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Handheld Tablet Forums

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:26:08 +0000

Dear Friends,

We have launched forums for discussion on all handheld tablet companies, brands, models, products, whatever! Feel free to rave and rant on Handheld Tablet Discussion Forums.

Adam Tablet Update

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:16:06 +0000

Catch up on Notion Ink‘s Adam tablet updates on their official blog at http://notionink.wordpress.com. They have an EAP (Early Access Program) registration open until Nov. 03, 2010 for developers/ISVs. If you are an apps developer, head over to their site. We wish they had an EAP for reviewers as well, like us who are already drooling over the features and can’t wait to get our hands on one.

Students Handheld Tablet for $35 from India

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:30:19 +0000

The India government today unvieled a prototype of a handheld tablet targeted to students. The central minister for HRD briefed the attendees that this was a low cost computing-cum-network-access device for students and teachers and would be available through educational institutions by 2011.

The price is expected to be about $35 (INR 1500) which would drop down to $20 and ultimately to $10. The minister said “this is real, tangible and we will take it forward”.

Most of the parts to be used in this device are available off-the-shelf and some technology is being patented by the government. The device will have: Touchscreen, Multimedia, Searchable PDF Reader, Video-Conferencing, Storage and File-Compression.

The India government is looking up to corporate entities to participate in the project which is estimated to cost about $2.12 billions (INR 10,000 crores). Because the major portion of the investment is for connectivity and distribution logistics, we expect the telecom majors should be jumping on to the bandwagon.

50 tablet pc models expected

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:16:27 +0000

According to an ARM executive, year 2010 will see the arrival of at least 50 new Tablet PC models. ARM is privy to developments on this front as they are asked to provide engineering support or partnerships for the mobile processing platforms who use their chips, handheld tablet being the latest trend.

Adam Tablet

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:34:05 +0000

And to beat them all is an Indian team of seven geniuses based at Hyderabad who have demonstrated their Adam handheld tablet at the recent CES. Read more about this at India.com.

The features leave me drooling and the price is verrry tempting. I take back my invite to Steve in a previous post to look India ways. Do we really need the bl…ed iPad?

Introduction

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:39:29 +0000

Advancement in technology has made us truly mobile. Information technology for instance has evolved tremendously from the times when computing required huge room-sized mainframes for analyzing and processing data to the handheld tablet computer types we see today. The desktop PC was a very welcome change from the mammoth mainframe. The desktop went mobile with the introduction of the laptop. But, that’s still a heavy flip-top! We were not satisfied with that. We wanted true mobility in the sense we wanted even smaller and lighter computer models with more free-form user interface. The handheld tablet or the handheld tablet pc is the answer to our current mobility needs.

Though a handheld pc or a handheld tablet pc may not be as advanced as a regular pc, as the scope for high end computing operations and also data storage is limited, it still is a viable alternative to carrying heavy laptops. A handheld tablet with a display larger than the smartphones but smaller than regular laptops can be carried easily and some can even be carried in the jacket pockets. A good handheld tablet will have good computing features and a good connectivity facility. If you are a person whose computing needs revolve around only the internet and some basic word processing then a handheld tablet will more than meet your needs. A major drawback in a handheld tablet or handheld tablet pc could be the absence of a built in CD/DVD/Blue Ray drive but these features too are integrated in some models although escalating the expense. It could even open up demand for separate devices like say a handheld video player as a purely entertainment module.