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Another low-price tablet mostly available at department stores is the Augen GenTouch 78. It gets the job done on most typical tasks, but it sure won’t look pretty doing it. Beginning with the cheap-looking black plastic bezel and the lack of accelerometer to adjust screen orientation, the GenTouch 78 is a seriously no-frills but workable device. On the plus side, the Augen GenTouch 78...

Looking to bring the success of the Transformer series to Windows 8 is the VivoTab ME400. This Asus tab has a 16:9 HD screen, 64GB of storage and an optional Surface-style, magnetic “TranSleeve” keyboard cover. by What HI-FI? The ASUS VivoTab Smart is a 10.1 inch tablet that runs the full version of Windows 8 and has all the bells and whistles one would...

Asus has a tradition of producing tablets with keyboard docks, but its Transformer tablets have always used Google’s Android operating system. The Asus VivoTab is the first Asus tablet to use Windows RT, the cut-down version of Windows 8. It's a major departure that pits the VivoTab RT against theMicrosoft Surface tablet, but Asus has stuck with its tried and tested formula and used...

The way we figure it, Asus is either going retro with the inclusion of a stylus in the VivoTab Note 8 or has realized this accessory’s near-necessity with use of the Windows 8 operating system on a tablet. While the stylus isn’t exactly standard in tablets (including the quite wide Asus line) these days, we’re certain the little pen is ready to make a...

Meet the Asus VivoTab 8 (M81C). It’s a new 8 inch Windows tablet with an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, but no digital pen and a few other differences which mean it’ll probably sell for even less than the already-affordable VivoTab Note 8 when it hits the streets. by Liliputing For dimensions it’s 8.8 mm thick, which is alright for a 8-inch budget tablet,...