It makes more sense, given the popularity of the Eee
Pad Transformer line of tablets, as well as the popularity of 7 - inch tablet form factors.
This year it may again with the glasses - free 3D MeMO first announced at Computex, as well as the Padfone and a few additions to its Eee
Pad Transformer line.
Not exact matches
However, not all of Asus» tablets (including its top of the
line Transformer Pad Infinity) even run Android 4.1, let alone Android 4.2.
The new
Transformer Pad line - up comes with a redesigned mobile keyboard dock with a hidden hinge.
With the
Transformer Pad Infinity next in
line, a similar sort of thing is also expected for the new upcoming tablet.
The launch of the tablet is in
line with the Google Play for Education program that so far includes the Nexus 7, ASUS
Transformer Pad, and the HP Slate 8 Pro devices.
There's one hugely disappointing omission in the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer's built - in apps
line - up though — a decent video player.
Asus has just confirmed that it will be upgrading its
Transformer Pad line to Jelly bean «in the coming months.»
Yesterday, we talked about how the Asus
Transformer Pad Prime and
Transformer Pad Infinity devices were in
line for the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update within the next 72 hours.
Yes, Hasbro owns the Transformers
line, and is annoyed not only that Asus has released the Eee
Pad Transformer but also added the word «Prime» to the end of the product's moniker.
The TF
Pad 300 more closely
lines up with the current
Transformer Prime.
It has confirmed that the ASUS
Transformer Pad, the ASUS
Transformer Prime, and the ASUS
Transformer Pad Infinity will all be getting Jelly Bean down the
line.
ASUS is already offering Android 10 - inch tablets as part of its
Transformer Pad line - up, but a new device that showed up at WiFi Alliance (via Tablets Magazine) indicates that the PC maker is working on a
Transformer Book T100TA replica with Android.
ASUS expanded its
Transformer line - up today by announcing the
Transformer Pad Infinity and the unique new
Transformer Pad Trio.
The ZenPad 7.0 is essentially the same tablet, only smaller and for some reason endowed with 3G connectivity as standard, while the ZenPad 10 borrows the optional keyboard docking station of the
Transformer Pad line to provide a budget alternative for traditional laptops and Windows - based Microsoft Surfaces.
Bottom
Line: A mild refresh of its predecessor, but at a lower price, the Asus
Transformer Pad TF300 remains a top 10 - inch Android tablet that packs a fast CPU, Ice Cream Sandwich, and an optional keyboard dock that turns it into a true productivity machine.
From here out, ASUS will refer to its tablet
line in general as
Transformer Pad devices, -LSB-...]
Perhaps the upcoming revision to the ASUS Eee
Pad Transformer Prime (named
Transformer Prime Infinity) will bring this much needed feature to the
line.
This includes the Acer Iconia Tab
line, ASUS
Transformer Prime and Eee
Pad Transformer, LG G - Slate, Motorola Xoom, Motorola Xyboard 10.1, and Toshiba Thrive.
Toeing the
line for recent tablets, you'll also find that the ViewPad 7x competes internally, with a dual core 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset, as you'll find in the likes of the Motorola Xoom, the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer and numerous smartphones.
In late July, Asus promised timely updates to Android 4.1 for most of its
Transformer line, so hopefully the
Transformer Prime and
Transformer Pad Infinity will see their own updates coming soon as well.
The ASUS
Transformer line up has a budget brother and it
Transformer Pad... 300 has just popped up for pre order in France at the Tablette Store for $ 499, or about $ 650 for the 32 GB edition.
We love our ASUS Eee
Pad Transformer Prime, but things have gotten complicated with a re-branding and an expansion of the hybrid tablet with keyboard docking station
line up.
We confirmed a while back at ASUS headquarters in Taiwan that production levels of the Eee
Pad Transformer... should be back to normal levels by June and in case you need extra confirmation, ASUS US confirms that the «supply
line» should «improve significantly» over the
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Asus has used its Computex press conference to announce updates to its three major families of Android tablets:
Transformer Pad, MeMO
Pad and Fonepad.The new
Transformer Pad line - up comes with a redesigned mobile keyboard dock with a hidden hinge.
While LG chose to go with Optimus Series, Samsung with their Galaxy Series, the Asus had chosen to take «Transformers» series to take it forward and on the similar
lines Asus has now launched its plans to enter into the Netherlands market with the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer Prime.