Handheld Tablet http://www.handheldtablet.com The gadget for 2010...Get one for the road... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:30:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Students Handheld Tablet for $35 from India 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 [...]]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/students-handheld-tablet-for-35-from-india 50 tablet pc models expected 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.

]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/50-tablet-pc-models-expected Dell Streak Wow! Wow! Dell’s joined the race too. Their Mini 5 – a 5″ tablet with a 5MP camera is going to hit the US market by the name Streak. Engadget seems to have got some leaked papers, which also shows that it may have a content partnership with Amazon.

]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/dell-streak Adam Tablet 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 [...]]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/adam-tablet Microsoft Courier

Also in the reckoning is Microsoft’s Courier, although not much is known yet about this project under wraps. We will post updates as we get to know more. Keep watching. This image was sourced from Gizmodo.com. There is no official release from Microsoft.

]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/microsoft-courier HP Slate Just came to know, there is some movement at the printer giant HP. Their Slate is rumored to undercut the iPad price and give Apple a tough time. Here’s a pic sourced from a video released on YouTube.com.

]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/hp-slate iPad Well Steve Jobs has done it again. The iPad does look like something people have been waiting for since long in the mobile computing arena. 5 publishers provide over 1 million publications through iBooks!

The iPad is Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G enabled, has battery power for 10 hours, has a 24.3 x 18.9 cm multi-touch [...]]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/ipad Favorite Application As the world postulates and rumor mills do the grind, we will take a look at who will benefit the most with a handheld tablet pc technology.

The 1st one are students. My pre-university (baccalaureate) daughter for one! I hate to see more than she herself does, her need to daily carry reference materials weighing almost [...]]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/favorite-application Introduction 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 [...]]]> http://www.handheldtablet.com/introduction