Guest post by Steve Ballmer has promised us Windows 7 tablets in time for Christmas, and this is just what where going to get. Say hello to the ExoPC.
The ExoPC, a Windows 7 tablet, is to be sold in partnership with Microsoft straight from its Windows store. The ExoPC is the first of many ushering in a wave of new Wintel tablets.
I think this device could even be a lower end desktop replacement already.
Add a usb hub and connect a keyboard/mouse and use the miniHDMI for a full screen and you have a desktop.
I wished nvidia tegras could come to x86 too but if windows really announce ARM support in January this wont be a problem and we could look forward to serious gaming performance on this type of devices also. Those low power tegra 2’s has serious gaming performance.
nah, anandtech’s reviews show barely playable frame rates for ancient engines. I wouldn’t call that serious.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4067/nvidia-tegra-2-graphics-performa…
One thing that could have drawn me into the tablet frenzy is comic strips, which the linked page reminded me of.
Other than that, I’m still wondering why those tablet actors can’t hire someone who will tell them that text must be readable. See the picture below the “stroboscopic keyboard” section for instance.
The page also reads “App Store: Yes”. I wonder if Apple will sue them.
EDIT: also, 4 hours battery life is ridiculous.
Edited 2010-12-22 11:28 UTC
Having a real OS instead of the cripled IOS or Android is so tempting. Too many crappy apps to make life bareble on iPad and Android for example. Native window apps and a touchscreen, that will be the breaking point.
And battery life!
The specs are netbook like (screen, cpu, gpu) so not too impressive. The price, obviously influenced by the expensive capacitive touchscreen, is comparable to the iPad or top end Android tablets.