Touch screen tablet PCs – complete guide and reviews

Many were disappointed by Apple as iPad didn't turned out to be what was expected, even if voices rumored on Internet way before official launch that it will be just a huge iPod. Some are still complaining, but designer Patrycjusz Brzezinski got to work and made a rendering, complete with specs of what he believes would make the perfect iPad. His vision is called MacView and is a gadget a little too advanced for today's hardware but it's interesting to see nonetheless what's all about: sl...

As expected, once Apple announced their iPad slate tablet Chinese manufacturers rushed to bring their own interpretation of this design to market. One of them even claimed Apple copied the iPad design from China, but that's another story. In the current story we're showing you early samples of a 7 inch tablet (800 x 480 pixels resolution) running Android OS. Just like the iPad, the core CPU is based on ARM architecture, in this case a 600 MHz RK2808 CPU. Unlike the iPad tough there's a front ...

Even if there are a lot of companies out there offering multi touch enabled gadgets only a few of them are actually making any touch screens, so the number of touchscreen technologies is very limited. That's why when a newcomer announces a new technology and says it's got some funding support already the press is starting to take notice. That's the case with FlatFrog that recently got their hands on 18 millions $ worth of funding to continue R&D and commercialization of their planar scatt...

It seems that the US government is really concerned about 3G data consumption that future gadgets will eat up in the next period. A recently issued warning brings this problem in discussion, comparing it with what happened in the days unlimited Internet via dial-up was available for the first time from AOL. That scenario of outages is likely to happen on AT&T and other 3G networks in US once devices like the iPad become more and more common and consumers begin using them without restricti...

It seems that almost everything that leaks on Internet is true, at least as far as it goes for last week Lenovo's roadmap leak for 2010 which revealed plans for an X200 Tablet successor called X201T. It seems that things are moving even faster than predicted as Lenovo X201T convertible tablet already showed up on an Australian website, so now we finally have some specs to temper with. So let's see that the Lenovo X201T has to offer for us: 12.1 inch multitouch enabled LED backlit screen, a Co...

As you might probably already know Symbian OS went fully open source a few days ago which means everyone can download the source code and modify it. As in Android's case this move proved successful, and the CEO of Symbian Foundation told the press he sees Symbian OS powering future tablet devices and even netbooks as many manufacturers showed interest in putting ARM architecture at work together with the already proven Symbian OS that has powered in 10 years since it launched more than 300 milli...

It's not a shock per say, but just me being a little ironic about some news around the web that are interpreted the same way (aka the wrong way) by everyone that writes about the same subject (here and here). In this case is about the UK based X2 company that announced their slate type tablet called iTablet. They all say Apple is going to fight back, but none of them said anything about the trademark belonging to the Copertino company or not. Dudes, if X2 would have named their product iPad t...

Some believe the future of increasing battery life lies in new technologies for storing power, others like University of Pennsylvania researchers believe in circuits that power themselves from the sun. They already built working prototypes of touchscreens that collect power from the sun, but it's still small amounts, not enough to power completely autonomous circuits but they're getting there in small steps. Of course, not only touchscreens circuits are suitable for this new technology, as we...

This is the first post of a monthly series that will try and present you with the best deals of touch tablets you can purchase at a given time. I'll take into consideration the price, features, availability and even popularity (don't know yet how I will do that) of various tablets. Of course, it'll be my pleasure to receive updates from you guys as I don't expect my list to be exhaustive. I will divide the list in tablet categories like slate tablets, convertible tablets, netbook tablets and suc...

Even if I don't particularly like Apple I must admit they are one of those brands that drive the market, not follow others. Analysts and press are now watching to see how the iPad will do in terms of sales volume and customer feedback. But those are not the only ones watching Apple closely. The competition does that too, Sony being one of the big names interested in the slate market tablet and plans to bring their own model if they see demand for Apple's iPad. [caption id="attachment_1352" al...