A look at some products that have features missing in the iPad and are slated to ship this year.
Even since Apple released its "magical and revolutionary" iPad, other vendors have been scrambling to deliver products that go Apple one better. Here are nine that are expected to hit the stores this year. They feature multi-touch screens that are larger than the iPad's 9.7-inch screen. And while they might not have Apple's buzz, they do offer capabilities not available in the current version of the iPad.
Product Name: 2goPC Slate
Screen Size and Resolution: 10", 1024x600
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium
Communication: 3G and Wi-Fi
Ship date: Summer 2010
The 2goPC Slate is a typical netbook running on an Intel Atom processor, minus the keyboard which has been replaced with a multitouch screen. The Windows 7 OS provides multi-tasking, which the iPad doesn't have. Like most netbooks, and un-like the iPad, it comes with a built-in Webcam. And what's most impressive is a price of $499.
Screen Size and Resolution: 10.1", 1024x600
Operating System: Android
Communication: 3G and Wi-Fi
Ship date: Q3 2010
The Adam will use NVIDIA's (NVDA) Tegra 2 (a graphics processor specifically designed for tablets and other mobile devices). Notion Ink will offer this tablet with a "dual mode" LCD; this means you'll be able to switch between a normal color screen to a black-and-white one, with the backlight turned off, which is meant to simulate the "e-ink" screen of e-book readers like the Amazon Kindle. Also setting the Adam apart will be its built-in camera, which can swivel to point at the tablet's user or away, thus, letting you shoot pictures.
Product: ExoPC Slate
Screen Size and Resolution: 11.6", 1366x768
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Edition
Communication:v Wi-Fi
Ship date: September 2010
Like the 2goPC Slate, closer scrutiny of its technical specs suggests this tablet will basically be a larger-screen netbook with a touchscreen in lieu of a keyboard. The ExoPC's upcoming release will lack 3G, but it will still have a bigger screen and higher resolution than the iPad, and it will use Windows 7.
Product: Gemini
Screen Size and Resolution: 11.6", 1366x768
Operating System: Android
Communication: 3G and Wi-Fi
Ship date: August 2010
Screen Size and Resolution: 11.6", 1366x768
Operating System: Android
Communication: 3G and Wi-Fi
Ship date: August 2010
Product: JooJoo
Screen Size and Resolution: 12.1"; 1366x768
Operating System: Based on Linux
Communication: 3G and Wi-Fi
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Product: M1Touch
Screen Size and Resolution: 10.1"; 1024x600
Operating System: Windows 7 Starter Edition or Home Premium
Communication: 3G (optional) or Wi-Fi
Ship date: Summer 2010
Product: WindPad 100 and 110
Screen Size and Resolution: 10"; 1024x600
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (WindPad 100); Android (WindPad 110)
Communication: 3G and Wi-Fi
Ship date: End of 2010
Product: Touchpad BC10
Screen Size and Resolution: 10.1"; 1024x600
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium
Communication: Wi-Fi
Ship date: Summer 2010
Product: WeTab
Screen Size and Resolution: 11.6", 1366x768
Operating System: Based on Linux
Communication: 3G and Wi-Fi
Ship date: August 2010
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