Any larger Tablets (bigger than 10" screen) in the works?

[rpf717rpf]

I'm looking for an iPad like device, but with a larger screen - better for reading textbooks, journals etc (pdf's in full page format) without having to scroll as much.

Anyone know of any tablets either in existence or in development that might fit the bill?

Thanks in advance

 

[mnewsham]

I'm looking for an iPad like device, but with a larger screen - better for reading textbooks, journals etc (pdf's in full page format) without having to scroll as much.

Anyone know of any tablets either in existence or in development that might fit the bill?

Thanks in advance

As far as i have seen the industry has decided 10 inches or so is about the limit for a portable device. I know of no deices currently planned with anything more then 10 inches of real estate.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

yes they are called "all-in-ones". you can pick then up off your desk and put them in your lap and do the things your want to do

 

[Insomniator]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIrMD4lo5JY

 

[Pax76]

You have the ASUS Slate at 12.1 inches running Win7 - pricey, though... at about 1k. This is probably the best larger screen tablet in the market now. The biggest negative is the battery-life which is about 3 hours (though reviewers say you can pull in 4-5 hours by dimming the screen). The Slate is essentially a complete computer (with all the ports, powerful cpu) condensed into a touchscreen device.

There's also another WinOS-based tablet at 11.6 inches called the ExoPC running $700 (US). The reviews have been poor. I believe there's a German manufacturer using the same hardware but running MeeGo (or some such) - though I haven't followed up on their progress.

I'm also looking for a similar device, something larger and simple - enough to view PDFs, CBR/CBZ files but would also settle for a convertible laptop - so looking into these too if I can find the right pricing.

 

[mfenn]

yes they are called "all-in-ones". you can pick then up off your desk and put them in your lap and do the things your want to do

:awe: :awe: :thumbsup:

 

[Jeff7]

You have the ASUS Slate at 12.1 inches running Win7 - pricey, though... at about 1k. This is probably the best larger screen tablet in the market now. The biggest negative is the battery-life which is about 3 hours (though reviewers say you can pull in 4-5 hours by dimming the screen). The Slate is essentially a complete computer (with all the ports, powerful cpu) condensed into a touchscreen device.

There's also another WinOS-based tablet at 11.6 inches called the ExoPC running $700 (US). The reviews have been poor. I believe there's a German manufacturer using the same hardware but running MeeGo (or some such) - though I haven't followed up on their progress.

I'm also looking for a similar device, something larger and simple - enough to view PDFs, CBR/CBZ files but would also settle for a convertible laptop - so looking into these too if I can find the right pricing.

I've got the EP121. Admittedly, I don't really need it, but I don't buy a whole lot of toys like that, and my laptop sports a P4-M that can't even handle Youtube videos, so I figured I'd get something nifty.
So then, at work, I've got a 6-year-old dual-core 3GHz Xeon system.
The EP121 averages about 40% higher in Passmark's CPU benchmark. 😀
And it's got more usable RAM. (4GB vs 3GB at work, due to WinXP's limitations.) And an SSD.


Otherwise, it's a darn nice tablet-like device, with the exception of the battery life, which maxes out at around 3hrs, maybe a wee bit more if you dim down the backlight.
Gorilla glass face, IPS LCD screen, and a Wacom-powered interface. (The stylus even features pressure sensitivity on both the point and the eraser, though it takes some driver voodoo to get it to work in most applications. Out of the box, it won't work right in GIMP or Inkscape, but it does work in ArtRage, which is included with the package. It's not as top-notch as Wacom's drawing tablets, but it's definitely nifty to have.)

Admittedly, the touch accuracy isn't as good as it was on my iPod Touch. Typing on those tiny on-screen keys was surprisingly accurate. Windows doesn't fare so well in this respect. Part of it is the parallax caused by the thick glass. On the other hand, thick glass means more protection against abuse. And you can recalibrate the touch accuracy in Windows.

So...yeah, the EP121 isn't perfect, and Windows 7's tablet support feels like it's still in its early stages. It is a hell of a lot of computing power in a small package though. I don't think it's so much meant to be a cute little thing you carry all over the place just for the heck of it. It seems meant more to be a mobile workhorse. Set it in a stand and tie in a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard and you've got a nice little PC. (And it's got a mini-HDMI port, if you'd want to hook it up to a monitor.) And then you can quickly pop out the wires and take it out and about.
There's a power adapter available for use with car or airline power ports, made by the same company that makes the (very compact) AC power supply. It's a tiny DC-DC converter, claiming 96% efficiency, which conveniently does not come with the proper adapter plug to fit the EP121.😵 That needs to be bought at Radio Shack or similar, for a few dollars.

I'm sure they'll get it better next time. 🙂 (And hopefully include a GPS module in there too. 😀))