12-11-2009, 09:08 AM | #1 | |
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Rumor: Asus Eee Pad
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http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Ne...&query=ASUSTEK Normally I wouldn't place much faith in this rumor, but I happen to have another piece of information. Asus has scheduled a press conference at CES for the Tuesday before it begins. Why would they do that if they weren't going to announce a new gadget? |
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12-11-2009, 09:54 AM | #2 |
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12-11-2009, 11:11 AM | #3 | |
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And Eee Tablet sounds like a nice concept to me. |
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12-11-2009, 11:47 AM | #5 |
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12-11-2009, 02:30 PM | #6 |
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If anyone can make an affordable tablet, it'll be Asus. I have one of their early minis and it's a pretty neat little piece of hardware.
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12-11-2009, 07:03 PM | #7 |
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I have tagged Asus as the company most likely to jump on the Pixel Qi train and bring out a device exactly like described in the link....I still feel it is a pretty safe bet.
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12-12-2009, 06:11 PM | #8 |
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12-13-2009, 02:00 AM | #9 |
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Something tells me 2010 will be a good year for e-readers. This would be an (almost) ideal reader for me. My only worry is that Pixel Qi tech won't do much for battery life.
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12-13-2009, 11:53 AM | #10 | |
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Also, the power savings will depend on how each individual actually uses the device and in which screen mode. I would expect if used in transflective mode where there is zero backlight used, then there would be a significant increase in battery life. If used in normal backlit mode then of course it would make a difference in battery runtime. It's not magic only a panel tech which adds a couple low power modes to conserve power. Indoors in a dimly lit room odds are the transflective mode (no backlight), as shown in Charbax's video interview with Jepsen, but in those lighting conditions near typical power is needed for the backlight. The thing about these panels is they offer nice mode options for the mfg and/or user to select as the situation requires. This, in addition to being full color panels, is something the current Eink brand/type epaper panels do not, and likely will not ever, offer. Last edited by brecklundin; 12-13-2009 at 11:55 AM. |
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12-13-2009, 01:28 PM | #11 | |
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12-13-2009, 01:29 PM | #12 |
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Digitimes just has no credibility any longer. So anything they say that's not able to be confirmed elsewhere is to be taken and ignored.
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12-13-2009, 01:45 PM | #13 |
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12-13-2009, 01:54 PM | #14 |
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I'll reserve my speculation about the application suitability and design constraints of an Asus product until after it's announced.
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12-13-2009, 04:23 PM | #15 |
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These guys are hardware making pros, they will be very cheap and will function pretty well. Probably won't be great for e-books at that size, but a very cool little device when it comes out.
I've used their netbooks and they are pretty sweet, perfect for browing while on the couch. Also they might make for great media center/household controllers. If it is a linux version it will be open source and all kinds of crazy software will emerge. |
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