Asus Padfone

rapid64k · 1 Jun 2011 at 19:28

This looks really neat the phone sits in the back of the tablet very cool Great idea i think.
click here for info

Stupot_ · 1 Jun 2011 at 19:36

:/

mrk · 1 Jun 2011 at 19:47

It just stings of SouthPark's Human CentiPad!

I don't know if I like it for the right reasons or wrong ones LOLMAO!

Cosimo · 1 Jun 2011 at 19:58

Well it's certainly interesting, the way forward with docking.

Dewotter · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:04

This isn't even innovation. Why can't people just make a good all round solid tablet to compete with the iPad?

They're just dumping out everything else they can think of.

DefiantAsh · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:10

No one else has a product in the market which a phone can be inserted into a tablet to make it operational.

The only other competitor is the Motorola Atrix.

JediFragger · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:12

When he removes the phone it just looks like it's just a big magnifying glass

Dewotter · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:35

DefiantAsh said:
No one else has a product in the market which a phone can be inserted into a tablet to make it operational.

That's because no one asked for it.

sarge78 · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:41

RKO said:
That's because no one asked for it.

Dockable computing is the basis of many companies long term strategy.

Edit:

The vid reminds me of...

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:06

This is a combination of the pad and phone.

padfone *giggles and laughs*

:/ lmao... whatever next

PS I think for the Asus Transformer they should have added the phone into the tablet then into a laptop!!!! that would be some device!

sarge78 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:24

^ Apparently the padfone *giggles like a small girl* will be compatible with the transformer dock, so yes it can be a phone... in a tablet... in a netbook...

(shame it's one of these 'concept' releases for 2012, I wanted another option this year

)

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:30

sarge78 said:
will be compatible with the transformer dock, so yes it can be a phone... in a tablet... in a netbook...

Interesting....where did you hear this from?

Glaucus · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:32

Just thought of one problem though. Phones need charging so often. When would you charge it. I usually have the phone plugged in when using the tablet and when out have the tablet charging.

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:35

AcidHell2 said:
Just thought of one problem though. Phones need charging so often. When would you charge it. I usually have the phone plugged in when using the tablet and when out have the tablet charging.

When it's docked it looks like it charges and the pad turns into the phone so hopefully can text + call from the pad while the phone chargers.

Glaucus · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:36

iDroid84 said:
When it's docked it looks like it charges and the pad turns into the phone so hopefully can text + call from the pad while the phone chargers.

But then that requires a cable to the tab. Or run down the tab battery much faster.

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:36

AcidHell2 said:
But then that requires a cable to the tab. Or run down the tab battery much faster.

Hopefully good solid battery life then

ng93 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:42

AcidHell2 said:
But then that requires a cable to the tab. Or run down the tab battery much faster.

It'll be like the transformer which has another battery in the keyboard which charges the tablet. Actually this could potentially get silly long battery life (say 8 hours for the phone, then put it in the tablet and get another 8, then put that in the netbook and get yet another 8 :eek:

).

Glaucus · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:44

The phone battery will be small compared to the tabs battery. You still need time to charge it all though. I suppose it depends how much you use it. Will have to see how it works, but I can see it being a problem.

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:47

AcidHell2 said:
The phone battery will be small compared to the tabs battery. You still need time to charge it all though. I suppose it depends how much you use it. Will have to see how it works, but I can see it being a problem.

Battery life, always a problem for technology no matter what devices.

sarge78 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:49

iDroid84 said:
Interesting....where did you hear this from?

Asus promised full compatibility with all similar future devices a while back. All they need is the proprietary connector/locking holes to be identical on the tablet part, the rest is virtually identical hardware/software.
(the keyboard dock gets firmware updates too)