Mar 06

Intermatrix U7 Ubuntu Tablet

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Intermatrix U7 Ubuntu TabletAn Ubuntu-powered tablet is not something that folks would camp out for, but this does not mean we should not pay closer attention to such a tablet. The Intermatrix U7 is an Ubuntu tablet which has been touted to be the “first of its kind in the world”, hailing from Australian manufacturer Intermatrix. Just what kind of hardware does the Intermatrix U7 pack underneath the hood? For starters, it is said to come with a quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex A9 CPU, coupled with a quad-core Vivante GC1000+ GPU, and accompanied by 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a 7″ IPS capacitive touchscreen display as well as cameras in front and at the back.

Sounds fine and dandy, right? Actually, the answer would be “No”, considering how the bare minimum requirements for an Ubuntu tablet would be 2GB RAM. Considering how the Intermatrix U7 is tipped for an October release, hopefully there will be updates made to the Intermatrix U7 in order to make it more adequately equipped to handle Ubuntu on the go.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Samsung To Stop Selling ATIV Tab Windows RT Tablet In Germany, Amplify Tablet Specially Constructed For Educational Purposes,

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Feb 11

Texas Instruments brings sci-fi tech to life with DLP (hands-on video)

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Texas Instruments brings scifi tech to life with DLP handson video

We’ve come across a number of DLP-based pico projectors over the years and while these products are getting smaller, brighter and higher resolution, it’s the integration with other devices that’s really captured our imagination. Samsung’s Galaxy Beam, which we reviewed last year, merges a 15-lumen nHD (640×360) DLP-based pico projector with a Galaxy S Advance. More recently at CES 2013, Texas Instruments announced its new Tilt & Roll Pixel chip architecture and demoed a handful of other DLP-equipped products live on our stage, including 3M’s Streaming Projector and Smart Devices’ U7 tablet.

Gallery: Texas Instruments DLP tech hands-on

Gallery: SmartDevices U7 tablet hands-on

The company recently invited us to play with some of these devices and to show us other applications in areas such as 3D printing, 3D scanning, optical research, medical imaging and even automotive. Some of this DLP-equipped tech, like the Interactive Center Console, shows where we’re headed in the near future — other products, like Christie’s VeinViewer Flex, exist today but remind us of something right out of science-fiction. Take a look at our galleries below, then join us after the break for our hands-on video and more info on these devices.

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