As Computex is set to kick off, ASUS announced it is jumping into the tablet device arena with the Eee Pad. In fact, it plans to offer two models. Unfortunately, neither will ship until early 2011.
Engineering excellence meets stunning design in the ASUS Eee Pad, an ultra-slim and light yet high-performance slate device designed to provide users with a real time cloud computing experience.
The EP121 Eee Pad will be powered by an Intel CULV Core 2 Duo processor and Windows 7 Home Premium. It will come with a 12-inch multi-touch display, a webcam, USB port, and a keyboard dock.
The EP101TC will be powered by an NVIDIA Tegra chipset and Windows Embedded Compact 7 with a customized UI. It will come with a 10-inch display. It should be about 12mm thick and weigh about 675 grams.
Both promise about 10 hours of battery life.
While final pricing has yet to be determined, ASUS expects it to fall in the range of US$399 (EP101TC) to US$499 (EP121).
ASUS is also working on its own app store. No timelines were given as to when it could go live.