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iiVIEW LAUNCHES VPAD TABLET WITH ATOM N270

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:45:29 +0000

iiView has released a 10.2 inch tablet called Vpad. The device, unfortunately, sports some pretty old internals. While the rest of the world has moved on to Atom N450, the iiView Vpad still sports an Intel Atom N270 processor. Other specs are pretty regular too. It comes with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive and runs Windows 7 Starter Edition. The base version costs $499. And if you need a 3G-enabled model you will have to shell out $699. This model also happens to have 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive.

TOUCHSCREENS WITH 10-FINGER, STYLUS INPUT COMING

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:45:29 +0000

There are different kinds of touchscreens. While some touchscreens accept stylus input others are meant for tapping with your finger. Very few touchscreens available at the moment accept both finger and stylus inputs.

Now French display maker Stantum has released a multitouch display that can accept both finger and stylus inputs. If that is not enough, the Stantum display can recognize up to 10 simultaneous inputs. So you will be able to tap away with all ten of your finger all at once. The stantum displays are also pressure sensitive which means that a light touch would generate a light line. Press hard and you will be able to draw thick lines.

The company is now in talks with global chip makers. So it won’t be long before these displays show up in laptops and tablets.

FOXCONN RELEASES $100 TABLET IN CHINA

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:20:12 +0000

Taiwanese PC maker Foxconn has released a dirt-cheap Android tablet. It sells for just $100 in China. The Foxconn iWonder tablet runs Google Android 1.6. It is equipped with a 10.1 inch resistive touchscreen display featuring 800 x 600 pixels. The device is powered by a Marvell processor. No 3G, please, but you do get WiFi.

The iWonder tablet comes in a plastic casing which does have a cheap feel to it. Not just cheap feel, it is actually cheap. But that is nothing surprising considering the $100 price tag. No idea if the device would be available outside of China anytime soon.

A tablet is an all-screen device meant for surfing the web and taking notes. Tablets are usually equipped with touchscreen displays and run Windows CE or Android. High-end tablets running Windows 7 are also available, but these machines cost a lot more than netbooks.

ACER LAUNCHES TOUCHPORTAL SOFTWARE TO MAKE ITS TABLETS MORE FINGER-FRIENDLY

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:37:21 +0000

Windows 7 incorporates a number of touch-friendly features. For instance, there is support for gestures such as pinch-to-zoom and tap-and-drag. The task bar is bigger than it was on previous versions and features large icons that can be easily launched by tapping with your fingers. The online keyboard is also designed for your fingers rather than the stylus. Nevertheless, in a bid to make their tablet PCs more touch-friendly, Asus and Acer have developed their own suite of touch-friendly applications.

While the Asus Eee PC T91MT and the T101MT feature Asus TouchGate software, Acer has bundled its TouchPortal software suite with Aspire 1820P convertible tablet. The Acer TouchPortal is essentially an answer to Asus TouchGate.

The TouchPortal software provides a full screen user interface, touch-friendly movie and music players and some video games. Whether you need the software is up to you to decide.