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Notion Ink has launched Adam—the world’s first 10.1-inch tablet with Pixel Qi display. Pixel Qi is a display made from standard LCD material, but only uses half the power of a normal LCD. It also has an e-paper mode usually seen on e-Book Readers. This tablet runs on Android and is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra [...]
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The Lenovo Skylight smartbook will feature an ARM-based processor from Qualcomm. The Qualcomm Snapdragon platform enables 720p HD video playback, always-connected internet access (meaning you can receive emails and other notifications even when the device is folded up and placed in your bag), and other features designed to blur the lines between mini-laptops and cellphones.
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The Camangi Webstation smartbook comes in a standard box with a slew of accessories. It has built in WiFi, bluetooth, GPS and runs on Marvel 624MHz processor which means only one thing to us – this baby should be fast! (which it is not, unfortunately) Unlike most of the Android MIDs, this MID can also [...]
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Here’s a rundown on the spec:
CPU: Most likely a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
OS: Google Android
Display: 10.1 inch touchscreen
Storage: 16GB SSD
Connectivity: 3G and WiFi
Battery: Up to 12 hours (10 days in standby)
The HP Compaq Airlife 100 smartbook will be available in Spain through a deal with telecom Telefonica. It’s also expecte to launch in Europe [...]
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Another smartbook appearance at CES 2010 in the form of the Asus Neo. This smartbook has a 10-inch display, is powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 capable of a “full day” of battery life and 1080p video and runs Android OS. It’s coming to market some time this year, but no word on price and availability.
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The IdeaPad G455 is the first smartbook from the Ideapad series that is based on ARM platform, the AMD Tigris notebook platform, which comes with good performance on multimedia. That’s all we know currently.
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The specifications:
9.7″ x 7″ x 1.3″ for around 3 lbs (with keyboard)
ARM Texas Instruments OMAP3 chip
1024×600 8.9” screen
Storage: 8GB SD card
Wifi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth
3-dimensional accelerometer
Speakers, micro and headphone
8 USB 2.0 (4 internal, 4 external)
10 hours of battery life
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The ICD Ultra is a 7-inch (1024 x 600) tablet was able to handle 1080p video with ease. The Ultra runs Android 2.0 but firmware was found to be a bit rough. Verizon will be launching a WiMAX version of this tablet later in 2010.
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Equipped with a flushed 7-inch display and integrated 3G and WiFi+BT radios, it is one of the first devices out there to use the Tegra T20 CPU. It is pretty slim too – just 20mm thick and is able to deliver nearly 4 hours of run time on a single charge. Believe it [...]
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