Microsoft continues to improve its Surface lineup each year, having most recently launched the new 12 - inch Surface Pro 3 tablet that features what quite possibly the most impressive laptop /
tablet hybrid design we have ever seen.
It seems that the laptop /
tablet hybrid design is still going strong these days and if you were after a similar setup, you might be interested to learn that HP has recently launched their latest Chrome OS hybrid in the form of the HP Chromebook x2.
If one thing can be said of Windows 8, it's that it has resulted in a host of intriguing laptop -
tablet hybrid designs, not all of which are successful.
Not exact matches
«From
tablets to convertibles to a revolutionary
hybrid, the Fujitsu portfolio is
designed to help accelerate dramatic changes in the way people are working with computers — incorporating touch, always - on connectivity and a consistent user experience across PCs, notebooks and
tablets,» the company said on Friday.
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.
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (replacing the original Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1) has incorporated the
design found on the popular Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Samsung's phone -
tablet hybrid with a 5.7 in display.
The specially -
designed Sony BKB50 Bluetooth Keyboard, which docks with the
tablet to create a laptop -
tablet hybrid, and features a touch pad, aside from a variety of ports, can also be purchased separately at EUR 180 (Rs. 12,500 approximately).
Priced at $ 599 (at Best Buy), this 13 - inch
hybrid features AMD's A4 accelerated processing unit and uses a detachable
design to transform from laptop to
tablet mode.
Hands On Asus has been showcasing its Eee Pad Transformer Android 3.0
tablet this week, Transformer being the word the company uses to highlight this 10.1 in, 1280 x 800
tablet's
hybrid design that will turn it into a netbook in the click of a dock.
Like the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity, the Asus Vivo Tab RT uses a
hybrid design, with a removable keyboard dock that both turns the
tablet into a laptop and provides extra battery life — Asus claims «all - day use» but hasn't specified hour figures.
If you're looking for a detachable -
hybrid tablet, but have a limited budget, the HP Pavilion x2 is a good buy, with its attractive
design, bright IPS screen, and long battery life.
Bottom Line: If you're looking for a detachable -
hybrid tablet, but have a limited budget, the HP Pavilion x2 is a good buy, with its attractive
design, bright IPS screen, and long battery life.
Unlike their monochrome standalone readers, which are cheaper and are
designed purely for reading with no
tablet OS or apps present,
hybrid devices which are a little bit of both are hard to pin down.
Dell markets smaller
tablets, such as the Dell Streak 7, and a
hybrid product, the Inspiron Duo, in the U.S. but has yet to launch a
tablet design that rivals the 9.7 - inch iPad from Apple.
The Galaxy Nexus runs on Ice Cream Sandwich, the
hybrid OS that's
designed to unify both smartphone and
tablet operating systems.
It's an all - in - one device
designed specifically for gamers — one that has promised to be not only a powerful Windows 8
hybrid, but a portable gaming console, a home gaming console and generally the most robust gaming
tablet ever made as well.
This Windows 8
tablet and notebook
hybrid has an innovative
design, that's for sure.
Although the Switch does have a
tablet - like
design, it stands out because it's a
hybrid.
Intel's reference
design for the new Apollo Lake - based PC, which is actually a
tablet / 2 - in -1
hybrid system, comes with an 11.6 - inch 10 - point multi-touch display with a pixel resolution of 1,920 x 1,080.
The stylus pen will be battery - free and will accompany the «thoughtfully
designed» 2 - in - 1
hybrid laptop /
tablet.
Continue reading «Samsung Wins
Design Patents for a Bold
Hybrid Foldable
Tablet, Computer Display Glasses & Curved Gaming Display»»
This excellent Windows 8
tablet / ultrabook
hybrid has a well -
designed keyboard docking mechanism, typically solid build quality and a specification well suited to mainstream business use.
There have been a great number of copy cats out there, but Asus created and provided the innovation behind the original
tablet hybrid convertible
design.
«Samsung Granted 3
Design Patents Today Covering Two New Smartphones with Unique Features and a Mystery Device Case Main Samsung Wins a
Design Patent for a Unique Tri-Fold
Tablet - Notebook
Hybrid»
One
design appears to either be an Ultrabook - like solution for a
hybrid notebook -
tablet or simply a hard case for a Galaxy Tablet that will come with a built - in key
tablet or simply a hard case for a Galaxy
Tablet that will come with a built - in key
Tablet that will come with a built - in keyboard.
Yesterday the US Patent and Trademark Office granted Samsung a
design patent for a new notebook -
tablet hybrid configuration.
The top
design patents granted to Samsung this week covers a very bold
hybrid foldable
tablet device that could a large
tablet, a mini mobile desktop and a notebook, depending on how the user so chooses to use the device.
The shift has been toward offering
tablets that replace your laptop, devices
designed for productivity, the iPad Pro, the Pixel C and any number of Switch and other
hybrid devices.
Laptop -
tablet hybrids:
Designed from the
tablet - first approach to laptop -
tablet hybrids, the best Windows
tablets pack beyond - HD touchscreens, sometimes with kickstands in their frames or provided via keyboard covers.
Lenovo's Yoga 720 is a 2 - in - 1 laptop /
tablet hybrid that can easily fool you into thinking it was
designed specifically to be either dedicated device.
This new Matebook would possibly sport a
hybrid design where it can be used as the laptop and
tablet.
I love the idea of a combined
tablet and laptop, but until there's enough touch apps
designed for this
hybrid world, I just want a laptop that works.
Back then the feature was
designed to make switching between
tablet and desktop mode a fluid, seamless experience on
hybrid devices such as the Surface
tablets.
This Windows
hybrid ultrabook has an innovative case
design that easily switches between notebook and
tablet modes.