Biggest, best, and beautiful. HP isn’t a flashy company, but boy do they have style. Known and respected for their engineering, their products have been attractive, but not usually head-turning. That was then, this is now. You might have gotten a hint that the company was up to a major refresh when they recently introduced their stylized logo for their premium products. The … [Read more...] about HP’s Spring line up
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ZWCAD Touch becomes CAD Pockets and comes in two flavors
ZWCAD revamps tablet app for CAD and reaches out for broader market. New version can read, edit, and create files. ZWCAD is a CAD product from China’s ZWSoft designed to challenge AutoCAD. Obviously, the company intends to win against Autodesk on its home turf in China, but the company also has larger ambitions. Its newest product is an enhancement to its mobile product, … [Read more...] about ZWCAD Touch becomes CAD Pockets and comes in two flavors
Review: Nvidia Shield tablet
Thin, light, and remarkably powerful—what’s not to like? By Robert Dow The K1 processor in the Shield tablet far outperforms any mobile processor that we have tested. The K1 is a 192-core Kepler GPU matched with a 2.2-GHz ARM Cortex A15 CPU with 2 GB RAM which drives an 8-inch 1920 x 1200 touch display, giving it a PPI of 283, the highest PPI of all the 8-inch tablets … [Read more...] about Review: Nvidia Shield tablet
The pen is mightier than the finger
Re-visiting N-trig tablet pens and the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet By Jon Peddie Of all the tablets we’ve tested (and certainly not all that are in the market), one of my favorites is the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. One reason I like it is because it has excellent pen input capability. Introduced in late 2011 with a 2.1-GHz Tegra processor and Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), … [Read more...] about The pen is mightier than the finger
Panasonic shows world’s largest tablet
At 9.8 megapixels, the yet-unnamed tablet would also make a great second monitor. Last week at CES, Panasonic showed a prototype 4K 20-inch tablet. The 4K tablet is actually a 3840 x 2560 resolution display—9.83 megapixels, which is more pixels than a “4K” TV (at 8.85 Mpix) but a different aspect ratio (4K TV is 4096 x 2160). At these insane resolutions, do we really care? Its … [Read more...] about Panasonic shows world’s largest tablet
An Android tablet with a game console interface
Archos GamePad is the first Android tablet with buttons designed for gaming. The first true Android games console, Archos GamePad is a new type of tablet that combines physical gaming button controls with an Archos patented mapping tool. The unit brings physical buttons and analog thumb-sticks to Android mobile gaming. The Archos GamePad uses a quad-core Mali-400 MP4 … [Read more...] about An Android tablet with a game console interface
Revolving around the tablets market, HP offer new EliteBook
Now you can twist and turn the whole night long. Pricing yet to be determined. HP went to Germany recently to introduce its Windows 8 11.6-inch Elitebook Revolve, which can be used either as a laptop or a tablet. The Elitebook Revolve is designed so the Gorilla Glass screen can be swiveled around and then laid flat to turn it into a tablet. For those not yet ready for the … [Read more...] about Revolving around the tablets market, HP offer new EliteBook
Review: The Microsoft Surface is a start
Good performance, good looks; but is Microsoft too late to make an impact in the tablet market? By Kathleen Maher Microsoft’s Surface has finally arrived and we have finally gotten around to writing a review of the tablet designed to be an Apple killer. It’s just as well; we’re late, we’re slow learners and we’ve been using the Surface Tablet as a working tool rather than … [Read more...] about Review: The Microsoft Surface is a start
JPR new market report quantifies smartphone and tablet CPU/GPU market
The global report includes definitions, market data, evaluations, and in-depth analysis of market growth dynamics. Jon Peddie Research today releases a new market study exploring and quantifying the growth of “System on a Chip” mobile CPU/GPUs and the intellectual property behind them. The report, “Dynamics in SoC, GPU, and IP markets” closely examines overall market sizes, … [Read more...] about JPR new market report quantifies smartphone and tablet CPU/GPU market
Thinkbox releases touch-based video editing app for Windows 8
Cinelab benefits from Thinkbox’s high-end experience, yet is simple enough for beginners. Thinkbox Software is ready for interest in the new Windows 8 tablets with Cinelab, a video-editing app designed for novice users. The app takes advantage of the new Windows UI to offer a simple touch interface. Users can rearrange clips by moving them around on screen, tap them to … [Read more...] about Thinkbox releases touch-based video editing app for Windows 8