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Asus Gearing Up To Produce World’s First Quad-Core Tegra 3 Tablet

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by Joe Sirianni on
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Nvidia is gearing up to show the world it means business with its up and coming ground breaking new industry technology, yet again.  It looks like the company, the first to bring us dual-core in a smartphone with the LG Optimus 2X overseas, then making its way to the US as the T-Mobile G2X, is at it again.  DigiTimes reported that Asus, makers of the Eee Pad Transformer have announced the production of the new Tegra 3 based tablet.  One would imagine programs and navigation on a device like this would move at the speed of thought.

The device will be built around the new Kal-El quad-core specifications and could arrive sometime in August of this year.  When this Superman chip enabled device comes to light, users may just be laughing at what is now referred to as “1080p”.  We’d imagine the device will put out a few more pixels than the average screen res.  There’s no word as of yet on a release date for this monster but Nvidia does have a road map available regarding their chip set release, revealing quad-core for some time in August.  Let us know what you think about having such a powerful CPU in a tablet. Or, are you sick and tired of the “Core Wars”?

[via engadget by digitimes]

Amazon Releases ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, Sells Out in a Matter of Minutes

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by Michael Murphy on
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If you’ve been excited about the launch of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer…well, you apparently weren’t the only one, and we hope you’ve already grabbed yours.  Amazon made the Transformer available for sale in the US early this morning…and was sold out within just a few minutes.  Likewise, Target lists it as “unavailable” and BestBuy.com already has it showing up as “backordered.”  We don’t know how many were made available for this first-round release, but apparently it was not enough to meet the demand for the product.

Honestly, this isn’t that surprising, given that it’s basically a Honeycomb tablet that docks onto a keyboard to make a nice laptop-like device when you want that experience.  It’s a very cool device concept, and it’s priced at a VERY competitive $399.  That is, if you can find one.

Stay tuned, we’ll keep you posted.

[via engadget]

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer will be available in the US and Canada on April 26th

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by Robert Nazarian on
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There has been a lot of rumors about the Asus Eee Pad Transformer being delayed, but ASUS just announced, via Facebook that it will be available in the US and Canada on April 26th. It will be priced at $399 for the 16GB and the dockable keyboard will be $150. They will also offer a 32GB version for $499.

I wrote a post earlier in the week about the need for tablets. I admitted that I would end up buying one because I am a gadget freak, not because I need one. If I do buy one, this is the one I will buy. It is the most intriguing Android tablet by far. The only thing that concerns me about the Asus is that it may not get updates timely.

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Why are we tablet crazy? Do I really need one?

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Last year Apple launched the IPad, and it was more successful than anyone thought. This year will be the tablet explosion as Apple’s IPad 2, and plenty of Android versions, will be available. I think the ultimate thought is that tablets will eventually take over laptops, but since this has not happened, why should I invest in one?

It seems as though the tablet has become the new $500 “coffee table book.” Recently, AdMob did a survey on tablet use, and they found that 82% of tablet owners use it only at home. The tablet has become the new casual computer at home for doing some web surfing, reading the news, or playing some games. My laptop can do all of these things and a lot more.

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HTC and ASUS may delay tablet launches due to Japan disasters

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by Jesse Bauer on
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DigiTimes is reporting that several tablet manufacturers may be delaying the launch of their devices, specifically the HTC Flyer and the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer due to the natural disasters that struck Japan over the last few weeks. We’ve heard that parts manufactured within Japan may be in short supply as they try to rebuild stock, which is something that Sony Ericsson has also made known due to their components being made in Japan for their Xperia Neo.

HTC has commented on this report stating that they still intend on launching the Flyer tablet device in Q2 of 2011 (which we are in), but did not specify any date. We haven’t heard from ASUS over the matter as of yet.

[via bgr, digitimes]

Official ASUS Eee Pad Transformer website goes live with full specs

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by Robert Nazarian on
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If you are looking to buy a tablet, you cannot tell me that you are not intrigued about the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer. If you haven’t heard about it yet, it is a 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet with a NVIDIA dual core processsor. What makes it intriguing is that it has a physical keyboard dock. We have heard rumors about it being released on Amazon and at Best Buy next month for a price of $499.00. If this holds true, this might be the best Android tablet out there.

We have known about the Transformer for some time now, but they have officially released the full specifications.

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer, packed with Honeycomb and more

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by Adam Johnson on
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Asus, the leading manufacturer of motherboards, has introduced a new device to add to their line of consumer products. This one is aptly named Transformer.

The name does seem appropriate, given it ability to transform. The 10.1″ display featuring LED backlighting at a 1280×800 resolution can be detached from the optional keyboard dock transforming it in to a portable compact tablet. I will also be sporting Android 3.0 Honeycomb which was designed for larger screen sizes in mind. This is just another device I’m sure we’d all like to get our hands on. Hopefully Google will soon release that tasty source code. Hit the break for the rest of the story.

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Sorting Out the Truth on ASUS’ Tablets

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by Michael Murphy on
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The Inquirer recently claimed to have received word that perhaps some of Asus Android tablets wouldn’t ship in quite the situation that was initially stated at CES. ASUS will be releasing several tablets later this year, and they were originally said to be released running Android 3.0, Honeycomb. But, according to the Inquirer, they would only be shipping with Gingerbread, 2.3, and wouldn’t make the ship dates cited at CES.

Well, TechInStyle contacted ASUS directly, who backed up their original statements. John, Project Manager over the Android dev team, stated “his team are [sic] still on course to launch the tablets with 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’, they are just waiting on Google’s release schedule now.” He also confirmed that pending Google’s official release of Honeycomb, they should be on track to make the stated release dates given at CES, of April, May and June, and confirmed that they will have full Android Market integration. Hit the source link for the full story.

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CES 2011 Preview: Motorola, HTC, Verizon, Vizio, and so much more

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by Dustin Karnes on
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Well folks, it’s that time of year again. Time for all the world’s greatest electronics companies to go strut their stuff at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. We’ve been expecting a ton of stuff from this gigantic event this year, and we’re here to give you a sneak peek at some of the stuff you should be looking forward to.

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ASUS announces slew of new Android tablets: Transformer, Slider, and MeMO

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by Dustin Karnes on
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ASUS recently finished up a huge press conference at CES (which you’ll see us at starting tomorrow!), wherein they had three new tablets to announce, all running Android. Looks like ASUS is looking to really saturate the market with these new products, as well as keeping the unofficial CES 2011 mantra alive: “tablets, tablets, tablets”. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got:

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO

  • 7-inch screen capacitive touchscreen with stylus
  • Android 3.0
  • 1080p video playback and HDMI out
  • Available June ranging from $499 to $699

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

  • 10.1-inch IPS wide format capacitive touchscreen
  • Android 3.0
  • NVIDIA Tegra 2 Processor
  • Removable keyboard dock
  • Available April ranging from $399 to $699

ASUS Eee Pad Slider

  • 10.1-inch IPS wide format capacitive touchscreen
  • Android 3.0
  • 1.2MP front-facing camera and 5MP rear camera
  • Available May ranging from $699 to $799

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