ICD Vega touchscreen tablet PC with Google Android

Innovative Converged Devices (ICD) officially announced the development of the Vega, an Android 2.0-based tablet device. The Vega will be available in 7-inch, 11-inch and 15-inch screen sizes. It is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra processor, 512MB RAM and 512MB Flash memory.

The ICD Vega tablet supports not only Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi 802.11b/g but also include 2G/3G cellular networks. It has a 1.3 Megapixel webcam, a microSD card slot and USB 2.0 port. The Android device is equipped with Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and dual digital microphones.

ICD will provide full specifications and demo the Vega device at the 2010 International CES Show, which takes place January 7-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center/Las Vegas Hilton.

In 373x254x16 millimeters [14.68 x 10 x 0.62 inches] and a mass of 1.3 kilograms [2.8 lbs.], Vega features a 15.6" resistive touch-screen with a 1366x768 pixel resolution [this is a 6-bit only panel, folks - forget about movies, since color banding is present everywhere]. The top side of the tablet packs a 1.3 MPixel camera and two noise-isolating microphones for better voice clarity.

The slim body hides nVidia Tegra SoC processor, 512MB DDR DRAM and 512MB NAND Flash memory - we hope to see ICD expanding the amount of local storage by offering a higher ASP model. Storage expansion is available though - you have to purchase MicroSD card with up to 32GB capacity. Connecitivity is perhaps the best part: Vega comes with support for Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi up to 54 Mpbs [802.11b/g] and an option for 2.5G [GPRS], 3G [EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA] connections with a SIM card.

Sales in the North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East market will begin in the first half of next year, but cost of ICD Vega is not specified. ICD also will be released models with 7-inch, 11-inch and 15-inch size devices.

Another interesting device with Google Android is Motorola Droid.