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.
