Sentences with phrase «as hybrid tablets»

This will include both stand alone tablet devices as well as hybrid tablets, devices that come with a detachable keyboard and can be operated as either a tablet or a notebook device.

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For instance: In 2012, Razer showcased a hybrid tablet / laptop that could be used as a (massive) handheld game console — it was called Project Fiona.

An increasing number of customers, Reith continued, are seeking two - in - one hybrid devices that can be used as notebooks or tablets and come with a touchscreen.

Microsoft is strongly pitching the Pro 2 as a hybrid replacement for the laptop - and - tablet combo, arguing that it's better to replace two devices with one.

It was the latest in a string of quarterly declines in Apple's tablet business, which has been struggling to keep pace with two - in - one hybrid computers that can be used both as tablets and notebooks.

For example, the Microsoft Surface delivers the functionality of a laptop and the convenience of a best - in - class tablet — a classic hybrid, sustaining innovation that is not disruptive, as my colleague Tom Arnett has written.

The lack of a camera is disappointing, but it may be a sign that Amazon is positioning its tablet as more of a competitor to Barnes & Noble's wildly successful Nook Color, a hybrid tablet / ereader that retails for just $ 250.

NEW YORK: 5 May 2016 — Rising demand for a new breed of hybrid tablets — 2 in 1 devices that function as either a laptop or a tablet — is shaking up the tablet market and contributing to a shift in the way owners are interacting with these devices, positively improving the overall user experience, compared with standard tablets, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction StudySM — Voltablet — is shaking up the tablet market and contributing to a shift in the way owners are interacting with these devices, positively improving the overall user experience, compared with standard tablets, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction StudySM — Voltablet market and contributing to a shift in the way owners are interacting with these devices, positively improving the overall user experience, compared with standard tablets, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction StudySM — VolTablet Satisfaction StudySM — Volume 1.

Sascha takes this Windows 8 hybrid for a spin, the tablet as well as the dock haven't changed much from the Series -LSB-...]

It replaces the Transformer Book T100HA as our latest Editors» Choice for entry - level detachable - hybrid tablets.

That's probably because of reportedly lackluster sales performance by Microsoft's latest OS so far, but still the category will grow as OEMs look to invest more in hybrid devices, sliders and tablet - style form factors that could potentially resonate better with where consumers seem to be spending their computing dollars these days.

The analyst believes tablets are likely to expand their usefulness beyond the living room / bedroom in the near future, with usage patterns being shaken up by a variety of factors including enterprise / workplace adoption of tablets; the diversification of form factors (such as smaller tablets and phablets, touchscreen laptops and «netvertibles», hybrid devices and other new forms); as well as the roll out of 4G cellular services and more cellular data bundles.

For as per the latest tablet PC news, the Lenovo hybrid tablet is still in its development stages and is far from complete.

Microsoft pioneered laptop - tablet hybrids, also known as 2 - in - 1s, with the original Surface in 2012.

As has long been rumored, Barnes & Noble finally dropped a system update to their popular NOOK Color e-reader this week, bringing its hybrid device even closer to being a full grown tablet.

The Motorola Xoom could be the first tablet to get updated to Google's soon - to - be-released Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.According to Fudzilla, the Motorola Xoom will see the hybrid phone and tablet operating system pushed out as an update imminently.Ice... Read more

Asus has revealed a 13.3 - inch hybrid at CES 2014 that runs both Windows and Android, while at the same time serving as either a laptop or tablet.

The 5.5 and 10.8 - inch devices are marketed as tablet / e-reader hybrids, with Sharp having inked deals with Japanese publishers to offer books and newspapers to buyers in its home market.

Some hybrids can be seen as tablets with dedicated, detachable keyboards.

The Verge's report doesn't mention what tablet exactly Lenovo will be launching ahead of the pack, but seeing as it has been playing with tablets for some time chances are it could be the IdeaPad Yoga hybrid tablet / Ultrabook that we got hands - on with back in January.

It sells hybrid tablets (which can be used as a netbook) under the Transformer Book range.

This time it's the 13.3 - inch convertible tablet Sony VAIO Duo 13 — or what Sony calls both a hybrid ultrabook as well as slider hybrid PC with Windows 8 / Windows 8 Pro.

There are also reports that the Eee Pad EP121 will include a docking station as well that will transform the tablet into a laptop, something that's also evident in the Lenovo U1 hybrid design.

It would have honestly made more sense to go with its strengths and market this as an e - reader / tablet hybrid, instead of trying to compete with every other tablet on the market.

The company has been issuing hybrid tablets and e-readers since early last year with the Pandigital Novel as its first device.

Hybrids, or convertible tablets, come with removable keyboard docks and are seen as more productive, versatile devices suitable for work and play.

With the launch of Windows 8 this fall came a new generation of hybrid devices that can serve as laptops and then change into tablets or vice versa.

