Jonney Shih Shows New Asus Tablet

Shih talks about the role of ubiquitous cloud computing. That means different kinds of screens, all connected to information.

There are places for tablets, just as on the couch or in bed, however there are other times when a keyboard is needed. The company has models with plug-in keyboards and slide-out keyboards. Yet the boundaries between smartphones, laptops and notebooks are blurring, he said.

9:35 am: The Verge’s Joanna Stern asks about another device Asus has talked about — the Padfone, a combination phone and tablet.

The phone is already powerful enough to be a tablet

The phone is already powerful enough to be a tablet, Shih notes, saying the only thing in effect missing is the display. That’s the idea behind the device, which Asus talked about at Computex.

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