It there is one thing we know about JKK of JKKmobile, it’s his uncanny ability to cover huge amounts of distance at technology shows and exhibitions to produce first-look videos, by the bucket load so when he posts the following about Amtek prepping not 1 or 2 tablets but an incredible 5, we know we are in for a interesting Computex;
Firstly there is the iTablet Speed-Lite (AE03), packing a Nvidia Tegra 2 1Ghz, 1GB RAM, 2MP camera, 10.1 inch multi touch display and WiFi. Then there is the iTablet Ex-Lite II (AE04), wielding a Freescale 800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 2MP camera, 10.1 inch multi touch display and WiFi also. Both of these come with a choice of either WindowsCE 6.0R3/7.0, Android 2.0 or Linux and have options for bluetooth, 3G connectivity and GPS.
To add to these is the iTablet Lite (TZ10), sporting an Intel® Atom Menlow-XL Z530 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, 10.1 inch multi touch display, 2MP camera, WiFi, 4200mAh battery, Windows 7 and a choice of either a 1.8 inch IDE HDD or a 64GB SSD.
Then the icing on the tablet cake in the form of T23A CULV tablet PC and the T23x CULV Series. All of which have Core 2 Duo 743 1.30GHz Intel Montevina Platform CPU’s, 2GB of RAM, 1.3MP cameras, 2.5 inch SATA HDD’s from 160GB to 320GB and coming with a choice of either a 12.1 inch XGA digitizer, touch or digitizer and touch screens.
If that doesn’t get your tablet juices going then head over to JKKmobile for the full specifications and pictures.
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is anybody still paying attention to yet another tablet pre-pre-pre announcement ?
This is actually a very telling development in mobile technology and slate tablet computing. I can’t help but wonder if you’ve missed the point. It’s not your fault though. Technology news comes in so quickly that it’s hard to provide adequate historical context for people who are new “emerging†areas like “tabletsâ€. Maybe I can help.
Amtek is unlike almost every other ODM/OEM that you’ve read about recently when it comes to “tabletsâ€. Amtek has been designing and manufacturing tablets for quite a while. Amtek was even an ODM in the UMPC days (this website is eponymous of those devices). For example, I believe that at least one TabletKiosk slate and UMPC are/were an Amtek. They are way ahead of the curve on this trend. They were there doing business for years before there was any indication that there would be a trend. Until recently, their hardware has closely followed the trend of laptop hardware, i.e. using Pentium M CPUs, then Core 2 CPUs, and then Core 2 Duo CPUs. A couple years ago, they started offering a line of slate tablet PCs that followed netbook hardware, i.e. using Celeron M and then Atom CPUs. Half of the computers announced in this press release represent more of the same, but the Freescale and Tegra 2 offering represent a radical departure for Amtek. Of everything that I’ve read about the current crop of “tabletsâ€, Amtek’s decision to get involved with ARM-based products is incredibly validating to the market segment. Don’t trick yourself into thinking that this is a “pre-pre-pre announcement†just because it’s in a market filled with companies who are making “pre-pre-pre announcementâ€. This is what Amtek does, and these devices are coming.
Core 2 Duo 743 1.30GHz Intel Montevina Platform CPU’s, 2GB of RAM, Sata options. Now we are talking in real (or should I now say productive?) tablet’s world.
@aftermath: And thanks for the background, aftermath.
Tablets should have at least 8 hours battery life. With even Netbook Atoms getting only 6 hours, there’s little hope for CULV based Tablets. 3 hours battery life on a Tablet? Are we back to 2006 here?
“Tablets should have at least 8 hours battery life.”
WHY? How can you assume that?
In my case i would say a tablet should have no more than 1 hour… everyone has its specific needs. For me the tablet will be in my house (home control and other home functions) so what should i care to have 8hours??