Tablet PCs - Stealing Comdex 2002

Electrovaya

The launch of a new piece of hardware typically lets new players enter the market and that is exactly how Electrovaya entered the tablet-PC market. Historically the company has made high performance external battery packs for notebooks and other mobile devices (branded as PowerPad batteries). With the launch of Windows XP Tablet Edition, Electrovaya decided to apply their battery skills to the tablet-PC market. The result: the Scribbler tablet-PC, offering 10-16 hours of battery life.

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The Scribbler uses PowerPad technology to provide unparalleled battery life. Most of the other systems we have been seeing claim to offer 3-4 hours of battery life (something we will test once we get our hands on some more units), so obviously a battery life 3-4x that amount is impressive. The unit is Ultra Low Volt Pentium III based (800MHz), includes integrated 802.11b, and weighs less than 4 pounds. Like the other systems mentioned, the Scribbler is available now and will soon offer an optional keyboard.