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ICD’s Vega
“Innovative Converged Devices (ICD), a world class design and engineering company in the mobile and computing industry, today unveiled Vega, their first in a future line of Android products of low priced, full featured High Definition entertainment and information devices that feature 3G connectivity, a Tegra processor, full streaming media, and a touch interface. [There will be] 7-inch, 11-inch and 15-inch devices.”
Ok, that’s just some yada yada for bloggers who will repeat it in their own words (notice I haven’t). To know the truth, just look at the image.
Innovative Converged Devices (gotta have a simple name!) already does two products. An “innovative photo-frame” (way cool) that
automatically streams pictures from Windows Vista and a Windows Mobile phone. Interestingly their next device will be based on android instead. ICD announced this sleek tablet (do it fast before Apple unleashes their tablet and we’re all crushed death by sheer marketing power). There will be an “emphasis on ease-of-use and sleek and attractive design”. Just like everybody else, right? Well, we don’t know about the ease of use yet, but you might want to check the design.
It will be low-cost, but nobody outside the company has any idea of what that could mean.
For the more technically inclined, here’s what you would find if you’d try to disassemble it (please don’t ruin it, it looks sleek how it is).
The list is copied from the website. As only the 15 inch device is detailed, I’m guessing that the 7 and 11 inch devices will have less horse-power, ram, etc.
- Android 2.0 Eclair
- 373mm x 254mm x 16mm
- 15.6″ Touchscreen
- NVIDIA Tegra
- 512 DDR / 512 NAND
- 1.3 MP Web Cam
- Micro SD
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Wireless 802.11 b/g
- USB 2.0
- 2g/3g Data
- Cellular
- 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Magnetic Docking
- Tablet/Dock Charging
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Dual digital microphones
The magnetic docking seems pretty neat. They also precise that it will have 262,000 colors (6 bit). Not exceptional, but why not. Notice that the processor is built by NVIDIA. It seems like a smart move to me, but leaves me doubting on the actual use of the tablet. A muscular
photo-frame with bad colors and a few apps would probably not shake the industry.
I’m hesitating: is the Vega doing too much, or too little. Or mayge I’m just too skeptic. We’ll have to wait until next year.
It seems like a big move for a company making picture frames and mobiles. Do you think it will catch?
Oh! and I forgot to mention it’s “kitchen-friendly”!
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Source: convergeddevices.net
