Panasonic has announced a 20-inch tablet with Windows 8 resolution 4K

Panasonic has brought to CES 2013 prototype tablet, equipped with 20-inch touch screen resolution of 3840 x 2560 pixels (216ppi). The unit operates under Windows 8.

Although it is a gadget, and is at the stage of the prototype, observers note maturity structure, good detail and high quality workmanship. The screen has the novelty of viewing angles of 178 degrees, and the device comes with a stylus with the perception of pressure.

Tablet is built on a processor Intel Core i5 1.8 GHz and graphics NVIDIA. Inside the device - 4 GB of memory, expandable up to 16 GB of storage and 128 GB SSD. Equipment includes front camera port USB 2.0, slot microSD, Wi-Fi adapter and Bluetooth 4.0. With dimensions of 47.5 x 33.3 x 1.0 cm "pill" weighs about 2.4 kg. The time of its battery life is only 2 hours.

Given the size and weight of the device, it can not be compared with other tablets, but also a niche product Panasonic is quite different. The unit is designed not as a means of content consumption, but as a tool of execs – smart designers, great photographers, and expert engineers.

During the exhibition, representatives from Panasonic demonstrated the operation of the device, having made his mark with a stylus on a certain scheme and implement the display of HD-video. This device is positioned as a creative or business solution, providing a large working area of ​​the screen. In any case, this tablet will not receive wide distribution.

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In 2013; the devices on iOS and Android for the first time will bypass the PC volume users

2013 will be a watershed for smartphones and tablets, designating them a decided advantage over PCs. It is for them the future of IT-market, analysts from Morgan Stanley.

 

According to research Morgan Stanley, this year the number of mobile Internet users will exceed the number of first time users connecting to the network via traditional computers. Certainly not in 2013 will be the year sunset PC, but this is the year the trend took shape on gradual replacement of standard computing devices smartphones and tablets. Here the first time users of mobile gadgets will still account for less traffic and time spent on the internet, but then shift the "center of gravity" is expected for these indicators.

Smartphones are becoming more and more functionality from year to year and, therefore, and also because of their mobility, are a promising platform, analysts say. Such trends will undoubtedly have far-reaching implications for technology companies, which the growing influence of mobile device is divided into winners and losers.

According to Morgan Stanley, meanwhile undisputed winner in the IT-industry can be considered a child of Steve Jobs - Apple. Its tablet computer iPad dominates the global tablet market, and the extremely popular smartphone iPhone accounts for almost three quarters of the mobile industry profits - even in spite of the fact that it accounts for less than 10% of global handset sales. With this in 2012, Apple has set a new world record for an unprecedented level of capitalization, breaking the mark of $ 700 billion

The most obvious "losers" in 2013-th will be the era of the PC giants Dell, HP and Microsoft, not in time to refocus the business on mobile rails, as well as manufacturers of conventional phone time does not give sufficient attention to the Internet in their products, such as Finnish Nokia.

NEC completes Android-slim tablet LifeTouch L battery capacity of 7400 mAh

Japanese company NEC issued a press release on the launch of a new Tablet PC - LifeTouch L. A remarkable feature of the new items on which the creators of the special focus attention - ultra-thin body thickness of 7.99 mm. Interestingly, the device comes with a battery capacity of 7400 mAh, and the claimed battery life of up to 13 hours when viewing web pages and 10 hours of video playback.

 

NEC LifeTouch L is built on a single-chip platform, TI OMAP 4460, which includes dual-core CPU at 1.5 GHz. RAM - 1 GB, and the amount of integrated flash memory can be either 16 or 32 GB. The display is made on the basis of the panel type IPS, it is characterized by a diagonal of 10.1 inches and a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

 

The list of specifications of NEC LifeTouch L consists of two cameras (front-resolution - 1.2 megapixel main - 5 M), WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, ports, USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and Micro USB 2.0. The length and width of the tablet is 257 or 181 mm, respectively.

 

NEC will begin selling LifeTouch L in the domestic market on July 5, and the product will be available both to consumers and corporate customers. The issue price is still open, but it is expected that the version with 16 GB of internal memory will be offered for $ 500, and a model with 32 GB of flash memory will cost $ 130 more expensive.