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Lenovo IdeaPad Tablets


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Lenovo unveiled a bunch of devices at CES, including the IdeaPad S10-3t and the IdeaPad U1.

The S10-3t convertible netbook tablet features a 10.1-inch multi-touch screen, the ability to swivel 180 degrees and fold into a tablet, and up to 320GB HDD memory storage and Intel Atom N470 processors.

The U1 takes convertibility to another level by actually allowing users to detach the entire screen, which can function as a tablet. In fact, both the screen and the body can function independently via separate CPUs, although they can also synchronize and work together as well. The U1 is expected to hit the market on June 1, 2010 for $999.

HP Slate

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Attendees got a glance — literally — of HP's Slate tablet during the keynote address of Microsoft's Steve Ballmer. (It was one of three "Slate PCs" Ballmer featured, the two others being the Archos 9 and a prototype by Pegatron.)

Details were sparse about the colored eReader-like device, which is said to run on Windows 7 and feature multi-touch. Word is that it will also retail under $500 and hit the market sometime this year.

Sony Dash

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Not to be left behind, Sony also unveiled its dashing portable media player, the, um, Dash. Actually Sony calls it a "personal Internet viewer," so obviously, you can surf the Web with it. Sony is also sweetening the pot by touting more than 1,000 free apps for the device, including weather, traffic, sports and, of course, social networking. The 7-inch-screen Dash will be out early this year and retail for $199.99.

Dell Streak

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And the tablets keep getting smaller. The Dell "Streak" concept device is an Android tablet that appears to be more along the lines of an Archos as opposed to, say, a computer such as Lenovo's aforementioned offerings. Details are sparse for this one as well, although the 5-inch screen and 5-megapixel camera have been confirmed by Dell.