ASUS TO LAUNCH ALMOST SIX TABLETS IN THE COMING MONTHS

Asus has been working on multiple tablet devices for a while and now Digitimes report that as many as 6 tablets are in the pipeline. The site says that it obtained the information from Asus President Jerry Shen. That said, these are still rumors and Digitimes has a history of presenting rumors as fact.

So here is what we know at the moment, assuming that Digitimes has got its sources correct. The upcoming Asus tablets will have screen sizes ranging from 7 to 12 inches. First of the six machines will hit the streets in December. The remaining five will make their debut by March.

Some of these tablets will have ARM-based processors and run Google Android or Windows Embedded 7. Others will have x86 based processors and run Windows.
There will be two 7 inch models. One of them will have WiFi and the other will have 3G and phone capabilities. Both of these machines are likely to have ARM-based processors.

There will be two models in the 9 inch space. One of them will have a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and run Google Android. The other model will have an Intel x86 processor and run Windows. There is no word on final pricing, but the Tegra based tablet is expected to be around $100 cheaper than the Windows tablet.

Aside from the 7 and 9 inch models, Asus is also developing 10 and 12 inch tablets.