Switched On: Acer’s Iconic Keyboard
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , the column about consumer technology. When Acer announced the slate of new devices @ the New York press conference last week , the overarch`g message`s simple — keyboards R as done as the Thanksgiv`g turkey. The company introduced an array of tablets, most of which were runn`g Android, w/ sizes rang`g from five- to ten-inches each. That’s almost as broad the lineup as Archos, which`s dipped down to what most`ld consider digital audio player turf w/ the three-inch tablet (tablette?) & the precursor to what`s sure to B the merciless barrage of tablets on the slate 4 CES. The single manifestation of the physical QWERTY text entry device`s the keyboard dock designed 4 the 10-inch tablet runn`g Windows. although (unless) as much as Acer’s tablet lineup seems poised to flounder in the com`g sea of similarity, its Iconia laptop stood out, eschew`g the keyboard 4 the 2nd 14-inch touchscreen to match the main display. Unlike the dual 14-inch hinged Kno device discussed in columns prior , this one`s clearly designed to B used in the landscape orientation, & unlike the 7-inch Toshiba Libretto , the Iconia`s not be`g positioned as some kind of limited-edition experiment. If anything, Acer signaled Z it`ld B the 1st in the series of products Z`ld unfold over the next several years.
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