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Asus PadFone Combines Smartphone, Tablet, Keyboard

Posted by Soulskill on from the modular-computing dept.

crookedvulture writes "Asus is showing off a bunch of new devices at the Mobile World Congress in Spain, including a budget Transformer model and an Infinity Series graced with a 10", 1920x1200 display. In addition to the tablets, there's the novel PadFone hybrid. This Snapdragon-powered smartphone has a 4.3" screen with a generous 960x540 resolution. If you want more screen real estate, the PadFone slides into the back of a tablet docking station that offers a 10", 1280x800 display alongside an auxiliary battery. That combo can in turn be plugged into an external keyboard with a full-sized SD slot, USB port, and other perks. The only problem is those auxiliary components are thicker and heavier than Asus' standalone tablets, which offer the same functionality, sans smartphone."

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  1. slashvertisement.... by kj_kabaje · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love how a slashvertisement is brought to you by "Crookedvulture".  Too funny.

  2. uh oh by forkfail · · Score: 4, Funny

    They've got rounded corners.

    There will be trouble. And the shame of it is, they could have avoided it if they'd just taken a look at this.

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  3. Dilbert by michaelmalak · · Score: 5, Funny

    From just four days ago.

  4. Is this a pad or a phone? by QuatermassX · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wept with laughter at this bonkers trade show intro - really, I actually wept over my grande Americano at the Starbucks near Holborn tube on a sunny Saturday morning this summer.

    Padphone, eh? The only thing this chap didn't do is actually jump over a shark. Poor bastard.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sqjoRMHyYQc

  5. Re:fixed the title by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 4, Funny

    Asus PadFone Combines Smartphone, Tablet, Keyboard; compromises on every aspect, does nothing well. Lame

    FTFY

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  6. 1920x1200 laptop? by __aazsst3756 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just tell me where I can find a decent 17" laptop with at least 1920x1200 display under $1200? I have been repairing an old Dell for years now with ebay parts because I have not found a suitable replacement. Sad that my phone and tablet may soon pass my laptop in dpi.