Category Archives: Tablets

iPad Beta

Written by geekE Management | Published on February 2, 2010

Centercode, the guys behind OnlineBeta.com, have just announced a new community: iPadBeta.com. We’re pleased to announce iPadBeta.com, a new unique user community being offered by Centercode. Unlike other communities we’ve announced in the past which use our software, iPadBeta.com is owned by Centercode and will act as a sister community to OnlineBeta.com, but focused specifically [...]

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iPad Pics, dimensions and first impressions

Written by geekE Management | Published on January 26, 2010

Well, it finally happened… Way back in July, many speculated about a tablet coming from Apple, and now we get to see how close everyone came with their guesses. Am I disappointed? Well … yes and no. It’s cool, it’s really f-ing cool. It’s almost exactly what I expected from Apple, but it’s not exactly [...]

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Crunchpad Release Date…

Written by geekE Management | Published on November 5, 2009

Perhaps … NEVER! The last few days have been full of rumors that the Crunchpad is dead, but is it? Are Mike Arringtons dreams of producing a $200 $300 tablet dead in the water? The time-line behind the Cruchpad does play out like your typical too-good-to-be-true vaporware product, but the evidence of real working prototypes [...]

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Dell Mini 9 Tablet

Written by geekE Management | Published on October 14, 2009

Want a tablet? Why not turn that cheap netbook into one? That’s exactly what one guy over at myDellMini did. He’s hacked up a Dell Vostro A90, added a Hoda Technology solderless touchscreen kit and this is what he ended up with.

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Foxconn to manufacture rumored Apple Tablet…

Written by geekE Management | Published on October 7, 2009

Reports coming in are pointing at Foxconn as the manufacturer the rumored Apple Table. A Digitimes insider reports: …the tablet PC features will focus more on e-book functionality rather than music, and that based on Apple’s marketing strategy, long battery life, quick Internet connectivity and an easy-to-use user interface will be key features of the [...]

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Microsoft Courier / “Booklet” type tablet

Written by geekE Management | Published on September 23, 2009

Gizmodo is showing off a “booklet” PC and reporting that this is Microsoft’s take on the future of tablet computing. Courier is a real device, and we’ve heard that it’s in the “late prototype” stage of development. It’s not a tablet, it’s a booklet. The dual 7-inch (or so) screens are multitouch, and designed for writing, [...]

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Arrington responds to CrunchPad news.

Written by Gil Rutkowski | Published on July 31, 2009

Well — this is as official a response as I’ve been able to find: re crunchpad, obviously i’m completely ripshit mad about all this unauthorized bs press: http://bit.ly/2dVjBQ wtf. No official mention of the CrunchPad news on TechCrunch. Initial attempts to contact Mr. Arrington and Fusion Garage have so far gone unanswered. [link: Straits Times Online]

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Crunchpad Specs & Launch Date

Written by Gil Rutkowski | Published on July 30, 2009

Hot on the heels of reports in the Financial Times of an Apple Tablet PC being ready for market by the Christmas shopping season, the Singapore Straits Times reports that Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad may be launching at about the same time. Fusion Garage, developers of the CrunchPads WebKit based OS, revealed to the Straits Times [...]