2012-12-21-22

"World's thinnest tablet PC" shows up in China, calls itself the EKing

More often than not, major OEMs often try to outdo the competition by claiming that their products are the best in the world where certain aspects are concerned. However, when such a claim is made by an unheard-of Chinese OEM, it goes without saying that heads are definitely going to turn, if only because most people will be interested in finding out how such an OEM is able to pull something off before the big players could do so. And this is apparently the case with Shenzhen Guangxuntong Communication Technologys new tablet device, the EKing T9, which has been touted to be the "worlds thinnest tablet PC".

According to a report published by M.I.C Digi, the EKing T9 sports a 9.7-inch IPS capacitive touchscreen display, while its processing power is provided by Intels Z670 processor which is clocked at 1.5GHz. In addition, M.I.C Digi claims that the EKing T9 tablet will also feature 2GB of memory, along with both front and rear-facing cameras.

In addition, Shenzhen Guangxuntong Communication Technology has also claimed that the EKing T9 tablet is compatible with up to five different operating systems, namely Windows 7, Windows 8, Android, Meego and even Ubuntu.

While we have no doubt that the EKing T9s x86-based nature will allow users to install and run the aforementioned operating systems, we could not help but find Shenzhen Guangxuntong Communication Technologys claims of the tablet being compatible withWindows 8a little suspect. For one, the screenshot of what appears to be a "Windows 8" installation on the EKing T9 seems to resemblea photoshop-ed version of the Windows Phone 7 home screen that has been pasted onto the device. That, along with the fact that Windows 8 is still in the process of being developed, has cast some doubt on the status of "Windows 8" support on the EKing T9.

More interestingly, Shenzhen Guangxuntong Communication Technology has yet to release any details about the EKing T9s size and dimensions, in spite of the fact that the company has touted the tablet to be the "worlds thinnest", so you might want to take such claims with a huge helping of salt.

No information about the EKing T9s launch date and pricing has been revealed at this point of time.

Source: M.I.C Digi