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OpenPeak tries its hand at tablets, launches the OpenTablet 7

by Parm Mann on 16 February 2010, 16:58

Tags: OpenTablet 7, OpenPeak

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OpenPeak has today taken the wraps off an ultra-portable tablet powered by Intel's Moorestown platform.

The device, dubbed the OpenTablet 7, features a 7in multi-touch LED backlit display and measures under 15mm thick. Promising to combine "high-quality telephony" with multimedia applications, it claims to act as "the ultimate control panel" for the digital home.

Shipped with a bundled dock, the device provides both Wireless N and Bluetooth connectivity - in addition to cellular connectivity - and a duo of built-in cameras for capturing high-definition video or images. USB and HDMI connectivity is available, as is a MicroSD slot for storage expansion. Built-in speakers and a microphone allow for the device to be used as a telephone, and the OpenPeak operating system - and all its developed apps - are built using Adobe's Flash platform.

Dan Gittleman, CEO of OpenPeak states that the OpenTablet 7 will allow users to "sync schedules, check movie times, listen to music, watch videos, get weather updates, and even monitor energy usage and home security, all from a single, easy-to-use device."

Looking ahead at usage scenarios, the company adds that home-security and energy-consumption applications could result in the OpenTablet 7 becoming "a total home dashboard".

Residing at the heart of the tablet is Moorestown, Intel's next-generation System-on-a-Chip (SoC). The chip features a Lincroft northbridge that incorporates a low-power Intel Atom-based CPU, integrated graphics, a memory controller and dedicated video encode/decode hardware, paired with a Langwell southbridge designed to handle communications. With Intel suggesting a 50 per cent reduction in idle power consumption compared to its previous-generation Menlow platform, Moorestown is widely seen as the first x86 platform suitable for smartphone use.

OpenPeak expects the OpenTablet 7 to ship in the second half of 2010, but hasn't yet divulged any information regarding pricing.



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Ah well would you look at that, a tablet that isn't just a touch screen laptop, or a locked down oversized iPhone. But is it enough?
…and unlike apple's offering - it supports flash too … in fact all apps on it are flash.

They don't mention web browsing though oddly.
Looks sexy, but what worries me is
it claims to act as “the ultimate control panel” for the digital home.
Makes it sound like a mere fancy remote control does it not?

Again, I personally will wait a good 12 months till the platform matures, and because I'm broke :)
If it's an Atom x86 platform, can we not just hack Win 7 onto it?

Please? ;)
It's interesting, these products that are appearing now have obviously been in development for some time.

Would they have had the press attention they are getting if it wasn't for the iPad?
Did the developers get the idea of building their version on the back of all the Apple rumours?
Have tablet/slate systems really come of age?