Panasonic UT-PB1

 

 

Panasonic is launching in Japan its UT-PB1, an Android-based e-book tablet. The 7-inch device packs dual-core processor and runs Android OS. It has a 1024×600 touchscreen, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, 8GB internal sstorage, a microSD card slot, a USB connector, and built-in speakers. The PB1 supports WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Panasonic UT-PB1 is tied to Rakuten’s e-book store Raboo, which will be opened on 10 August. With Android OS, users can also use it for media playback and internet browsing.

 

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Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet P1

 

Lenovo is going to release in Q4 this year its IdeaPad Tablet P1, a stylish tablet PC running Windows 7. With Windows 7 OS and measuring just 14.5mm thin and weighing less than 2lbs, the P1 offers portability, power and versatility for the office, in the home and on-the-go. Inside its compact body, there is an Intel 1.5GHz processor, 2GB of DDR2 memory, integrated HD graphics and up to 64GB SSD for storage.

The IdeaPad Tablet P1 has a 10.1-inch 1280×800 capacitive multitouch touchscreen with an optional stylus pen. It supports Bluetooth, Ethernet LAN, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and optional 3G connectivity. The tablet PC also sport a 2 Megapixel webcam, a microSD card slot, and built-in 1.5W speaker. It comes with a 2-cell battery that provides up to

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Tablet P1 runs Windows 7 Home Premium and comes with Lenovo App Manager that lets you instantly switch from productivity to entertainment apps.

 

 

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Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1

 

While the Windows 7-powered Tablet P1 will come later this year, Lenovo will launch its IdeaPad Tablet K1 first, which is the first Android tablet certified to deliver Netflix video streaming. Powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 T20 1.GHz dual-core processor, the K1 runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS with Lenovo’s custom UI and support for Adobe Flash Player 10.3. It comes preloaded with more than 40 apps from partners like Netflix, Amazon, Adobe, Electronic Arts, Rovio, Zinio, Dataviz, and others, including favorites like Need for Speed Shift, Angry Birds, Kindle reading app and Documents to Go.

The IdeaPad Tablet K1 has 1GB of DDR2 memory and 16GB/32GB/64GB SSD storage. It has a 10.1-inc 1280×800 capactive multitouch display, a 5 Megapixel main camera, a 2 Megapixel front camera for video chat, a mini HDMI output connector and a microSD card slot. The Honeycomb tablet supports Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and optional 3G. It measures just 13.3mm thick and weighs only 750g.

The IdeaPad Tablet K1 has a 2-cell battery offering up to 10 hours of use. The 32GB model IdeaPad Tablet K1 is priced at $499, and can be ordered in the U.S. starting July 20, 2011.

 

 

 

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Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Business Table

 

Along with the IdeaPad Tablet K1 targeted at general consumers, Lenovo is also bringing Android 3.1 to business, introducing the ThinkPad Tablet, a business-class tablet device that combines the media and entertainment experience of the IdeaPad Tablet K1 with the security, reliability and manageability features ThinkPad is known for.

To better accomodate business needs, Lenovo also brings the optional Keyboard Folio Case with the optical TrackPoint for the tablet for fast, comfortable and accurate typing and mouse control. Like the K1, the ThinkPad Tablet is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor. It comes with a 10.1-inch 1280×800 multitouch IPS display with support for ThinkPad Tablet Pen input and Corning Gorilla glass, a 5 Megapixel main camera, a 2 Megapixel front camera for video chat, and 16GB/32GB/64GB internal storage.

Lenovo’s business tablet is available in WiFi-only and WiFi+3G models. It supports Bluetooth 2.0 and sports a 3-in-1 card reader, GPS/A-GPS support, accelerometer, gyroscope. You can find Mini HDMI output, a USB port, a micro USB port and a dock connector.

The 16GB ThinkPad Tablet is priced at $479 without the digitizer pen, and at $509 including the digitizer pen, for Wi-Fi models. The 32GB ThinkPad Tablet (Wi-Fi model) with digitizer pen is $589. The optional keyboard portfolio carrying case is available for $99. It will be available for order in the US starting 2 August 2011.

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Huawei MediaPad 7-inch Tablet

 

Huawei is launching its new MediaPad tablet, which is the first 7-inch Android 3 Honeycomb tablet device. Powered by a dual-core Qualcomm 1.2GHz processor, the MediaPad runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS, which is the same as version 3.1 but optimized for 7-inch tablets. It comes with a IPS capacitive touchscreen with 217 pixel per inch.

The Huawei MediaPad sports a 5 Megapixel camera, a 1.3 Megapixel front camera for video chat, and 8GB internal storage. The device supports Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi 802.11b/g/n as well as HSPA+ 14.4Mbps connectivity. It supports Full HD 1080p video playback and offers HDMI output. There are also built-in microphone, USB connector and a microSD/SDHC card slot for expansion.

