Fujitsu B6210 and P1610 to Get Flash Harddrives

The Fujitsu LifeBook B6210 and the Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 are adding solid-state drives (flash memory based) to the available options for harddrives/storage. The two “convertibles” (being able to convert from a normal laptop to a Tablet PC-style form factor) will have the ability to use … Read more

Announced: Asus T83 UMPC

Details have finally emerged about the Asus T83 UMPC, the little brother to Asus’ Rugged Military NB. The T83 has been referred to by Asus as the “Highly Integration UMPC” (Probably “High”, but lost in translation), and a ruggedized version is expected later this year. … Read more

Announced: Asus Rugged Military NB

Asus showed off a prototype of the Asus Rugged Military NB to CNet Reporters, earlier this week at CeBIT. This rugged laptop/convertible (Tablet PC functionality with a physical keyboard) is designed primarily for users in the military and complies with the IP 54 standard in … Read more

Flybook V5 Available From i-Cube

The Flybook V5 is now available in the US from iCube. The Flybook V5 is a “convertible” laptop – it has an 8.9 widescreen touchscreen display that can rotate around and lays down on top of the keyboard to form a Tablet PC. It weighs … Read more

Article: Convertible Computing–What Works and What’s Needed

Jim Forbes has written an interesting article, “Convertible Computing–What Works and What’s Needed” that covers where the convertible notebooks have done well and where they need improvement. Convertibles tend to have both a touchscreen/Tablet PC functionality, as well as a physical keyboard (Lenovo’s ThinkPad X60 … Read more