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HTC Joins the Tablet Battle with HTC Flyer

By twinks on Feb 17, 2011 No Comments

Better late than never – HTC finally jumped into the tablet craze with their first tablet, the new HTC Flyer. It’s a combination of HTC’s distinct innovative design and the latest HTC sense reinvented for the tablet. HTC Flyer features a unique interaction experience by adding and recreating the natural feel of a pen and paper navigation on its touch screen. It also features an on demand video and movie download service and Cloud-based mobile gaming.

Flyer’s HTC Sense focuses on the user as the center of the whole digital experience; it features a 3D home screen and unique collection of widgets that contain the user’s most important apps and links. HTC Flyer also natively supports Flash 10 and HTML 5 to reintroduce the natural feel of writing, this tablet uses Scribe Technology that uses a built-in digital ink that allows users to take notes, sign draw and even write on a webpage or image. For mobile entertainment, it has HTC watch – an affordable video download apps and service that offers HD movies. For mobile gaming, HTC uses OnLive cloud-based gaming service that enables subscribers to play games on their TV or computers by using HTC Flyer’s broadband wireless connection.

HTC Flyer is confined in an ultra-lightweight and compact aluminum unibody construction. It utilizes a 7-inch HTC Scribe-enhanced screen and relies on a powerful 1.5 GHz processor for computing and high-speed HSPA+ for wireless connectivity. It should be available globally by the second quarter of 2011.

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Fujitsu LifeBook TH700 – Convertible Dual-Mode Tablet PC

By lyn_l on Jul 3, 2010 No Comments

Are you a mobile office user? Then perhaps you also consider your tablet PC as a good alternative to using a PDA and a laptop. Yes, convertible tablet PCs indeed offer those mobile office professionals with the power and portability they need. Best is, they are given the choice to work in either display mode or as a regular laptop. One of the coolest convertible laptop you can consider these days is the Lifebook TH700 Tablet PC. It comes with a 12.1-inch WXGA LED backlight dual-mode-display which reacts to both multitouch finger gestures and active stylus for a more accurate input.

The LifeBook TH700 offer unmatched flexibility with its durable bi-directional display hinge and modular bay battery. You don’t have to worry about bringing a drink in your workstation station because this convertible PC features a full-size spill-resistant keyboard with touchpad. It also comes with a webcam plus built-in dual digital array microphones. What makes this PC more powerful is its Intel Core 13-350M Processor and the Genuine Windows Home Premium (64 bit) Microsoft Office Starter 2010. These features are backed up by a 4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM memory and 320 GTB S-ATA 150, 5400 rpm hard drive that’s protected by a Fujitsu Shock Sensor.

Moreover, this new Fujitsu convertible Tablet PC comes with a DVD burner, Bluetooth 2.1 802.11n WiFi, and HDMI port. It is also outfitted with a 6-cell 5,200mAh battery which according to Fujitsu is designed for up 5 hours runtime. Shipping of this product is expected to start July 5th 2010. For the meantime, you can check other Fujitsu Tablet PC choices at Amazon.

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Fujitsu LifeBook T730 – There’s Gotta Be More to LifeBook

By twinks on May 28, 2010 No Comments

If you are to buy something new for yourself and need to choose from a list of gadgets you like, the one that serves more purposes usually wins through. With the new LifeBook T730 Tablet PC, it appears that you win the same way with its bunch of new technology and optional features.

The LifeBook T730 Tablet PC promises a more efficient and versatile computing experience through the pioneering 2010 Intel Core i5-520M vPro Processor and latest dual digitizer technology that supports on-screen gestures. The Fujitsu LifeBook allows you to have features of your own preference like the optional bright display that offers 160 degree vertical and horizontal viewing angles, and modular bay battery aside from dual digitizer with pen input and multi-touch interaction. Other features that come standard with the T730 are Genuine Windows 7 Professional operating system, 12.1-inch WXGA LED backlight bright LCD, 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM memory, wireless Bluetooth, Modular Dual-Layer Super-Multi DVD Writer, 84-key full-size, spill-resistant keyboard, touch pad with scroll sensor, HDMI port, separate jacks for microphone and headphone, three USB 2.0 connectors, one LAN connector, one IEEE 1394 (4-pin type) jack, one DC In connector, integrated speakers, and card slots.

In terms of display output quality, the LifeBook T730 is equipped with the established Intel HD graphics. For security purposes, the 160 GB S-ATA, 5400 rpm hard drive is protected by Fujitsu Shock Sensor to keep files safe and sound from everyday encounters. The T730 is even embedded with fingerprint sensor, TPM, and security panel.

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Cintiq 21UX – Lets You Work Directly on Screen

By phoebz on Mar 3, 2010 No Comments

Are you a budding photographer, designer, or animator? If yes, then maybe you’re looking for an easier, faster, and more convenient way to do your work. Who wouldn’t want to? Of course, every creative professional would dream of having a gadget that can make editing photos, designing, and drawing not only more fun but also more convenient. Good thing, there is now a gizmo that can very much do all these. Introducing the new Cintiq 21UX!

The new Cintiq 21UX is a combination of color LCD and pen input capabilities, allowing any photographer, designer, and animator to work directly on screen. Boasting a 21.3″ LCD display, this gadget makes a perfect companion for those creative professionals wanting a portable and more convenient way to do their work even while on the go. And since this is designed to detect 2048 levels of pressure, any user will certainly have more control over the pressure-sensitive pen effects like opacity, exposure, and line weight.

Anyway, here are the other great features of the Cintiq 21UX:

• New pen tip sensor technology lowers activation force and captures every nuance of pen pressure control
• 16 User-defined ExpressKeys put time saving shortcuts, modifiers, scrolling, zooming, and more at your fingertips.
• Touch Strips, with Touch Strip Toggle buttons, control up to 4 application-specific functions
• Custom radial menus for rapid navigation
• New contoured Grip Pen and Pen Stand

And when you get this gadget, here’s what included in the package:

• Cintiq 21UX Interactive Pen Display
• Grip Pen
• Pen Stand
• Display Stand
• DVI-I to VGA cable adapter
• DVI-I to DVI-D cable adapter
• AC Power Adapter
• Power Cable
• Rotation Lock Screws (4)
• ICC profile created with X-rite MonacoOptixXR
• Bearing hub recess cover plate and screws
• Quick Start Guide and User Manual
• Installation CD (includes driver software and electronic manual)
• Application DVD

• Includes valuable creative software from Corel and Nik

So why settle with drawing on paper if you can work directly on screen? Get the Wacom CINTIQ 21UX (DTK2100) 21-Inch Pen Display – Graphics Monitor with Digital Pen now!

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HTC Joins the Tablet Battle with HTC Flyer

Fujitsu LifeBook TH700 – Convertible Dual-Mode Tablet PC

Fujitsu LifeBook T730 – There’s Gotta Be More to LifeBook

Cintiq 21UX – Lets You Work Directly on Screen

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