Highton 10" Tablet PC Might Be A Competitor (If It Ships)

It's a Tablet PC kind of year in 2010, and as if the iPad's launchwasn't any indication that these things are gaining steam, theonslaught of alternatives from relative no-names should cement the factin your brain. Just about everyone seems to be coming out with theirown tablet these days, and even a company called Highton is getting inon the action.

Surfacing over at eCrater, this 10" tablet PC is slightly larger thanthe iPad yet slightly smaller than the JooJoo, and it boasts somerather unusual specifications. In fact, this feels more like a netbookthan many other tablets out there, but of course, without a keyboardand with a touch panel to navigate. Specifications include a 1.6GHzAtom N270 CPU, support for Windows XP or Linux, a 1024x600 resolution,1GB of DDR2 memory (up to 2GB can fit), and a 2.5" hard drive with 160,250 or 320GB of capacity.


There's also Wi-Fi, three USB 2.0 ports, a VGA output, audio in/out andeven a card reader. It's pretty well appointed, but it's thicker thanmany other tablets. It's also coming from a company that most everyonehas no impressions on, and the $359 price tag almost feels too good tobe true. But then again, these specs feel a lot like those on the HP Slate, which is going to sell for around $100 or so more whenever itships. Something tells us these prices will only be getting lower ascompetition increases.