The CES tablet wars started off Tuesday with Lenovo's aluminum IdeaPad Slate (see earlier blog post) followed by others including ASUS Eee Slate EP121 (see earlier blog post). The trend in tablets being made with aluminum continues today. Acer just dropped news on a new Iconia Tab A500 running Android which will be sold by Verizon. It has a beautiful, authentic brushed aluminum finish. There's a 10.1-inch "10 point multitouch" screen, Tegra 2, and a gyroscope, which Acer claims should position the tablet perfectly for games. You can also output 1080p video over the built-in HDMI port. While we don't have any word on a price or a release date, and Acer hasn't even supplied any photos of the device, we played with a 10.1-inch Android tablet at the NVIDIA booth and it sure feels solid. This device is supposedly just a “prototype” that may or may not end up going to market, but it is certainly coming to market. We were told it will be less expensive than the iPad.
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Posted by: auto glass | 05/04/2011 at 12:00 PM
Computer manufacturers need to invent new gimmicks to sell their products, but the Acer laptop does look good.
Posted by: cns2012 | 05/08/2011 at 04:49 AM
The brushed Aluminium Laptop cover is so much better than the common glossy plastic which scratches very easily and shows every fingermark.
Posted by: btman949 | 09/04/2011 at 03:33 AM
Nice post regarding tablets. This product is apparently just a prototype that may or may not end up going to promote, but it is certainly returning to promote.
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