With the launch of the iPad about one year ago, Apple created a new market for electronic products: touchscreen tablets. Even if they have enjoyed a significant success and led other manufacturers to start on this niche, touchscreen tablets are still popular only for a small segment of users, mainly for those who want to have fun and enjoy internet access on the go.

On the other hand, IT is an industry where building a gadget that combines features of several standalone products is something natural. Taiwanese manufacturer introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Eee Pad Transformer. As the name suggests, the tablet functionality can be extended to that of a netbook through an ordinary keyboard.

The tablet's display is 10.1? and supports a resolution up to 1280 x 800 pixels. Within houses a dual core processor NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU, perfect for multimedia and playing full HD 1080p videos.

The Eee Pad Transformer is now released and can be bought for a price around $399 to $699, depending on your required specifications.

[via Techfresh]