But it's still worth investigating whether the Transformer Book (aka the TX300) is a compelling idea.
The company just unveiled the Transformer Book Trio, a dockable tablet that can run Windows and Android.
He ran copper leads from the transformer to chicken wire on the chair seat and duct-taped it down.
So, no, it's not the perfect, all-in-one device I was hoping for, but the Transformer Prime remains hugely impressive.
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The Transformer AiO (all-in-one) is very true to its name, as like the Autobots, it has two completely different configurations.
With the Transformer Pad's inclusion as a PlayStation Certified partner, we will surpass users' imaginations and change the rules of gaming.
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Top competitors Ambient and Amperion, both in the Boston area, use more elaborate coupling techniques that detour the signal around the transformer.
So far, the outfit is committing to updating the Transformer Prime, along with the Transformer Pads TF300 and TF700.
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Asus tried to kill two birds with one stone when it created the Transformer AiO, but wound up building a giant brick.
The plastic was also a necessity after the all-metal body of the Transformer Prime resulted in widespread GPS and WiFi signal problems.
The Transformer prime is probably the best Android tab on the market.
At first glance, it's visually quite similar to the Transformer Book we just reviewed, except this time it has 11.6-inch, 1080p screen.
The Transformer Prime lasted just shy of seven hours, compared with slightly more than 10 hours for the iPad 2, a big difference.
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Obviously, though, if you buy into the Transformer lineup, you're presumably doing so with the hopes of buying that signature keyboard dock too.
Outside of the Transformer films LaBeouf has starred in the latest Indiana Jones movie as well as the hits Eagle Eye and Disturbia.
The ASUS Transformer Pad lineup includes the ASUS Transformer Pad Prime and upcoming ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity series and ASUS Transformer Pad 300 series.
And in April, the company will launch the Transformer All-In-One PC.
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Because the Transformer robots turn into cars, Bay was also able to get freebies from gm--as he had earlier, when the auto company contributed flood-damaged cars for Bad Boys.
The Transformer series feature a detachable keyboard with a two-sided display panel that can be used for work on one side and film transmission or other entertainment on the other.
The highly-responsive SSD significantly improves the Transformer Book performance, allowing users to quickly boot and rapidly launch applications, and its mSATA mini form factor enables the notebook's innovative convertible form factor.
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The Transformer USB cable is so easy to use.
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Top competitors Ambient (otc: ABTG - news - people ) and Amperion, both in the Boston area, use more elaborate coupling techniques that detour the signal around the transformer.
If you're wondering how that works, there's a physical hotkey allowing you to switch OSs, similar to the setup on the Transformer AiO, which was announced last year at this same show.
The latest filing leaving us scratching our heads is for the ASUS P1801-T, a "tablet" which could be the final version of the Transformer AiO prototype we saw back at Computex.
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There's no need for any backup software - just plug the Transformer Cable into your PC and plug any size of external hard drive from any manufacturer into the other end of the Transformer.
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The Transformer X (TX) will be designed for depositing and extracting soldiers and supplies in tough-to-reach places without easily accessible roads, taking off from a standstill and flying up to 250 miles with a 1000-pound load.
The Transformer Pad Infinity has a 2MP front camera for HD video conferencing along with an 8MP rear camera with a large F2.2 aperture, 5-element lens and LED flash for stunning high quality images or HD video capture.
There's no need for any backup software - just plug the Transformer Cable into your PC and plug the included hard drive (or any other external hard drive) into the other end of the Transformer and backup will automatically start.
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Just look at the Transformer series.
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