posted by admin on Jan 7
Just a quick update on the story of the Apple iSlate that is being talked about…..
Apparently, Microsoft have just unveiled THEIR new slate pc – a Hewlett Packard model about the size of a large paperback!
They got it out for a look see at the Consumer Electronics Show in Law Vegas, along with 2 other versions: A much larger model from Archos and a slightly longer model made by Pegatron Corp.
Now, whether they did this after all the speculation about the iSlate, or the speculation about the iSlate began after Microsoft booked the stand at the CES makes no difference – they are both due out later this year: but no dates have been given yet for either!
Microsoft’s offering makes use of their very successful Windows 7 software – which turned out to be the fastest selling operating system ever! Apparently it offers all the same user-friendly technology as a laptop and smartphone – books, music, movies and other applications, but no exact specs have been given.
So, we still have to wait to see what Apple have got up their sleeve at the end of the month before a direct comparison can be made between the 2 – so watch this space……
AND – the Kindle is planning to launch in a bigger size soon as well – the Kindle DX - but will we need it if the new slate computers run the Kindle software? Keep the smaller one for reading on the move – and use the larger slate pc for at home on the sofa!
January 25th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
I think the iSlate has had more time put into it by Apple, than HP has for theirs.