Texas Instruments believes that its processors, namely the OMAP4, is the ultimate choice for tablet/slate devices. Based on the flexible Blaze development platform, TI’s new reference design is a 10.4″ (1024×768 same as iPad) tablet with an OMAP4430 1GHz CPU. More »

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From Htcyou: Do you recall the iPed that stole some attention during Apple’s Chinese iPad launch? That iPed is a bottom rung slate with a 7″ touchscreen and a slow processor. The Orphan M16 has a 10.2-inch (1024×600) display, Android 2.1, and a fast 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, and it is obtainable for $290 USD. More »

Ah, the JooJoo Tablet…the dreamer that wanted to change the world but instead fell victim to its own shortcomings and the iPad’s success. One thing that the JooJoo has going for it is its versatility. With some work, Windows 7 can be installed on the slate, and now OS X Snow Leopard can also be crammed into the JooJoo. Here is how… More »

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That is correct: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, the P1000 model, looks like it is a smartphone in addition to being a primary multimedia tablet (like the Dell Streak). Can you imagine people making calls on the P1000’s Super-AMOLED 7-inch display? More »

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Malata’s SMB-A1011 10.1-Inch Android slate could be a winner because it possesses many magnificent traits: Android 2.1 Eclair, powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 (Duo-Core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9) that destroys the iPad, HDMI output with 1080p support, and a capacitive touchscreen. More »

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From Htcyou: Just out in the UK via O2, the Dell Streak was rooted yesterday. More »

Notion Ink’s very promising Adam tablets have been pushed back to November. In February, when the company enthusiastically showed off the slate, the targeted release was June/July. Alas, because of Adobe Flash 10.1 issues and production/hardware supply problems (lots of tablets are being manufactured by other big firms), the Google Android based Adam is arriving late 2010. More »

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Late July, the enormous 5-inch Dell Streak smartphone lands on Dell’s website for $500 unlocked. The Android slate’s dock with HDMI output and the carrying case with kickstand have been unveiled for public eyes. More »

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The one thing that Inventec’s Dr eye mini smartbook has going for it is cute, small size, but the specifications are otherwise hideous for a $400 device that is running outmoded Android 1.6 (Eclair on the way) with unresponsive touch. More »

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If you thought that the iPad had a low-resolution screen before, then Kno’s dual-screen tablet with twin 14.1″ 1440×900 screens will have you agog. The 5-and-a-half pound behemoth comes with, get this, a stylus! Somewhere, Steve Jobs just threw up a little! Using IPS panels, the Linux based Kno’s LCDs should compare favorably with the iPad. More »

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Most slates and tablets are being based on Google Android or Windows 7, but at Computex, Quanta’s Redvale sides with MeeGo. Powered by an Intel Atom Moorestown 1.5GHz CPU, the 10″ resistive multi-touch display Redvale slate can play HD video. More »

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Do not forget about LG. ASUS and MSI have company in the Windows 7 and Intel Atom slate propaganda machine promoted by Intel and Microsoft. The UX10 is a 10.1″ tablet that is almost identical to MSI’s Wind Pad 100. More »

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Dell’s Streak 5″ smartphone tablet is going to launch on June 4th in the UK for free with £25 per month O2 contract or £35 per month with voice and unlimited data. Outright sale of the device is £429 ($621). More »

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The $400 EP101TC is bargain 10″ slate running Windows Embedded Compact 7, while the EP121 is a higher-end $500 12″ capacitive multi-touch tablet that is powered by an Intel CULV Core 2 Duo processor and Windows 7 Premium. Both are expected to become available early next year. More »

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This is the the MSI tablet that many geeks are holding their breaths for: with NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 SoC (which delivers an advertised 12-hours of battery life), the 10″ Wind Pad 110 runs Google Android 2.1 but sadly uses the same low-resolution 1024×600 capacitive touchscreen as the Wind Pad 100. More »

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