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HP Slate
The Spanish site Clipset (via Engadget) has some details on the HP Slate:
- Official launch in June, arriving in Europe in September.
- European pricing is said to be €400.
- Runs Windows 7 and supports Flash.
- Atom processor.
- USB port, card reader and camera on board.
Clipset makes the interesting observation that the HP Slate is like a scaled down netbook while the iPad is like a scaled up iPhone.
Neofonie WePad
The WePad by German company GmbH is due to arrive in German stores next month.
TechCrunch Europe has an article about the WePad that lists its features. The WePad is said to be cheaper than the iPad and has a larger 11.6-inch display vs the iPad’s 9.7-inch screen.
There is an interesting quote from Neofonie:
The WePad provides elderly users in the core target group of newspaper and magazine publishing houses, who generally have little to no experience with PCs with intuitive and fast access to the digital world of their children and grandchildren (Internet, e-mail, social media, etc.).
I think this is an excellent use for tablets. For elderly people who cannot use a computer and for whom becoming computer literate would be difficult, a tablet will be a much simpler way for them to gain access to email and the Internet.
Marvell Moby
Marvell has just announced the Moby and has been displaying a prototype at the Future of Publishing Conference in New York City.
From the press release:
For about $99, Marvell’s Moby tablet prototype promises to change the way students learn by delivering an always-on, high performance multimedia tablet featuring live, real-time content, 1080p full-HD and 3D media, and full Flash Internet. Marvell’s Moby tablet could eliminate the need for students to buy and carry bound textbooks and an array of other tools.
Some of the features:
- Powered by the ARMADA 600 processor.
- Gigahertz-class processor speed.
- 1080P HD encoding and decoding.
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM and GPS.
- Support for Flash.
- Support for Android or Windows Mobile.
That’s a really feature-rich device for only $99. The iPad is facing major competition from a lot of competitors that are promising more features and in many cases at a better price.
