HP/Palm Topaz and Opal webOS tablets revealed before scheduled launch

Upcoming tablet PCs from HP running Palm’s webOS have finally been revealed. And there’s not just one, but a total of two webOS tablet PCs coming. One is codenamed Topaz while the other is codenamed Opal. Both are scheduled for a release some time later this year but will most likely be announced officially by [...]

For the audiophile: Indamixx2 with portable music studio

Indamixx has already started taking orders for the new slate with music production programs. This device is very much like most Atom tablet with a 10.1 inch display, 1024×600 pixel resolutions, and uses Atom N450. However, it has some really good aspects with the 2 GB RAM and the 250GB hard disk. Of course aside [...]

Bill Gates firmly believes iPad cannot replace Tablet PCs

Bill Gates in a speech today said that iPad is trying to penetrate into the Tablet PC market and are trying to become the "market creators". He further said that there is "nothing great" about the iPad and still believes that for a tablet to be accepted by the mainstream, it must incorporate a physical keyboard, voice input and pen. That said, he praised that the iPad can be decent eReader.

Why would you want to have pen if everything is incredibly finger-friendly? Also, we are sure that it has a built-in microphone and thus will feature voice command feature, just like the iPhone and iPod Touch. However, lack of physical keyboard may prevent it to enter mainstream. 

Arbor M1255 Portable Tablet PC has Netbook innards

Arbor, tablet PC maker from Taiwan has churned out a portable medical tablet PC, the M1255. It comes with an 12.1-inch resistive touchscreen and an Atom processor that runs at a clock speed of 1.6GHz. The display has resolution of 1024×768. This netbook tablet is packed with full of security features: fingerprint scanner, RDIF reader and 2D barcode reader. It comes with only 60GB of hard drive storage and 1GB of RAM.

It also has WiFi and Bluetooth radios built-in.

[Arbor M1255 official webpage]

Archos 9 tablet PC hands-on video

This Archos has a big 9-inch display and a touch screen display. This is first tablet by Archos that runs Windows OS (Windows 7 Starter to be specific). It has no multi-touch and is bulky at 1.2 pounds. It can either be used with stylus or your fingers. It has Intel Atom Z515 processor, 1GB RAM and 60GB HDD. The Archos 9 comes with a removable 4-cell battery which should give you up to 3 hours of runtime.

At $500, we think it is aptly priced as:

• there are not many similar devices around
• Archos is a good brand
• it runs Windows 7 (although we expected something better than the Starter edition)

Here is the hands on video:

Hands-On With Archos 9 Tablet PC from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

Fujitsu offering Back-to-School deals on U820 and M2010

Fujitsu is offering back-to-school deals on M2010 netbook and U820 UMPC. There are two codes that you can use on the Fujitsu’s online store.

1. MINIPCDISC code:

Receive $50 Off, Free Shipping and No Payments for Up to 90 days through BML financing on your purchase of a new Fujitsu M2010 Mini-Notebook. To redeem offer, use coupon code MINIPCDISC. Offer is valid for U.S. end user purchases from 7/22/2009 thru 9/11/2009 through the Fujitsu Online Store at www.shopfujitsu.com

2. BACKTOSCHOL code:

Receive Free 2 Year Warranty Extension, Free Targus Backpack Essentials Bundle, Free Shipping, and No Payments for Up to 6 Months through BML financing on the purchase of a new LifeBook T1010 Tablet PC or LifeBook A1130 Notebook. To redeem the above offer, please use coupon code BACKTOSCHOL. Offer is valid for U.S. end user purchases from 7/1/2009 thru 9/11/2009 through the Fujitsu Online Store at www.shopfujitsu.com

[Fujitsu U820] [Fujitsu M2010]

Herbi Writer – a UMPC App For People With Learning Disabilities

Herbi Writer is a Tablet PC/UMPC app for people with learning disabilities that lets them develop handwriting skills.

Herbi Writer shows sample letters to the student, and the student writes the letter on the computer screen. If the software considers the student’s letter to be a match for the sample, positive feedback appears on the screen. You can have reinforcing phrases spoken by the computer too. A simple game can be played to see how many letters of the alphabet are correct when writing all the letters of alphabet.

The developer of this application has been kind enough of making this fine application for free.

Gigabyte T1028M – ready to rumble with ASUS EEE T91!

Everybody is talking about the just released EEE T91, but there is little to almost no buzz about the Gigabyte T1028, which is quite similar to ASUS EEE T91, atleast on paper. Both of them come with an Intel Atom processor; 1GB RAM and come pre-loaded with Windows XP Home. The only difference is the screen size: Gigabyte T1028 has a 10.1-inch display whereas the EEE T91 comes with 8.9-inch display.

Specs of T1028:-

• Intel Atom N270 CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 160GB HDD
• WiFi
• 10.1″ touchscreen

DURABOOK RT10 tablet PC

GammaTech has unveiled DURABOOK RT10 tablet PC, which is basically a rugged tablet PC geared for health professionals. This rugged device has 10.4-inch touch screen display. It has military-grade resistance to shock, humidity and temperature extremes.

Specification:

• Weigh 3.3 pounds
• Dimensions 270 x 256 x 35.3 mm
• Intel U2100 ultra low voltage Processor
• Windows Vista
• 60 GB HDD
• Stereo Microphone
• 2 megapixel webcam
• WLAN and Bluetooth
• HotSwappable battery
• 5 hours battery life
• Finger Print Scanner
• NO GPS

[Durabook tablet PC]

HP first multi-touch Tablet PC: HP TouchSmart TX2

Now You don’t have to wait for hybrid Tablet PC with multi-touch digitizer screen. HP is bringing the mighty Tablet PC TouchSmart TX2, which is going to be a refresh of the HP tx2500 Tablet PC. It is a powerful Tablet PC, which has capacitive digitizer, which uses the same technology that is used in [...]