Make room, iPad: AT&T to sell Intel-based tablet too

From CNET News.com: AT&T is already expanding its selection of products in the nascent tablet market. In addition to the upcoming Apple iPad, AT&T will market a tablet based on a future version of Intel's Atom processor.

At the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas this week, AT&T announced a tablet that will run, like the iPad, on its 3G broadband network. The tablet is based on a design from Boca Raton, Fla.-based OpenPeak, which designs and develops products for companies like Verizon and Telefonica--two of its current customers.

Inside OpenPeak's "OpenTablet" will be Intel's latest Atom "Moorestown" silicon, which is a system-on-a-chip due sometime in the next few months. The Moorestown chip is also slated to power a large 5-inch class smartphone from LG. The iPad is powered by Apple's A4 system-on-a-chip.

Specifications that AT&T announced at CTIA include 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a high-resolution 7-inch multitouch TFT LCD screen with LED backlighting, HDMI output for connection to HD televisions, dual cameras for high-definition video and still images, an onboard USB connector, and a MicroSD slot.

The device measures 9 inches by 5 inches, is 0.59 inches thick, weighs 1.15 pounds, and will be sold with a desktop docking station.

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