Asus
today announced a hybrid all-in-one/tablet Windows 8/Android PC as part of its
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) lineup.
The
device is called the Asus Transformer AiO, and the manufacturer is calling a
“world first.” Transformer tablet is that it can be operated in two different
modes. When it is close enough to the PC it maintains a wireless connection to
the full computer, allowing users to run Windows 8 on the tablet and operate it
using the touch display. “At the touch of a botton,” however, the tablet can be
“transformed” into an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet that has a Tegra 3
quad-core processor. It’s the sort of versatility that is very impressive but
simply not useful enough to justify a purchase for the average consumer.
It
features an 18.4-inch multi-touch screen and NVidia GT graphics. The catch is
that the screen can be detached from its cradle in front of the PC and become a
tablet.
Of
course, an 18-inch tablet is on the larger side of tablets, so it has a handle
on the back that allows it to be carried around. Asus calls the device
“king-sized,” though it isn’t quite as large as Lenovo’s announced 27-inch Idea
Centre Horizon Table PC . It seems that super-sized devices that nobody is
calling for might be the trend at this year’s CES.
No
release date or pricing for the device has yet been announced, though it was
stated the Transformer AiO will be available “from Q1 2013.”
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