Asus Eee Tablet, which was unveiled today at Computex, is designed especially to compete with e-Readers like the Nook and the Kindle, and the Apple iPad. Asus is expected to release two versions of the Eee Pad.
The Eee Pad is a Windows 7–based device that uses an Intel CULV Core 2 Duo processor and a touch-sensitive capacitive screen. It can be used as a multimedia player, e-reader, Web-browser, or, with the help of a keyboard docking station, full-featured PC.
Its two versions including the EP101TC will come with a 10-inch screen and the EP121 will ship with a 12-inch screen. Asus claims both systems will deliver at least 10 hours of battery life.
CEO Jerry Shen, who launched the product, says that tablet devices like this will bridge the conventional divide between business and consumer products. “We envision a different kind of usage scenario,” Shen said. “You can be both a premier professional and a housewife.”
Gone is the painfully slow E-Ink page refreshing that Kindle owners are so recognizable to, with this particular LCD proving appetizingly quick at changing screens. The only hang-up comes when you attempt to flip through too many pages, too fast we managed to control a loading wheel on two occasions, both of which took around six or eight seconds to vanish and the next page to finally appear.
Though no reports are provided on its shipment date and its pricing, still it is expected to hit the market somewhere in later this year or the next year.
According to the tech experts, the Windows 7 running on the Eee Pad was the reason HP Slate failed in its initial phase therefore Asus’s decision of using the same operating system for its tablet computer is interesting.
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