Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Innovating?

Editor's Note: Because of an issue I had with the site, the original article was lost before I could back it up, as such I have had to rewrite it and have broken it up into two parts.

Transformer Pad Infinity
Competition is a good thing, particularly when it drives innovation. When the first Android tablets running 3.0 Honeycomb (the tablet optimized OS for Android), released they were all a similar design. All for one that is, Asus was the first to experiment with a new design for their tablets with their Transformer Pad tablet series. The tablet itself was pretty standard design with a nice 10.1" display, but what distinguished it was the optional dock accessory it had which transformed it into a notebook. It also adds USB ports has a full keyboard, and multi-touch track pad, and adds battery life to the tablet when connected. It was received quite well, and Asus was praised for experimenting with a new design.

VivoTab RT
Asus decided to also bring the design over to their new Windows RT tablets in the form of their VivoTab RT. They will also be launching the VivoTab featuring the full version of Windows 8. I expect these to be met with even more success than their Android counterparts given the fact that Windows 8 is designed to work both as a notebook and standalone tablet. An advantage Android didn't have. I'm glad to see Asus still unafraid to experiment with their designs.


Taichi 21 Series
However not ones to stay content recycling their old designs they took their innovation to a brand new level in the form of the Taichi 21 Series. Now out of all the new Intel inspired Ultrabook convertible designs I've seen recently this has to be the one that most got me excited. The back casing features a full touch screen allowing it to function as a tablet when you close it. When it's open it features a full keyboard and touch pad. To better things Asus also optimized their software allowing you to do some cool stuff with the two screens. Video showing how it works here. This is definitely one of the most original implementations I've seen from any manufacturer; and I think it will appeal to a wide audience.


IdeaPad Yoga 13
This time around the manufacturer's decided they aren't going to just sit around and let Asus take all the innovative ideas. So in comes Lenovo with their new IdeaPad Yoga 13, which features a flexible display; which allows it to be used in different modes. It can open into a normal laptop mode, or fold back to be used as a tablet, and it can even be folded to use the keyboard as a stand. Better than writing is showing so video here

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