Acer presented its first tablet computer

Tablet computer

A tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a complete mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen...

 during its global press conference in New York on 23 November 2010.

Iconia series

• Iconia Smart - 4.8" smartphone/tablet
• Iconia Tab A100 - 7" Android tablet
• Iconia Tab A500 - 10.1" Android tablet
• Iconia Tab W500 - 10.1" Windows tablet

Iconia Smart

This is a tablet with the size of a smartphone: 4.8" widescreen with a 21:9 aspect ratio and 1024x480 screen resolution. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and it is equipped with a 8MP camera with LED flash plus a 2MP front camera for video calling.

Iconia Tab A100

The Iconia Tab A100 tablet is the smallest tablet PC of the series. It runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system and it has a capacitive touchscreen display with 1024 x 600 pixel of resolution. Iconia supports multiple connectivity options, including Wi-Fi and 3G.

Iconia Tab A500

The Iconia Tab A500 tablet runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. Honeycomb 3.2 has now been rolled out to the tablet. It is equipped with Nvidia’s Tegra 2 Processor and is 13.3mm thick with a 1280×800 screen resolution and 1080p HDMI capacity. It supports Wi-Fi connectivity (The Iconia Tab A501 supports 3G + Wi-Fi connectivity). Iconia Tab A500 tablet also features a 5 MP rear-facing camera plus an HD front-facing camera, for video chat.

Specs:

• 10.1" TFT LCD Display LED Backlight 1280x800 Resolution
• Nvidia Tegra 250 1GHz Dual Core
• DDR2 1GB Memory & SSD 16-32GIG Storage, 64GB storage available in some countries
• Android 3.0 Honeycomb, upgradable to 3.2
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n & Bluetooth Enabled
• HDMI & Dual USB 2.0 Ports
• Li-Ion 3-Cell Battery Lasts 8-10 Hours

Iconia Tab W500

The Iconia Tab W500 runs Windows operating system. The tablet is complemented by a full-size chicklet docking keyboard and powered by the next-generation AMD Fusion

AMD Fusion

AMD Fusion is the marketing name for a series of APUs by AMD. There are two flavors of Fusion currently available, one with its CPU logic based on the Bobcat core and the other its CPU logic based on the 10h core. In both cases the GPU logic is HD6xxx, which itself is based on the mobile variant of...

 - Brazos chip and features two 1.3MP cameras. Starting point of the Iconia Tab W500 touch experience is the Acer Ring. It allows to access all features and touch applications pre-loaded. With clear.fi, Acer media sharing system, Iconia Tab W500 can be connected to the home network and can share multimedia contents with other clear.fi enabled devices.

Specs:

• 10.1" TFT LCD Display LED Backlight 1280x800 Resolution
• AMD Fusion
  AMD Fusion
  AMD Fusion is the marketing name for a series of APUs by AMD. There are two flavors of Fusion currently available, one with its CPU logic based on the Bobcat core and the other its CPU logic based on the 10h core. In both cases the GPU logic is HD6xxx, which itself is based on the mobile variant of...
  
   C-50 / 1 GHz Dual Core CPU
• DDR3 2GB Memory & SSD 32GIG Storage
• Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit OS
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n & Bluetooth Enabled
• HDMI, USB 2.0 Port
• AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics
• Li-Ion 3-Cell Battery Lasts Up To 6 Hours
• Integrated Bottom US Keyboard Dock

Reviews

Initial reactions see the devices as an attempt to challenge Apple's IPad

IPad

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...

. Former Acer Chairman, Gianfranco Lanci claims, in an article in Stuffmideast magazine, that Acer Inc.'s foray into the world of touchscreen tablets will overtake the Apple tablet within the next 2–3 years.