Asus Eee Pad Coming in July
PrintThe tablet wars are going to heat up this summer, and Asus will be right there on the battlefield going up against Apple, HP, and everyone else pushing for a 2010 release. For Asus, July is the month to mark on the calendar, which is when the company will release its Eee Pad tablet, according to company chairman Jerry Shih.
Now that the whole world knows what Apple's iPad brings to the fight, Asus has been busy equipping its Eee Pad with a few weapons the company hopes will give it a clear advantage. Chief among them is Nvidia's Tegra 2 chipset, which should open the door to some impressive 3D graphics and gaming.
Asus is also working with Google to weave its Android platform into the Eee Pad. The benefit here is users will have access to an ever-increasing marketplace, which will prove critical in going up against the iPad. The Eee Pad will also include at least one USB port, an integrated webcam, and Adobe Flash support, Shih noted.
No word yet on how much it will cost, but early estimates put the price tag at around $480 to $510 when bundled with telecom carrier services.
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BeEazy10
April 25, 2010 at 5:33am
There always pushing it to the limit. webcam, usb port, 3D gaming, tegra.. Man this well worth 500 bucks. Apple just have a huge App market and alot of fans.
M-ManLA
April 25, 2010 at 1:05am
I expect this to be better than the iPad. The iPad just have too many shortcommings.
Electronically charged
violian
April 24, 2010 at 10:55am
I'm assuming the actual tablet won't look like the picture above because that looks like it's just a cropped picture of an ASUS netbook's screen. Anyhow, I'll only consider this over the iPad if it's capactivie touchscreen and made of scratch-resistant glass like the iPad's.
Baer
April 23, 2010 at 6:50pm
The Tegra 2 is awsome. I got to see it and play with a prototype pad equiped with it at CES. This pad should be a real computer and not just a toy. I do wonder what the carrier charges will be however.
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