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It’s been sliced, it’s been diced, it’s been flaunted before. The ASUS MeMo Pad FHD 10 LTE — a mouthful, we know — was all but announced when CEO Jerry Shen brandished the slate on stage during Qualcomm’s keynote at Computex. While we got our mitts on the dual-core Atom-based (Clover Trail+) non-LTE model in Taipei, the Snapdragon-equipped LTE version’s been shrouded in mystery — until now. ASUS just posted an official promo video on YouTube that outlines the tablet’s specs: 9.9mm thick (vs. 9.5mm), 572g (vs. 580g), quad-core processor, stereo speakers, Miracast support, 5MP AF camera, 10-inch 1,920×1,200 IPS panel (178-degree viewing angles), 10-hour battery life, microSD card slot and an optional Folio Key keyboard cover. Not. Too. Shabby. Of course, it’s unclear exactly which quad-core Qualcomm SoC the device features, but with LTE in the mix, we’re guessing Snapdragon 800. Hit the break for the promo video.

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We’ve been hearing mumblings that the next version of Android will get a new Bluetooth stack with v4.0 Low Energy (LE) goodness for a while now. That, at least, explains why the Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus have been re-sent through the Bluetooth SIG in order to gain approval for the newer standard. What’s less clear is what the ASUS K008, an apparently new 7-inch slate from the company, is doing supporting v4.0 LE. Our dour belief is that ASUS is merely future-proofing its forthcoming MeMo Pad HD 7, but perhaps “K008” is optimistic latin for “second-generation Nexus 7 with Android 4.3.”

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Joining ASUS’ MeMo Pad family today are a couple of self-explanatory models: the MeMo Pad HD 7 and the MeMo Pad FHD 10. While we’ve already gotten to test out the 10-inch model, this is the first we’ve seen of the 7-incher. Like the current Nexus 7, which this is going to replace, it has a 1,280 x 800 screen. With this new generation, though, it adds 5-megapixel and 1.2-megapixel cameras, SonicMaster audio and an ARM Cortex A7 quad-core CPU. Oh, and it adds a microSD slot and a micro-USB socket, two things the Nexus 7 doesn’t have. Unlike a Nexus product, the OS is the slightly older Android 4.0, and ASUS hasn’t yet said when the tablet will be available for an update.

The big news here, however, is the price. As Chairman Jonney Shih said during its reveal, we needed our cameras, because it’ll arrive priced at a pretty incredible $149 for 16GB and $129 for 8GB. In addition, he clarified that the super-low-cost $129 version is aimed at emerging markets for now, though the $149 model is headed to the US and elsewhere. We’re not sure when that’ll be, but for now, with these prices and specs, consider us tempted. In the meantime, head past the break for the full hands-on treatment.

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Asus has its fair share of smartphones and tablets, although you can more or less say that their coterie of Android-powered devices would definitely pale in comparison to what other manufacturers such as Samsung has delivered. Well, we do know that their MeMo Pad Smart ME301T, a 10-inch Android-powered tablet, will be on the receiving end of the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system update, which is good news considering how this is their most affordable 10-inch tablet for the masses.

With the Asus MeMo Pad, it comes with a 10.1-inch display at 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution, a 1.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, and 16GB of internal memory, retailing for $299 a pop, making it somewhat akin to a Nexus 7 albeit with a larger viewing real estate. The jump from Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean would not see that much a paradigm shift compared to Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean, although do expect to see its fair share of improvements such as support for multiple user accounts on the same tablet, better text prediction, and of course, the gesture-based typing virtual keyboard.

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There is nothing quite like having leaked material of an upcoming device, as it whets the appetite and will definitely whip up the interest of fanboys into a frenzy. Well, we sort of know that the Asus MeMo Pad Smart 10 is on its way, and was recently spotted at the Thailand Mobile Expo, with this being an affordable 10-inch tablet that runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Well, check out the official promotional video above, and see whether it nails it for you, and you are sure to purchase the Asus MeMo Pad Smart 10 when it finally hits the market.

We do know that the Asus MeMo Pad Smart 10 will sport a 10.1-inch WXGA display, running on a quad-core 1.2GHz Tegra 3 processor, carrying 1GB RAM that will be accompanied by 16GB of internal memory which can be further augmented by a microSD memory card slot. Not only that, there is a 5-megapixel shooter located at the back. Arriving at $299 a pop in the US later this year, you can choose from blue, pink and white colors. Seems to be a decent enough tablet without breaking the bank.

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