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WeTAB (previously known as wePAD) - Clone or Real Competitor to iPad?

post #1 of 13
4/13/10 at 3:25am
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From Davos World Wide Business Conference came the new of WePAD. a Linux Tablet to be in stores this July 2010.



First "glance" - more like first read for me

. 800g in weight
. 2 versions: a thin (€450) and a thick (€570) with HD screen, max to 1.3cm
. Linux based
. many preloaded software









Partners currently are Neofonie, 4tiiToo, Intel, Adobe, Siemens. Over 20.000 pre-orders have been dished out.

- Source 1 (translation = qhn)

- Source 2.
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post #2 of 13
4/13/10 at 11:14am
Too expensive!

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The WePad's basic version, which comes with Wi-Fi and 16-gigabyte storage, is set to cost euro449 ($600), the larger 32-gigabyte version with a fast 3G modem is euro569.
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post #3 of 13
4/13/10 at 11:15am
But it does have
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Two USB ports allow users to connect all kinds of devices with the WePad, from external keyboards to data sticks.
I'll be interested in the reviews for this.
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post #4 of 13
4/13/10 at 1:47pm
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Originally Posted by Steve View Post
Too expensive!
We hope to see the introductory price changes when it rolls out. At the moment iPad is going for 7-800€ on eBay here for the basic version

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post #5 of 13
4/13/10 at 2:22pm
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Here's a quick side by side specs check. It is in German but one can make it out easily.




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post #6 of 13
4/13/10 at 2:25pm
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. Storage is expandable with an SD card up to 32GB. Chance to expand with future versions I hope.

. More ports on the WePAD

. Full multitasking

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post #7 of 13
4/13/10 at 2:27pm
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This is how it would look in one's hand - a letter size paper ...



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post #8 of 13
4/13/10 at 3:05pm
the iPad was also designed 11x8
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post #9 of 13
4/13/10 at 3:15pm
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Looking like Apple opted for a smaller display - larger screen bezel according to the usable surface.

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post #10 of 13
5/8/10 at 4:44pm
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WePAD is now WeTAB The company has quietly dropped the name wePAD and promotes its iPAD competitor as weTAB.

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post #11 of 13
9/3/10 at 10:35am
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@IFA Berlin 2010:

- OS = MeeGo, a fusion between Maemo (Nokia) and Meego (Intel)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwE407ZK_wg

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post #12 of 13
9/25/10 at 12:44pm
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Well, the 1st on-hand experience came back from a customer ... It was just another non-Apple Tab with loads of hiccups that yet to be updated.

- Jerkiness in playing video
- hard to see screen content at certain normal angles
- appstore is still in infancy

Good thing: very responsive and fluid screen navigation and touch.

The company is hoping to have the fixes real soon!

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post #13 of 13
10/10/10 at 5:18pm
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The man (general manager) in the pic in the first post resigned after signing on (as not himself at the company) to Amazon Online-Shop to give a positive feedback on the product

Too enthusiastic?

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