google Earth, photo viewers, and more to zoom, scroll and pinch just like you-know-who. There's also a boss-is-coming shortcut—double-tap the screen and it goes dark instantly, hiding your unsavory dealings. Looks a little jerky in Hans and Roy's demo video, though. More »
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Touch 360 Tablet Stand: An Easel to Your Digital Canvas
Tablets are great to work with when you're walking around like you're too good to use a normal computer, but sitting at a desk can make things tricky. This stand/docking station from Touch 360 is an elegant solution to sometimes awkward tablet ergonomics. Well-stocked with USB ports and power, the stand can either make your tablet into an all-in-one PC, or it can tilt/swivel/raise into a sort of Microsoft Surface Light. Good stuff, but no word on price or availability. [Touch 360 via Gizmowatch]
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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 »
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Asus Developing Eee PC Touchscreen Tablet
Aussie pub Current is reporting that the Eee PC will soon morph into a "non-clamshell touchscreen-only device," with an unveiling as soon as June 3 at Computex. Asus's Australia retail manager confirmed they're "obviously looking at form factors rather than just a clamshell" and that it would use a touchscreen. The caveat is that it ultimately might not wear the Eee badge since it's wholly different from—and presumably pricier than—the rest of the line. It might seem like an off-kilter move, but a genuinely cheap tablet (say, $500) could be as game-changing as the original Eee. [Current via Electronista]
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Wacom New Touchscreen Perfect for Fabled Tablet MacBook
Wacom, maker of the best graphic tablets available—as our video review of the latest Cintiq points out—says their new technology may be the key in developing perfect tablet computers, like the fabled MacBook Tablet. Their new surface has pressure-sensitive pen input and "pinpoint precision and drift-free" finger touch capability for low-power operation and lower cost for device manufacturers. More »
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Nokia took the shroud off its WiMAX-capable N810 Tablet today, which promises 4g mobile broadband speeds for the handheld internet tablet. The updated N810 will use Sprint's Xohm service, and adds a new mobile dimension to the device, which was previously Wi-Fi only.
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Nokia N810 WiMax Edition Tablet Hands On
Nokia took the shroud off its WiMAX-capable N810 Tablet today, which promises 4g mobile broadband speeds for the handheld internet tablet. The updated N810 will use Sprint's Xohm service, and adds a new mobile dimension to the device, which was previously Wi-Fi only.More »
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Gigabyte M700 UMPC Has 2 GB RAM, 7-Inch Touchscreen
Just unveiled at CeBIT, Gigabyte's M700 UMPC comes with a surprising 2GB RAM. In addition to its hefty memory and bright design, the M700 manages to pack in a 7-inch, 1024x600 touchscreen and a 1.2 GHz Via C7-M processor. It also has Windows Vista Home Premium. Details on pricing and release are hush-hush at this point. [Ubergizmo]
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The latest semi-rugged tablet to hit the market, Motion Computing's F5, keeps a good idea alive: a built-in handle lets the butterfingeriest extraterrestrials field workers keep hold of their precious electronics.
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Motion Computing F5 Tablet is Highly Evolved Speak N' Spell
The latest semi-rugged tablet to hit the market, Motion Computing's F5, keeps a good idea alive: a built-in handle lets the butterfingeriest
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Hey, old people have technological needs too. Or so this concept would have us believe. The idea behind this tablet/pda-ish device is that it uses RFID tracking technology toremind the elderly when to take their meds, when food in the refrigerator goes bad, and what to get at the store to meet nutritional requirements. But if my grandparents' foray into technology is any indication, this device would do nothing but baffle the elderly mind. [Yanko Design]
PDA/Tablet Concept Babysits Old People
Hey, old people have technological needs too. Or so this concept would have us believe. The idea behind this tablet/pda-ish device is that it uses RFID tracking technology toremind the elderly when to take their meds, when food in the refrigerator goes bad, and what to get at the store to meet nutritional requirements. But if my grandparents' foray into technology is any indication, this device would do nothing but baffle the elderly mind. [Yanko Design]
8:00 PM on Sat Feb 16 2008
By Adrian Covert
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Latest by gtpooh: I hope my grandson's aren't planning to get one of these for me . . .unless I can access WoW with it. Hmmmm. . portable WoW that reminds me to take my vitamins. I could hang with that. more »
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Fujitsu Announces 8.9-Inch Tablet PC
Fujitsu began taking orders Friday for their 8.9-inch Lifebook P1620 convertible tablet PC. The computer weighs only 2.2 pounds, comes with a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 60 GB HDD and 512 MB of RAM for $1749. The high-end model comes with 2GB RAM, an 80 GB HDD and Bluetooth for $2224. This announcement comes on the heels of Fujitsu's upgrade of previous tablets with HSUPA technology. [Electronista]
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The Skinny: HP's new tx2000 Entertainment Notebook (really a tablet) sequelizes its tx1000 tablet with a slight design change, a new Wacom digitizer "optimized for hand-writing capture" with a rechargeable eraser pen, updated chips and a snazzier skin. The Catch: N-Trig's DuoSense tech takes every other tablet down a couple of pegs.
HP Upgrades Entertainment Tablet PC to tx2000
The Skinny: HP's new tx2000 Entertainment Notebook (really a tablet) sequelizes its tx1000 tablet with a slight design change, a new Wacom digitizer "optimized for hand-writing capture" with a rechargeable eraser pen, updated chips and a snazzier skin. The Catch: N-Trig's DuoSense tech takes every other tablet down a couple of pegs.
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Make Your Own Mac Tablet in 15 Minutes
Did you fall in love with the Wacom tablet that Jesus showed off? Are you also not rich enough to afford a $4,000 tablet? I feel your pain. But hey, why drop all that coin on a new one when you can turn your Mac laptop into a tablet in a mere 15 minutes for way less money? Walk with me. More »
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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 »
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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 »
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Use a Wiimote to Make Whiteboards Out of Anything
Johnny Lee's description of "Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote" may sound boring, but it's actually a very cool and very innovative use of the Wiimote. Since you can hook the controller up to your computer and accept inputs using the Wiimote library interface, you can use its infrared sensors to detect and track infrared light on any kind of surface. With Johnny's app, you can in turn use a cheap DIY IR pen as an input device and make your own whiteboard/input tablet. You should watch the video to see more, but this thing looks really exciting. [CMU - Thanks Adam!]
1:53 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Jason Chen
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Latest by lafond66: That's awesome. I want to make one now! more »
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Dell's New Latitude XT Tablet to Have Multi-Touch Technology
Just in case you missed it, at Oracle OpenWorld 2007, Dell demonstrated the multi-touch capability of their new Latitude XT tablet PC. Users will be able to use multiple fingers to draw lines or manage several images simultaneously. Kevin Kettler, Dell's chief technology officer, noted that "it's going to be a great avenue for creative applications to be developed around it." Dell plans on shipping the system sometime in the next few months. [ComputerWorld]
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