 

 

 

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ViewSonic ViewBook VB730

 

ViewSonic launches its ViewBook 730 7-inch Android tablet. Powered by by a 1GHz Cortex A8 processor with 512MB RAM, the VB730 runs Android 2.2 Froyo OS, instead of tablet-friendly Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The tablet has a 7-inch 800×480 touchscreen with 400:1 contrast and 380cd/m2 brightness, a VGA front camera, integrated microphone and speakers and microSD card slot.

The ViewBook VB730 supports Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi 802.11b/g conectivity. It provides HDMI output so you can bring media content to your HDTV easily. The 7-inch Android device has 8GB internal memory and built-in G-sensor and accelerometer. It measures 208mm x 132.8mm x 14.1mm.

You can get ViewSonic’s ViewBook VB730 at Amazon for $229.99.

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EAFT MagicTile Marathon Tegra 2

 

 

EAFT Technologies from India introduces its MagicTile Marathon Android tablet. The 10.1-inch device is powered by 1GHz Tegra 2 processor with 512MB of memory. It runs Android 2.2. The Marathone comes with a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen with 1024×600 resolution and a 1.3 Megapixel camera.

The MagicTile Marathon has a microSD card slot and comes with a 16GB card. It supports not only WiFi 802.11b/g but also 3G data connectivity. You can find built-in speakers and microphone, USB port, 3.5mm jack and HDMI output.

The MagicTile Marathon is priced at Indian rupees 29,990 (US$674).

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iRiver Story HD E-book Reader

iRiver is launching its Story HD e-book reader in the US market exclusively via Target. The Korean company’s new reader is the first device to be fully integrated with Google eBooks platform offering more than three million ebooks at no cost and thousands of additional titles for sale.

The Story HD features a 6-inch 768×1024 e-ink display offering 63.8 percent more pixels than other e-readers, a QWERTY keyboard, SD card slot, and USB 2.0 connector. It is powered by a Cortex A8 chipset. The e-reader has a sleek, signature style and a curve with two-tone colors at the front and back for easy grip and slim design.

The iRiver Story HD weighs just 7.3oz, making it one of the lightese reader of its class. Its internal battery enables users to select 14,000 of its non-glare pages, or simply keep the device on standby for up to six weeks, all on a single charge. The Story HD is priced at $139.99.

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Haier HaiPad Android Tablet

Chinese company Haier announced its HaiPad tablet device for the Chinese market. The 7-inch HaiPad runs Android Froyo with a customized UI. It is powered by FreeScale iMX515 A8 800MHz processor and supports Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and WCDMA 3G connectivity. The HaiPad, like Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, can handle phone calls and text as well.

Haier is selling the HaiPad for 3299 Chinese Yuan (US $511).

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iLuv iCK826 Professional iPad 2 Case

 

 

iLuv launches its iCK826 professional leather case for iPad 2 with a detachable Bluetooth wireless keyboard for mobility and flexibility. The keyboard features dedicated keys for iPad functions and scissor-type keypad for more responsive typing. It has integrated rechargeable battery offering up to 5 days of use and 1 month standby on a single charge.

The iCK826 leather case has a retractable kick stand for multiple viewing angles. The official price of the iLuv iCK826 iPad keyboard case is $129.99 but you can get one at Amazon for just $64.70.

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General Dynamics Itronix GD3015

General Dynamics announced its new Itronix  GD3015 semi-rugged tablet PC, offering the full functionality of a notebook with the critical components and options needed by mobile professionals working in public safety, utilities, transportation, warehousing and industry field services. The durable device weighs less than 3 pounds. It is MIL-STD-810F compliant for shock, vibration, rain, sand and dust and IP54 compliant for dust and water resistance.

The Itronix GD3015 is powered by Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, integrated graphics. It is equipped with a 1.8-inch 160GB hard drive or optional 64GB SSD, and a 8GB CompactFlash card. The tablet comes with a 10.4-inch sunlight viewable, resistive touchscreen display with 1024×768 resolution. It supports Bluetooth, WiFi and optional GPRS/HSPDA mobile connectivity. You can find fingerprint reader, PC Card Type II slot, SD card slot, USB 2.0 HOST connector, internal speaker, RS232 connector and mono microphone.

With a modular design, users can expand the functionality of the GD3015 by adding optional accessory modules such as 2 Megapixel webcam, GPS, 1D barcode scanner, RFID receiver, and MSR (Track 1+2+3 magnetic stripe card reader). The semi-rugged Itronix GD3015 tablet is priced at $2400.

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Asus Eee Pad MeMO

First announced at the CES 2011, Asus’ Eee Pad MeMO is a 7-inch Android tablet. Now, at the Computex 2011, Asus has added 3D capability to the device and calls it Eee Pad MeMO 3D that has a 7-inch glasses-free 3D IPS LCD touchscreen display. The screen offers 1024×600 resolution and supports multitouch.

The Eee Pad MeMO runs latest version of Android OS. Like the HTC Flyer, the MeMO will come with a capacitive stylus.

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