Apple's probably still the biggest cheerleader of the tablet form factor with its iPad series, and even there the main player now is the iPad Pro, aimed at business and intended as a hybrid device.

As I have said on any website that will allow me to keep commenting (LOL), I see these hybrid devices (tablet top, «netbook dock» bottom) as the way of the futurAs I have said on any website that will allow me to keep commenting (LOL), I see these hybrid devices (tablet top, «netbook dock» bottom) as the way of the futuras the way of the future.

As a Windows tablet, it's up against the home grown Microsoft Surface and the Dell XPS Duo 12 PC hybrid.

The Asus Transformer T100TA with its included keyboard dock, is continuing on as our Editors» Choice for entry - level hybrid tablets, and the now venerable Microsoft Surface Pro ($ 999) remains our high - end / performance Windows 8 tablet EC, because of its ultrabook - level performance and versatile keyboard covers system.

We've got tablet news coming in thick and fast from Acer, also hint of a tablet / phone hybrid, as it has just announced the launch of three new tablets.

The one thing we will say is that, for dedicated tablets (as opposed to the new class of hybrid laptop / tablets) we're beginning to like the smaller form - factor more and more, rendering the iPad 3 the less appealing option of the three devices compared here.

Samsung's Galaxy Mega was a quirky phone - tablet hybrid that arrived on AT&T last summer, and now it appears there may be a follow - up in the works, as multiple reports suggest a 6 - inch Mega 2 is in development.

Leading Taiwanese tech firm Asus unveiled a hybrid device which combines a laptop, tablet and mobile phone Monday in what it hailed as a «world first».

The Miix 2 8 is as easy to tote and use as other small tablets like the Acer Iconia W3, Dell Venue 8 Pro, and is quite a bit more portable than our current hybrid Editors» Choice Asus Transformer Book T100TA.

Rather, it's a powerful detachable - hybrid Windows tablet that gives you the best qualities of a laptop PC, with the ability to detach the screen for use as a tablet.

This category originally started out as the best «Surface» category because, well, for a time, there was nothing like Microsoft's 2 - in - 1 / tablet / hybrid device.

Slotted as hybrid devices somewhere between full tablet computers like the iPad 2 and pure e-Ink based e-readers like the Amazon Kindle and B&N Nook Simple Touch, both Amazon and Barnes & Noble have unveiled «e-reading friendly» tablets just in time for the 2011 holiday season.

A new smartphone that was introduced last year, the Galaxy Note which is a hybrid smartphone / tablet, has went on to do really good as well.

Dell has stopped selling their Streak 5 tablet / smartphone hybrid — I guess it was a little bit too large to be used as a smartphone on a comfortable basis, while it remained too small to offer a decent tablet experience.

The ASUS Padfone... is a unique product in the ASUS line up of hybrids, it differs from the Transformer line up in a few important ways, first off it's a phone as well as a tablet

The Laptab is Micromax's first 2 - in - 1 hybrid device, which means it can be used both as a tablet and a laptop.

It's also released the first Microsoft - made tablet computer, the hybrid device known as the Surface RT..

As well as new generation tablets from Apple and the Android crowd, the Taiwan show featured hybrid tablet / phones from vendors like Asus and Acer; «netvertibles», which offer touchscreen and netbook modes; and even the first «cloudbooks», a new breed of thin client gadgets with a browser - based operating system and user interface, as pushed by Google with its Chrome OAs well as new generation tablets from Apple and the Android crowd, the Taiwan show featured hybrid tablet / phones from vendors like Asus and Acer; «netvertibles», which offer touchscreen and netbook modes; and even the first «cloudbooks», a new breed of thin client gadgets with a browser - based operating system and user interface, as pushed by Google with its Chrome Oas new generation tablets from Apple and the Android crowd, the Taiwan show featured hybrid tablet / phones from vendors like Asus and Acer; «netvertibles», which offer touchscreen and netbook modes; and even the first «cloudbooks», a new breed of thin client gadgets with a browser - based operating system and user interface, as pushed by Google with its Chrome Oas pushed by Google with its Chrome OS.

When the hybrid ran the Laptop Mag Audio Test (measuring a constant tone from 23 inches for laptops, 13 inches for tablets), the Switch 11 hit 77 decibels as a laptop and 70 dB as a standalone tablet.

This allows consumers to use the hybrid as a traditional laptop or flip the tablet around for a variation of presentation mode, made popular by the Lenovo Yoga series notebooks.

A new riff on the popular detachable tablet / notebook hybrid, Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix can serve as a standalone 11.6 - inch tablet, a powerful business Ultrabook or a presentation station.

These features, at a nice price help it top the field as our first Editors» Choice midrange detachable - hybrid tablet.

The HP Pavilion x2 ($ 329.99 as tested) is a detachable - hybrid Windows tablet at a budget price.