WeTab
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WeTab is a MeeGo
-based tablet computer
announced by German producer Neofonie
in April 2010.
The specifics include a 11.6" TN-panel touch screen (1366×768 resolution), a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom
N450 processor with fan, 16 GB NAND
memory and a total weight of the device of an announced 800 g (1.8 lb), but actually 1.002 kg (2.2 lb).
Currently most media coverage in relation to the WeTab took place in German. WeTab GmbH began mass marketing in September 2010. .
Retailers of the device are Amazon.de and German electronics retail giant Media Markt
.
The WeTab runs the Linux-based MeeGo
operating system and thus can execute native Linux programs, additionally Adobe AIR applications work. Android apps are supported via Virtual Machine
.
MeeGo
MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project. Primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market, MeeGo is designed to act as an operating system for hardware platforms such as netbooks, entry-level desktops, nettops, tablet...
-based 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...
announced by German producer Neofonie
Neofonie
Neofonie GmbH is a software company from Germany with offices in Berlin and Hamburg. Neofonie GmbH is a solution and fullservice provider specializing on portals, search, social media, e-publishing and mobile applications....
in April 2010.
The specifics include a 11.6" TN-panel touch screen (1366×768 resolution), a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom
Intel Atom
Intel Atom is the brand name for a line of ultra-low-voltage x86 and x86-64 CPUs from Intel, designed in 45 nm CMOS and used mainly in netbooks, nettops, embedded application ranging from health care to advanced robotics and Mobile Internet devices...
N450 processor with fan, 16 GB NAND
Nand
NAND may stand for:*Nand , an Indian classical raga.*Logical NAND , a binary operation in logic.**NAND gate, an electronic gate that implements a logical NAND....
memory and a total weight of the device of an announced 800 g (1.8 lb), but actually 1.002 kg (2.2 lb).
Currently most media coverage in relation to the WeTab took place in German. WeTab GmbH began mass marketing in September 2010. .
Retailers of the device are Amazon.de and German electronics retail giant Media Markt
Media Markt
Media Markt is a German chain of stores selling consumer electronics with numerous branches throughout Europe. It is Europe's largest retailer of consumer electronics.-History:...
.
The WeTab runs the Linux-based MeeGo
MeeGo
MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project. Primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market, MeeGo is designed to act as an operating system for hardware platforms such as netbooks, entry-level desktops, nettops, tablet...
operating system and thus can execute native Linux programs, additionally Adobe AIR applications work. Android apps are supported via Virtual Machine
Virtual machine
A virtual machine is a "completely isolated guest operating system installation within a normal host operating system". Modern virtual machines are implemented with either software emulation or hardware virtualization or both together.-VM Definitions:A virtual machine is a software...
.
Technical specifications
| Model | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi + 3G |
|---|---|---|
| Announcement date | 12 April 2010 | |
| General availability | September 2010 | |
| Display Display device A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual or tactile form... |
11.6 inches (29.5 cm) multitouch TN-panel at a resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels | |
| Processor Central processing unit The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in... |
1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 Pineview-M, with fan | |
| Graphics | Intel GMA 3150 graphics Intel GMA The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, or GMA, is a series of Intel integrated graphics processors built into various motherboard chipsets.... |
Intel GMA 3150 graphics Intel GMA The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, or GMA, is a series of Intel integrated graphics processors built into various motherboard chipsets.... + PCIe x1 Broadcom CrystalHD BCM70015 |
| Storage Data storage device thumb|200px|right|A reel-to-reel tape recorder .The magnetic tape is a data storage medium. The recorder is data storage equipment using a portable medium to store the data.... |
16GB | 32GB (SanDisk pSSD-S2) |
| Extension with SDHC Card up to 32 GB possible | ||
| Wireless Wireless Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications... |
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20... (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR |
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| Geolocation Geolocation Geolocation is the identification of the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a radar, mobile phone or an Internet-connected computer terminal... |
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| Environmental sensor Sensor A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury-in-glass thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated... s |
Ambient light sensor Photodetector Photosensors or photodetectors are sensors of light or other electromagnetic energy. There are several varieties:*Active pixel sensors are image sensors consisting of an integrated circuit that contains an array of pixel sensors, each pixel containing a both a light sensor and an active amplifier... , Acceleration Sensor Accelerometer An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration , but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame... |
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| Operating system Operating system An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system... |
MeeGo MeeGo MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project. Primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market, MeeGo is designed to act as an operating system for hardware platforms such as netbooks, entry-level desktops, nettops, tablet... and Android 2.0 (upgrade planned to 2.2) |
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| Battery Battery (electricity) An electrical battery is one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Since the invention of the first battery in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and especially since the technically improved Daniell cell in 1836, batteries have become a common power... |
about 6 hours when idle, about 2 hours on high CPU utilization | |
| Weight | 995 g (2.2 lb) | 1020 g (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 295 × 195 × 15mm (295 millimetres (11.6 in) × 195 millimetres (7.7 in) × 15 millimetre (0.590551181102362 in) in) | |
| Peripherals | 2 × USB integrated, Card reader for SD/SDHC-formats, Audio output, SIM Card Slot, HDMI | |
See also
- ExoPCExoPCThe EXOPC is a Tablet PC, in slate form, that uses Windows 7 Home Premium as its operating system, and is designed by the company of the same name, based in Quebec, Canada. The EXOPC Slate is manufactured by Pegatron. The first EXOPC slate was launched in October 2010 directly from EXOPC Corp. on...
- A Canadian Slate Tablet PC with similar OEMOEMOEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
hardware, uses Windows 7 as its OS with a custom UI. - Tablet PCTablet computerA 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...