The iPad Supreme Edition is 64 GB model made of solid gold and encrusted with 25.5 karats of diamonds. A single piece of solid 22-karat gold makes the rear case and bezel.
On the back, the Apple logo is all bling with 53 individually set gems.
Go iPad Supreme
The MHL standard features a single cable with a low pin-count interface able to support up to 1080p HD video and digital audio while simultaneously providing power to the mobile device.
Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, Sony Corp. and Toshiba form the MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) Consortium to develop a new mobile audio/video interface standard for directly connecting mobile phones and other portable CE devices to HDTVs and displays.
The MHL Consortium also announces the availability of an abridged draft specification available.
At Computex, Dell showed its Streak, a 5" Android device using Qualcomm's Snapdragon solution with integrated 1GHz processor to combine basic functionality, performance, and benefits of a laptop in a pocket-friendly size.
Streak comes out first in UK and later this year in USA.
"The Dell Streak hits the sweet spot between traditional smartphones and larger-screen tablets," says Ron Garriques, president, Dell Communication Solutions Group.
The Dell Streak (unlike some others) will support Adobe Flash 10.1 on Android 2.2 later this year, video chat applications and other software innovations.
It features a 5 megapixel camera, VGA front-facing camera, removable battery, built-in Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity options. It comes with 2GB internal dedicated storage and Micro SD available up to 32 GB.
Linux Foundation Exec. Director, Jim Zemlin calls this new embedded Linux "the open-source uber-platform for the next gen computing devices: tablets, pocketable computers, netbooks, automotive IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment)and more."
Imad Sousou, director of Intel's Open Source Technology Center, says, "The MeeGo Netbook user experience is the first to appear, with the development of the MeeGo Handset user experience moving to the open in June."
MeeGo, says the Foundation, gives Linux desktop developers a system they will be able to pick up and use more quickly than they can Android.
Go Meego
You can't help but wonder what they all would have done if the iPAD flopped? At least 20 new tablets could be found at Computex.
ARM Holdings, the maker of processing cores popular in Android devices, estimates there will be about 40 tablet devices just using Arm-based processors this year. Android tablets were on display at Arm's private showroom: Foxconn's 10" N928-1, the 7"Lifepad by Prowave, and Malata with a 10" touchscreen.
WonderMedia Technologies showed off a range of new tablets based on its PRIZM SoC and Android. Tzumu Lin, President and CEO, is already predicting segmentation in tablets: "There's clearly a large and growing interest in the tablet form factor, but what we're seeing now is a rising consumer demand for some diversity in size, shape, style and price."
Of course, big business draws in the Big Companies. HP hopes its Hurricane will be a competitor, using the WebOS it bought when HP bought Palm. Blackberry is planning a tablet-like device. Lenovo has shown a new tablet that also hooks up to a regular keyboard when you need that. Even Google has promised a tablet soon.
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