tablet pc

Microsoft hails choice in Windows 7 as advantage over rival

Crave Sinofsky also noted that even though the company is focusing on touch, it is not abandoning its Tablet PC work. Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, told TechFlash last week that touch could be mainstream but Tablet PC was "truly niche".

Tags: machines, handle, beta, enable

6 November 2008, 10:00

Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook U820 and P1630: Tiny tablets

Crave Fujitsu has announced updates to two of its LifeBook lines, the UMPC-like U series and the tiny P-series tablet. This new 1kg tablet updates the P1620 with Centrino 2 components, including an Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 Ultra Low Voltage Processor and...

Tags: intel, cell, connectivity, webcam

5 November 2008, 11:01

BBC iPlayer: Now showing on portable media players

Crave The devices that will now support iPlayer include much of the Sony Walkman range, the Archos 605 WiFi and Internet Media Tablet, Philips GoGear 52xx series and the Samsung YP-P2 and YP-Q1. Users will be able to transfer BBC TV programmes downloaded...

Tags: devices, bbc, drm, windows media

13 October 2008, 9:02

Toshiba NB110: NB stands for netbook

Crave Toshiba is actually one of the pioneers in mini-laptops, with the Libretto first coming out in 2001, and the Tecra M4 convertible tablet in 2005. It resembles an Eee PC, with specs a mix between that and the HP 2133 Mini-Note: Intel Atom processor...

Tags: japan, mini, eee pc, ram

2 October 2008, 10:46

New OLPC laptop looks way too cool for school kids

Crave The design provides a right and left page in vertical format, a hinged laptop in horizontal format, and a flat two-screen wide continuous surface that can be used in tablet mode. With all the attention we lavish on Netbook-style laptops such as the...

Tags: generation, children, consumption, keyboards

21 May 2008, 10:30

Pen-on with the Aiptek SlimTablet 600u

Crave But the fiercest conflict is between those fuddy-duddy traditionalists who favour the out-dated, finger-cramping mouse, and the forward-thinking, finger-snapping young dandies that glide effortlessly across the screen with a graphics tablet.

Tags: aiptek, notes, tablet, microsoft powerpoint

31 March 2008, 11:52

WannabEees: Eee PC vs Elonex One vs OLPC vs EasyNote XS vs MSI Wind and more

Crave Wi-Fi is standard, as is wired 10/100 Ethernet, two USB2.0 ports, built-in speakers, and the keyboard's removable so you can use the One like a tablet PC. Its rivals -- including the Eee PC 901 -- will have a very hard time topping it.

12 March 2008, 11:17

Macworld 2008: Play Steve Jobs Bingo

Crave Alternatively it could turn out to be the fabled Apple Tablet PC, which we reported on late last year. We also expect announcements on the desktop PC side of things. Yes, it's Macworld time again -- and speculation on the show's announcements is as...

15 January 2008, 11:47

SanDisk shows off 72GB 1.8-inch SSD hard drive

Crave Or maybe that Apple Tablet PC we scored the scoop on last November is set to be flash-based? This isn't a drive you're going to be able to pick up from your local PC component store though, as it's only going to be available to OEMs.

Tags: sandisk, apple, microsd, ultraportable

7 January 2008, 18:06

Crave Podcast 58: Apple Tablet talk

Crave Rory (50 CNET) Reid, meanwhile, regales us with tales of how your ISP could accidentally send you to Guantanamo Bay, why Google's Android could be utterly pointless, and even spills one or two beans the 'forthcoming' Apple Tablet PC.

Tags: fool, listen, fill, kill

9 November 2007, 13:20

Apple Tablet PC is real, says Asus

Crave A few weeks ago we were having a civilised dinner with our friends at Asus and angling for cool stories when we were told in a very hushed manner: "Asus is helping Apple build a Tablet PC.We're tempted to ignore all Apple rumours because there's...

Tags: asus, tablet, tablet pc, intel core

6 November 2007, 10:56

Wacom Bamboo: Pen tablet in mouse-banishing shocker

Crave Those crazy funsters at Wacom have just released a new pen tablet -- but rather than aiming it at graphic artists, they've pitched it regular Joes, like you. The Bamboo uses absolute positioning, whereby the tablet's surface area represents the...

Tags: edge, sign, buttons, mouse

24 May 2007, 9:56

HP Pavilion TX1020ea: Bi-polar media Tablet

Crave Crave has always thought of Tablet PCs as being a bit boring. You can use it like an ordinary laptop, or swivel the 12.1-inch screen 180 degrees and lay it flat against the keyboard in tablet mode. They're clever, sure, but they're usually designed...

Tags: hp, keyboard, inch, laptop

15 May 2007, 10:24

Photos: Asus reveals rugged UMPC

Crave The device is fully 'convertible', meaning it can work in standard laptop mode, or in tablet PC mode. The Asus R2H was one of the few ultra-mobile PCs we actually liked, so you can imagine our delight when we encountered its successor at CeBIT today.

14 March 2007, 13:01

Tour the stands at CES 2007

Crave Nokia's 770 is reborn as the Nokia N800, a pocket-sized Internet tablet that lets you browse the Web using Wi-Fi or via a Bluetooth connection to your mobile phone. HP's TouchSmart PC is an all-one-desktop with a touch-sensitive screen and some...

11 January 2007, 10:00