14 DAY TRIAL // Multitouch capabilities have been growing in popularity over the past few months and it is no longer a surprise to find out that a company's newest monitor, notebook or netbook, has this functionality. Instead of releasing yet another such device, however, ASUS is bringing multitouch to even more compact devices. The company officially revealed the Eee PC T101MT, a convertible tablet running Windows 7.
Equipped with a 10.1-inch, LED-backlit, resistive touchscreen, whose resolution is of 1024 x 600 pixels, the device allows any action to be performed with a simple pinch, drag, tap or flick of the finger. This capability is complemented by the screen's ability to accurately reproduce handwriting inputs, regardless of whether the finger or the ergonomically designed stylus is used. This ability is provided by the 256-level pressure sensor.
As far as product specifications are concerned, the device is based on the Intel Pine Trail platform, with the Intel Atom N450 central processing unit running at a frequency of 1.66GHz. The convertible tablet also features either 1GB or 2GB of RAM, a hard drive with 160GB or 320GB of storage space (with an extra 500GB of web storage offered by the company) and the GMA 3150 integrated graphics. As for connectivity and I/O options, the product has 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooh 2.1+EDR for wireless access, as well as a VGA port, three USB 2.0 ports, a LAN RJ-45 connector, a multi-card reader and audio jacks for microphone and headphones.
The device has a built-in, 0.3-megapixel webcam, measures 264mm x 181mm x 31 mm, weighs 1.3kg and has a 35Wh slim and eco-friendly Li-polymer battery, whose life may last for up to 6.5 hours. ASUS will be making the convertible tablet available in both black and white models, but the launch date and price of the device have not been revealed as of yet. Full information on the Eee PC T101MT may be found on the official product page.