14 DAY TRIAL // A month after it went on sale in Korea, the Ocosmos' OCS-9 Windows 7 running slate made its appearance in the US where is available for pre-order from an online retailer with shipping expected to start at the end of November.
The tablet may seem hardly different from all the other Windows 7 slates out there, but make no mistake as this device is one of the lightest and most compact tablets to run Microsoft's desktop OS.
To put things in perspective, the 10.1-inch Ocosmos OCS-9 slate weights 780 grams (1.72 pounds), which is only approximately 160 grams more than Apple iPad 2, while the body is just 12.4mm (less than half an inch) thick.
Speaking of the body, this is made entirely out of aluminum and the 1280x800 capacitive IPS LCD is hidden behind a glass screen.
Despite the low size and weight, the OCS-9 is powered by an Intel Oak Trail processor, the Atom Z670 to be more exact, which was especially designed for tablet use and it sports a single processing core, with HyperThreading support, clocked at 1.5GHz.
The rest of the specifications list includes 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of storage space (expandable via microSD), a 1.3-megapixel front camera as well as Bluetooth 3.0 and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity.
A proprietary dock connector and an USB port are also provided, the latter being fully compatible with 3G or LTE modems.
Outside of the OCS-9 tablet, Ocosmos also plans to introduce a wide range of accessories, including a keyboard/battery dock that increases autonomy from 6 to 10 hours, an HDMI dock, and three different remote models.
One of the most advanced of these is dubbed the Smart O-Bar Multi-controller and offers a 3.5-inch 320x480 LCD display, WiFi connectivity, as well as a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer, which enable it to be used as a wireless keyboard/mouse, a VoIP phone, or as a game controller like in the video embedded bellow.
According to ShashGear, the OSC9 is priced at $649 (472 Euros), while the Smart O-Bar controller retail for $139.99 (roughly 102 Euros).
