Thursday, March 3, 2011

Tablet Computer


Apple's Jobs: The tablet PC 'crashed and burned'
CNET
by Brooke Crothers Apple CEO Steve Jobs had some choice words today for the tablet PC, a relatively obscure PC product category that never caught on with consumers. Fujitsu Lifebook T900 Tablet PC. At $1899, would you buy one of these? ...
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CNET
Tablet computer wars
WBTV
It is the newest addition to a wave of tablet computers popping up in area stores. They are the device experts predict we'll all be carrying around soon. Those same experts predict more tablets will be sold than laptops by 2012. A tablet bridges the ...
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Touch panel IC maker EETI riding high on shipments to tablet PC segment
Digitimes
With orders for touch panel ICs including those for 10.1-inch tablet PCs, the company expects its first-quarter 2011 results will be better than that recorded in fourth-quarter 2010. Clients for 10.1-inch touch panel ICs include Acer, Asustek Computer ...
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IT industry news: Tablet computers 'aid traditional media'
Computeach
The introduction of tablet computers such as Apple's iPad to the market could potentially bring change to the way [THE?] traditional media industry operates, according to Marius Cloete, head of research at the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), ...
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Computeach
Gleacher & Co Analyst on New iPad 2 Tablet Computer
Product Reviews
This is why we are now seeing the likes of Motorola and Samsung jumping on the tablet bandwagon. Marshall feels that the is room for whoever are number two behind Apple, so what that means for manufacturers further down is anybody's guess. ...
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Product Reviews
Travel Gear to Tackle Sun, Sport, Sand and Surf
PR Web (press release)
Great for the Gadgets: Choose from the Computer Bag, Family Electronics Bag or Messenger Bag to safely transport tablet PCs, iPads, smartphones, digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and other family electronics to the boat. ...
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PR Web (press release)
No Apple iPad 2 pre-orders; online sales begin March 11, when the tablet ...
Los Angeles Times
And when it does, in both white and black colorways, it will almost certainly produce lines of eager consumers looking to spend at least $499 for the new tablet computer. Particularly because Apple isn't accepting pre-orders for the iPad 2. ...
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HP exec accuses RIM's PlayBook of imitating TouchPad's webOS
FierceWireless
Hewlett-Packard has insinuated that Research in Motion's (NASDAQ:RIMM) tablet computer, the BlackBerry PlayBook, bears a striking resemblance to HP's webOS-powered TouchPad tablet, which was announced last month. RIM introduced its PlayBook in ...
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iDisplay Turns Your iPad or Android Tablet into a Second Display
Appscout
If you have a tablet of any type, the app will allow you to pair it with a desktop computer running Mac OS 10.5 (or higher) or Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 as long as the tablet and the computer are on the same network. ...
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Bits: Jobs Takes Stage at iPad 2 Announcement
New York Times (blog)
Plenty of tech pundits are calling 2011 the year of the tablet. Apple is hoping to make it the year of the iPad. The company summoned reporters to an event in San Francisco on Wednesday, where it unveiled a new version of its popular tablet computer. ...
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New York Times (blog)