tablets

Computers

Is The Crunchpad Dead?

5:38AM Sean Fallon | The Silicon Alley Insider has heard that Mike Arrington’s vision of an affordable Crunchpad web tablet is dying due to higher than expected costs. More »
Computers

Microsoft Courier’s Swipes And Snips: The Leaked Interface

3:25AM The Paperboy | We’ve seen slides of Microsoft’s Courier booklet in action, but nothing has quite explained how all of these things actually work. This document explains Courier’s interface, gestures and features more in-depth than ever before. More »
Music

Mysterious Cowon W2 Is An Atom-Equipped Something Or Other

5:30AM Jack Loftus | It’s a bit of a stretch in reasoning, but some leaked docs seem to confirm media player manufacturer Cowon is dipping a toe into the world of tablets with the Atom-powered W2. More »
Computers

Dell’s Latitude XT2 XFR Is A Tank Of A Tablet

9:30AM Nick Broughall | It’s probably just me, but don’t you just want to try and smash the new XT2 XFR rugged tablet from Dell to test its durability? Like dropping it from a moving car, or using it as a chew toy for my golden retriever. But that’s all part and parcel of being a ruggedised laptop, I guess… More »
Gadgets

Photographic Proof Of The Apple Tablet…From 20 Years Ago

7:00PM Dan Nosowitz | I know, I know, that headline’s a dirty trick. But this is still pretty cool: TechCrunch obtained a shot of the Apple Pen Mac, a stylus-driven tablet concept circa 1990 that eventually collapsed in favour of the Newton. More »
Computers

Dell Latitude XT2 XFR: The First Multitouch Convertible Tablet PC

6:06AM Matt Buchanan | The Latitude XT2 XFR is a ruggedised version of Dell’s XT2 tablet built to MIL-810G standards for taking an ass-beating: It’s got an impact resistant, sunlight-viewable 12-inch multitouch LED-backlit display, compression sealed orifices, and works in temperatures from -23C to 60C. More »
Gadgets

Apple Pitches Tablet To Australian Media

12:26AM Rosa Golijan | There’s excitement that Apple is in talks with Australian media companies to get content for a touchscreen reader-style product. It’s not news to us, but at least there’s a laugh in the size details given for the mystery device… More »
Hardware

Rumour: Is This the Apple Tablet’s SIM Card Tray?

9:54PM Danny Allen | Today in micro-rumours: Is this the Apple Tablet’s SIM card tray? (And are we this desperate for photos?) More »
Software

Every Win 7 Tablet Is a Multitouch Colour Kindle (With This App)

2:25AM Matt Buchanan | Nook better watch it. One of the “surprises” at the Windows 7 keynote: a multitouch Kindle app for Windows 7 from Amazon. Ebook reading with pinch text zooming, and yes, colour photos. Looks great. More »
Computers

Dell Mini 9 Netbook Converted Into An Internet Tablet

3:22AM Sean Fallon | Everybody’s favourite hackintoshable netbook, the Dell Mini 9, has yet another identity — it can be converted into a pretty fantastic internet slate PC/tablet. More »