The folks at eCost have a product page for the HP tm2 (whether accidentally or otherwise, I don’t know), HP’s upcoming consumer tablet PC. The tm2 will most likely go under HP’s Touchsmart branding, if not, their Pavilion line. Specifications wise, it looks like the Touchsmart tm2 will be a small step back versus the existing Touchsmart tx2 tablet in terms of processor speed and graphics, but makes up for that with DDR3 memory and probably much improved battery life due to the new power sipping processor (the current tx2 uses an AMD processor with higher clock speed).
Things that seem to remain the same compared to the previous model include the inclusion of a 12 inch multi-touch display that can be ‘rotated’ into tablet form/notebook, fingerprint sensor and connectivity options. The big question here is whether the new Touchsmart tm2 is a direct replacement for the 1+ year old Touchsmart tx2, or is there something more powerful on its way a few months down the road?
I’ve already reviewed Modern Warfare 2 and Left4Dead 2, and partly the HP Pavilion dm3 this fall, and there’s not much left as we approach the quiet news season AKA holiday season. However, things from the rumors department are heating up with more and more news of 2nd gen Elitebook models pouring in. Let’s not get too tied up with premium, business notebooks that not everyone will/can buy, shall we? Here’s the latest scoop from the consumer product area – with the slew of new netbooks sporting Intel’s Atom N450 processor with an integrated basic graphics chipset announced last/this week, and HP seemingly quiet, a reliable source/reader has news that HP will be releasing their Mini 200 series of netbooks “soon”. They will feature 10 inch glossy displays, Windows 7, 1 RAM slot, HP’s “almost full-size” keyboard, the latest Intel Atom N450 processor and an affordable netbooky price tag. Other than that, not much is known about the Mini 200 series but presumably they will have the usual netbook affair of features and likely make their appearance during/after CES 2010.
I just read about the Voodoo Omen being selected by the CES as one of the most innovative products of the year in the computer hardware category. Congratulations to the Voodoo team!
