Asus PadFone line coming to U.S. in 2014
Asus CEO Jerry Shen says that the PadFone line will be coming to the United States in the coming year. Previously offered in Asian markets, the tablet/phone duo device should expand to the United States and Europe for 2014 and beyond. We might expect to see the PadFone to debut stateside in the second quarter of the year however we don’t know the details. Presumably, there will be a new model to introduce when the time comes.
“Once this product is launched [in the US], we will definitely have no problem tackling Europe with the same product, because this US operator is very big.” Shen said confidently.
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The ASUS PadFone Is Coming To America, Says ASUS CEO
The ASUS PadFone has always been an intriguing device, marrying the capabilities of a smartphone with the versatility and size of a tablet device with which it can dock. ASUS, for the longest time, has also felt that it is onto something big, but has played its cards extremely close to its chest by only releasing the product in its native Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and some parts of Europe. After dabbling in these markets and gathering some confidence in its niche product, ASUS’ CEO, Jerry Shen, is finally convinced that the PadFone is ready to make the jump across the Pacific to America.
ASUS is planning to divide its PadFone fleet into a “mainstream” line-up for Asia and a high-end range which will be shipped to Europe and the States. The recently announced PadFone Mini will lead ASUS’ efforts in this “mainstream” line whereas Shen has said that they are working on something new for its high-end product and are looking at a Q2 2014 release.
I personally was very slow to warm to the PadFone devices, however the concept of a PadFone does address a very real issue that techies everywhere will associate with; this issue is having both a smartphone and a tablet and favouring one over the other. The PadFone obviously does away with this favouritism by combining the two in a very effective manner and we can’t wait to see what ASUS comes up with by mid next year.
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Source: engadget
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