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Netbook Navigator NAV7, NAV9 and NAV10i hands-on with full specs and video
With the announcement of three new Windows 7-based tablets, Netbook Navigator has made a splash in the already flooded world of tablets here at CES 2011. Netbook Navigator showed off the NAV7, NAV9 and the NAV10i for us on the CES show floor, check past the break for all of the details. %Gallery-113374%
Netbook Navigator announces it'll announce three new Windows-based tablets at CES
Netbook Navigator has made tablet pcs in the past -- one of which we reviewed -- so it should come as no surprise that they've got several more brewing. In fact, we are now hearing that the company's got three (yes, three) Windows-based tablets to show off when the floor opens and the stampede begins. Among the offerings will be the NAV7 tablet, what the company is describing as the "first ever multitouch Windows 7-inch" tablet, plus the NAV10i and a slightly revamped NAV9. While we don't have full specs for any of these tablets, we do know that all will be Atom CPU-based devices with SSDs, 2GB of RAM, 'several' USB ports, WiFi, Bluetooth, and webcams, plus optional 3G. Other details about the NAV10i -- it'll be a 10-incher (capacitive LCD), while the NAV9 will be a rugged 8.9-incher. We'll let you know as soon as we get our hands on these bad boys, but until then: the full press release is after the break.
Netbook Navigator Nav 9 Slate PC review
It's been over nine months since Steve Ballmer whipped out the HP Slate at CES and divulged that there'd be Windows 7 "Slate PCs" hitting the market. It sure was a memorable keynote, but since that fateful day all we've got to show for actual Win 7 tablets are a slew of leaked videos of HP's elusive device, information / trade show sightings of lots of similar products, and the less than stellar Archos 9. Until now that is. A small company, interestingly and rather ironically called Netbook Navigator, has managed to get its act together slightly ahead of the rest with its Nav 9 Slate PC. Starting at $599, the 8.9-inch resistive-touch Windows 7 Home Premium tablet is powered by an Intel Atom N280 processor and can be configured with up to 2GB of RAM and 32GB of flash storage. Yep, it sounds a heck of a lot like your first generation netbook with its keyboard cut off... and, well, that turns out to be just one of the Nav 9's major problems. You'll want to see what we mean in our full review after the break. %Gallery-103660%
