MSI is aggressively going after the iPad and will do so with the same strategy that Windows PC vendors have been using effectively for decades: offer variety to cater to more consumers. The Slatebook is a Windows 7 Intel Atom tablet scheduled for Q3. Today, MSI announced its 10″ (1024×600) Wind Pad 100 (which may be the same model) that runs Windows 7 and is an Intel x86 device that has HDMI, wireless, 3G, and a webcam. More »

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Lenovo has seen the light. Acknowledging the strengths of Google’s open source Android OS, Lenovo is delaying the launches of its Skylight smartbook and U1 Hybrid laptop/tablet, replacing the custom Linux operating systems with (hopefully) Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

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In China, the W7, which not coincidentally resembles the iPod Touch, is selling for 1,000 Yuan. The Android 1.5 multimedia slate has a 4.8″ WVGA (800×480) touchscreen and a Rockchip RK2808 CPU (600MHz ARM processor, Ceva MM-2000 DSP) that can decode high-definition video. More »

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These small Chinese hardware manufacturers can save a ton of money by simply imitating established designs for their products, and no other gadget is copied more often than Apple’s iPhone and now the iPad. TESO’s J-10 Pro is a 10-inch (1366×768) slate whose bezel, home button, and overall shape owe much to Jonathan Ive creations. More »

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Acer, the world’s second largest PC maker, is joining every other computer manufacturer in the market that the iPad has created. Acer’s slate is 7 inches, has a capacitive screen, and will run Google Android (sound choice). More »

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While you recover from this shocking turn of events, allow the headline to sink in. The WeTab (formerly aka WePad) is going to ship three months later than previously promised. I feel for the folks who pre-ordered it, at one point making neofonie’s tablet Amazon’s top seller. More »

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MSI’s Intel Atom tablet is going to be available through American and European carriers by the third quarter of this year. Also, MSI plans to cut back netbook production and will concentrate on slates and tablets for 2011. More »

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Dell’s stance on the Streak is that it “is a data device first and a voice device second.” The UK will be the first nation to receive the slate Android smartphone, followed by continental Europe and then rest of the globe before the conclusion of summer. Dell is positioning the Streak to be more than a smartphone but small enough to go where the iPad cannot. Do you buy it? More »

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From Htcyou: Google’s open source Android is delightful, but do you know what is even better? How about Aoson’s M500 tablet, which can run 8 operating systems without any hassle? The M500 can natively, without hacking run Android, “Windows 98, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Mac 9.1 and Linux 2.4.” My math informs me that I have counted to 9. More »

An ultra-portable mobile PC, which we thought was a dead format, Viliv’s N5 makes me think of Sony’s overpriced P Series mini netbook but in an even tinier case and with a 4.8″ (1024×600) touchscreen. The N5 runs Windows 7 Starter, although the Intel Atom 1.33GHz processor will suffer as a result. More »

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From Htcyou: Spanish carrier Telefonica Movistar is releasing HP’s Compaq AirLife 100 Android touchscreen netbook in May for €229 on a €48 per month “Internet Maxi” plan or €299 on a €39/month “Internet Plus” plan. Other nations, outside of North America, should have the AirLife 100 shortly after the Spanish introduction. More »

From Htcyou: Spring Design’s Alex eReader is a duo-screen Android media player and EPD e-reader on a slate, not a folder like the enTourage eDGe, but rather akin to the Barnes & Noble Nook. The Alex shipped a few weeks ago. Two reviewers praised it for relatively fast performance but denounced its $399 price and tiny selection of books. More »

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Apple’s hugely hyped iPad “tablet” turned the whole retail world upside down as it made its way into hungry consumer homes this weekend. There is no denying how popular the device is in the media, and though everyone is claiming it to be either the next big thing or an ultimate failure, I am curious as to whether it will be a viable gaming device, major sales or not. More »

Not impressed by slower tablets like the iPad, which are not really computers? Toshiba’s M780 is an alternative to Lenovo’s tablet laptops and features Intel’s latest Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, all running Windows 7 Professional. More »

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From Htcyou: French Evigroup’s Wallet, a 5″ Android tablet, was supposed to have been available last month, and that was after an initial month long delay, so where is it? More »