Unlike most of the Microsoft-designed hardware (Zune, Kin, etc.), the Xbox is a strong and competitive seller. So this new leaked news on a 7 inch tablet for Xbox, is potentially huge news for fans
The tablet features a 7 inch LED screen displaying images of 720p resolution, along with a meagre 288MB of RAM, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth and a regular-sized SD card slot. There is also a rechargeable battery that is good for up to 7 hours of usage.
Yes, 288 Mb of RAM sounds really, really low considering mobile devices carry along more than 1GB of RAM. But it does suggest that the tablet acts like more like a wireless screen than a standalone device.
The stationary device packs two 'IBM POWER7 SCMs' with six cores (WOW!!!) clocked at 3.1GHz each, there’s also 5GB of system memory, an AMD-sourced GPU containing 1.2GB of on-board memory and full DirectX 11 support. There's also a "250GB 2.5 inch 10K RPM hard disk".
The "stationary device" also offers four ports for controllers, 4x USB 3.0 ports for other peripherals (like extra storage), component and HDMI TV-outs, optical S/PDIFF and an Ethernet port.
Well, I'm not sure. Maybe it's just me, or does this sound like an Xbox version of the 'Wii U GamePad' right along with a brand new Xbox?
It goes without saying that this Xbox Surface business is far from official and that the image you see above may be nothing but a quick mockup.
Yes, 288 Mb of RAM sounds really, really low considering mobile devices carry along more than 1GB of RAM. But it does suggest that the tablet acts like more like a wireless screen than a standalone device.
The stationary device packs two 'IBM POWER7 SCMs' with six cores (WOW!!!) clocked at 3.1GHz each, there’s also 5GB of system memory, an AMD-sourced GPU containing 1.2GB of on-board memory and full DirectX 11 support. There's also a "250GB 2.5 inch 10K RPM hard disk".
The "stationary device" also offers four ports for controllers, 4x USB 3.0 ports for other peripherals (like extra storage), component and HDMI TV-outs, optical S/PDIFF and an Ethernet port.
Well, I'm not sure. Maybe it's just me, or does this sound like an Xbox version of the 'Wii U GamePad' right along with a brand new Xbox?
It goes without saying that this Xbox Surface business is far from official and that the image you see above may be nothing but a quick mockup.
UPDATE: Surface will be Microsoft's own tablet. Xbox will not be involved in it.
We also learned that the tablet will run on Microsoft's own Windows 8 platform.
We also learned that the tablet will run on Microsoft's own Windows 8 platform.
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