ASUS Eee Pad Transformer with docking keyboard |
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| Developer | Asus |
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| Release date |
2011-03-25: Taiwan[1] |
| Operating system | Android 3.2.1 (4.0 upgradable) |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2[3] |
| Storage capacity |
Flash memory |
| Memory | 1 GB[3] |
| Display | 1280×800 px (aspect ratio 16:10), 10.1 in (26 cm) diagonal, 149 PPI[4] with Gorilla Glass |
| Graphics | ULP GeForce |
| Sound | speaker, microphone, headset jack |
| Input |
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| Camera |
Back: 5 MP AF camera |
| Connectivity | |
| Dimensions | 10.6 in (270 mm) H 6.9 in (180 mm) W 0.51 in (13 mm) D[3] |
| Weight | 1.49 lb (680 g)[3] |
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is an Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb tablet computer announced at CES 2011 and launched on March 30, 2011.[5] The Transformer design includes an optional docking keyboard.
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The Eee Pad is a tablet computer with a 10.1" IPS multi-touch screen with a resolution of 1280x800 and an Nvidia Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip (SoC). It has a 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi module, but lacks 3G connectivity; a 3G variant will be available in the coming months.[5] In a direct question to ASUS, Australian representatives stated that they are planning a 2011 Q3-Q4 release of the 3G variant. [6] The price at launch of the Eee Pad was £379 (£429 with dock).[5]
The optional docking keyboard features full QWERTY keys, trackpad, two USB 2.0 ports and one SD card reader as well as an additional battery that increases overall battery life from 9.5 hours to 16 hours.
The USB ports support USB memory of any kind and also NTFS-formatted media with files larger than 4 GB. Also the SD card slot supports NTFS-formatted Media.[5]
The units marketed in Canada marked CBIL (Canadian BI Lingual) have a slightly modified keyboard layout in addition to support of accented characters. The Shift key and Enter key have been made smaller to accommodate two additional keys.
The Transformer originally ran a modified version of Android 3.1 (Honeycomb), but has since been updated to Android 3.2.1 (Honeycomb). The on screen navigation keys (home, back, menu) have been skinned to resemble the standard Android phone keys.
The tablet is bundled with MyNet, MyLibrary, MyCloud, Press Reader, MyDesktop and Polaris Office 3, for full document editing.
The first software update was released by ASUS on 16 April 2011. This updated the system with extra widgets for MyZine, which is a desktop widget shop, for weather, email, calendar, gallery, etc. It also added MyCloud, a remote desktop app.
As of early June 2011, the Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) version of Android was released for the Eee Pad Transformer. This added the ability to change the size of compatible widgets, added a large scroll bar to the browser, and allowed scrolling of the currently open applications screen, allowing many applications to be switched to quickly. There were also general usability and speed updates.
On 16 July 2011 another over the air software update for the Transformer was released. Beside the updates of the connectivity modules of the device, this changed the splashscreen, updated various apps, disabled the auto-rotate feature when the tablet is docked and added the Nvidia TegraZone market, with specific Tegra 2 units apps and games.
On the 2 August 2011 the Transformer received an update to the Honeycomb 3.2 version of Android and various minor updates. On 23 August 2011 the Transformer received an additional update, adding compatibility for the Netflix application.[7]
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime has been announced [8] by Asus in November 2011 as the successor to the Eee Pad Transformer. A teaser video was released by ASUS on 19 October 2011, showing a slimmer design and a rear camera with LED flash.[9] The tablet features a quad core Nvidia Tegra 3 (Kal-El) chip by Nvidia,[10] 10 inch display, mini-HDMI port, SD card slot, 14.5 hour battery life, and has a thickness of 8.3mm.
Release date (US): week of December 19, 2011[11]
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