Will Acer Reveal A Tegra 3 Tablet At CES?

by Jennifer Johnson — Monday, January 02, 2012, 11:24 AM EDT

About a month ago, Acer revealed a new Iconia Tab A200 tablet running on Ice Cream Sandwich that features a NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core 1 GHz processor. At the time of the announcement, Acer indicated the tablet would ship sometime in January which makes us think we should see the tablet at CES next week.

Now, we're also hearing rumors of a new tablet from Acer that will sport even more power. A Russian site called NoMobile claims Acer has a new tablet in the works called the Iconia Tab A700. This tablet is said to feature a Tegra 3 processor along with a 10.1-inch display that supports a resolution of 1920 x 1200. The A700 is also rumored to have a micro HDMI port, SIM card slot, microUSB port, 5 megapixel camera, and a battery life of 10 hours. The tablet could make its debut at CES next week, though it's not expected to reach stores until March.

Although Acer's tablet business hasn't performed as well as the company hoped, we know Acer is still committed to competing in this space. Will the new tablets bring Acer the success it desires? Time will tell.

Tags: Acer, tablet, slate, Iconia Tab, ces2012, A200, A700

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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