acer iconia w 500

Iconia w 500

It's ironic, as Windows tablets have been around for years, in the form of slates and convertible laptops with touch-screen lids that rotate and fold down over the keyboard. To date, none of these has been terribly successful, largely because they failed on both the software and hardware fronts. The Windows OS is simply not designed for fingertip (or even stylus) input, and the CPUs used to power most Windows tablets have been so underpowered as to make these devices mostly useless.
Stepping into the ring following the launch Apple's second-generation iPad is the Acer Iconia W500. Similar to Lenovo's (still MIA U1) Hybrid and the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, the 10.1-inch W500 consists of a touch-screen slate and a separate keyboard dock. When combined, the two halves form something close to a traditional laptop. The W500 is $549 with Windows 7 Home Premium, or $619 with Windows 7 Professional. Both versions have 2GB of RAM and a 32GB SSD. Acer also has a dockless Android version, called the A500.

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ELocity A7

ELocity A7 Internet tablet

 

Specifications

Form Factor & Case	Tablet Type
CPU	NVIDIA® Tegra™ II T-250, 1~1.2GHz, 1MB L2 Cache
Graphics	NVIDIA® ULP GeForce®
Operating System	Android™ 2.2 Froyo
Memory	512MB On-Board Memory, Supports 1.8V DDR2 667 MHz
Storage	4GB eMMC Module via HSMMC Interface for System Boot and Storage
LCD Display	7-Inch WVGA (800x480), 16 Million Colors, TTL I/F Brightness: 60 Nits ~ 220 Nits, 8 Scales, User Adjustable Panel Backlight Brightness is Adjusted Automatically by Ambient Light Sensor
Touch Screen	Capacitive Touch Panel 1 Point + Zoom-in/out Gesture
Audio	1 x Built-in Microphone 2 x .5 Watt Stereo Speakers 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Headphone Jack (Combined with Mic)
Communication	WLAN - 802.11b/g and Bluetooth® 2.1 SIP Module SDIO(Wi-Fi) and UART (BT) Interface 1 Internal Antenna for Wi-FI and BT
Camera	Front-Facing 1.3MP CMOS Webcam via Parallel Interface
Keyboard	Software Keyboard
I/O Ports	1 x Standard USB 2.0 Host 1 x HDMI Output for 1080p True HD Viewing 1 x 3.5mm Headphone Out Audio Jack 1 x Micro SC card, Push-Push Type DC-in Connector Docking Port
Video Codecs	Decode: H.264 MP, H.263, VC-1 Encode/Decode: MPEG4 SP, H.264 BP
Audio Codecs	Decode: AMR-NB, AMR-WB, eAAC+, BSAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA 10 Encode/Decode: PCM, AAC LC, AAC+
Audio/Video Containers	AVI, MP4, 3GP, ASF, MP3, OGA, QT
Streaming Protocols	RTP, RTSP
Image Formats	JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG
Applications: Internet	Android Default Browser, Flash Plug-in
Applications: Communication	SMS Messaging
Applications: Entertainment	Photo Gallery - Viewing, Rotation, Slideshow, Photo Album, Photo Editing Music Player - Play/Pause/Next/Previous/Time Slider/Shuffle/Repeat/Playlist, Sort by Album, Artist, Type Video Player - Play/Pause/Fast Forward/Rewind/Time Slider/Full Screen/Enlarge Camera - Photo Snapshot/Video Recording
Applications: Personal Tools	Contact - Add/Edit/Delete Contacts, Integrated SMS, Phone Number, Email Calculator - Basic and Advanced Alarm Clock E-Book Reader - FBReaderJ Memo - Text Memo
Sensors	3-Axis Accelerometer Ambient Light Sensor (for adjusting LED backlight) Vibrator
System Status Indicators	1 Dual-Color LED for Power Status: Green (Fully Charged or DC-in) / Tangerine (Battery Low) / Orange (Charging)
Universal AC Adaptor	Output: 19V 1.57A 30W DC-in / Input: 100~240V
Battery	2-Cell Li-Polymer Battery Pack (3.6V x 1500mAh x 2)
Dimensions	8.2" (W) x 4.8" (H) x .5" (D)
Weight	1.02 lbs.

 

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