Monday, January 18, 2010

Slate mania grips PC makers


Slate mania grips PC makers | CES 2010 - CNET: "Call them tablets or slates, but companies at CES seem obsessed with showing off the possibilities of PCs stripped of their keyboards and touch pads. These slate devices are essentially handheld screens that do some or most of what your laptop does, but with touch controls and, often, 3G data access.

We've seen several versions this week, in situations ranging from extensive hands-on demos to arms-length sneak peeks of devices that may or may not ever see the light of day. Of course, all of these products are operating under the very long shadow of Apple's still-unannounced tablet. (And note that people started calling these 'slates' more often after the rumor mill called Apple's device the 'iSlate.')"

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