Suppliers Getting Parts Ready for Apple Tablet, Say Sources
Jan 11, 2010 Apple Tablet
ABC News claims that parts for the upcoming Apple Tablet are on the move, with only two weeks ahead of the supposed debut of the iSlate. We remind you that Apple has an official event scheduled on January 27th, so that might be the perfect opportunity to launch the new product.
As far as its parts are concerned, touchscreens are already shipping, specially from Cupertino partner Wintek, but also Taiwanese company TPK Solutions. Casings are made by AVY Precision Technology and they’ll go into production, too, say the same sources.
It seems that Apple Tablet’s cases will start production in February, so a second quarter launch seems more likely right now. While spokespeople of all the involved companies refuse to comment on these speculations, what’s certain is that we’re approaching the unveiling of the tablet, whenever that is.
[via Electronista]
Tags: Apple Tablet parts, iSlate, shipping, suppliers, Wintek
Nokia N900 Internet Tablet Is Now Shipping
Nov 13, 2009 Nokia
Nokia’s future cash cow seems to be the N900 tablet, that has recently started shipping. This mobile computer is based on the Maemo 5 open source platform and it’s seemingly going to hit retail stores in November with a retail price of EUR 500 (without taxes).
Nokia’s officials claim that the device has generated quite a lot of interest since its public launch back in August, shown by the numerous pre-orders of the Internet tablet. The main aspect of this device is that it provides a full browsing experience, unrivalled by other gadgets and it comes with very hot specs.
At the core of the N900 there’s an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, accompanied by up to 1GB of total application memory, these feats providing the means for multitasking. Widgets, personalization, shortcuts and a 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera are all bonuses that will appeal to the future N900 users. Add 32GB of storage in the mix, 48GB more via external microSD cards and all the Ovi love you can get and you’ve got a hit.
Tags: Maemo 5, Nokia N900, Nokia tablet, price, shipping
