This device by computer maker ECS was seen on the floor of the Computex 2011 show earlier this week in Taiwan. It's essentially a tablet that borrows all of its computing power from Apple's iPhone 4, sending out HDMI video to a built-in 9.7" display, and including a larger touchscreen, an SD card slot, and two USB ports in the deal. There are all sorts of reasons why a product like this wouldn't work that well (battery life, for one, and the idea that a blown-up Retina Display probably won't look nearly as good), but ECS went ahead and ignored those and made this prototype anyway.
The most interesting thing about the device is that it's supposed to work with multiple types of smartphones, including iPhones, Windows, and Android phones, and possibly even future iOS releases like the rumored iPhone 5. That's interesting -- if the device works as advertised, you could just buy one tablet, and then just plug in the phone with the OS of your choice.
That seems tough to do, but apparently ECS is aiming to do it. Word from Computex says the device should be commercially available (overseas, at least) later on this year for under US$200.
ECS prototype claims to turn your iPhone into a tablet originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 31 May 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/31/ecs-prototype-claims-to-turn-your-iphone-into-a-tablet/
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