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Intel Developers Forum, (IDF)s, Mooly Eden, Intel mobility chief has unveiled their latest concept of a touchscreen tablet.  It is being called the UrbanMax, at this point.  It is still in the prototype phase, it is a very unique and different style of tablet than has been offered before.
The uniqueness of the UrbanMax is based on the unusual feature of a combination sliding/tilting screen to transform into any variety of configurations.  It is a 11.1 inch resistive  touchscreen tablet that runs Windows Vista and Microsoft’s touch-friendly Origami tablet overlay.  The system will use small form factor Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, which will support high-definition 1080p video playback on the 1366×768 resolution display. It integrates WiMAX and Wi-Fi with Intel’s combo Echo Peak wireless mega-card.  The UrbanMax comes with a high-performance SSD for rugged, fast and energy efficient support for wireless technology, most likely 3G.  It has a a battery life of around 4 hours.
The Intel UrbanMax has a gigantic iPhone look, it’s ability to use as a Tablet Pc or tilt it for use as a netbook is unique. The roomy keyboard has the feel of a desktop PC.  When you need to type rather than use the stylus, the keyboard slides straight out to sit under the screen but on the same plane.  It can also be fully extended and swung down to create a pseudo-desktop with the keyboard sitting flat on a desk while the screen stands angled back slightly.
When you tilt it, it will revert to Windows Vista with complete flexibility in how you view your media or games, making it very user friendly.  The static mouse button, is like a high-tech hybrid, by sweeping your fingertip across the sensor it yields predictable, accurate control over the mouse.  The touch hardware was said to be “very sensitive and among the most responsive.”

Chip Maker IDF (Intel Developers Forum)
Mooly Eden, Corporate Vice President, General Manager, Mobile Platforms Group, gave a keynote describing the latest Intel mobile technologies for “expanding the frontiers of mobility”.
Intel said, “UrbanMax features the small form factor Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology and key mobile platform enhancements, including the Intel High-Performance SATA Solid-State Drive Product Line, HD Playback and Touchscreen Displays.”
“The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 is a new CPU for the Intel Centrino 2 processor technology and Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology lineup. The mobile quad-core processor is based on Intel?s 45nm hi-K process technology running at 2.26 GHz, with a 1066MHz FSB and 12MB L2 cache.”
“Integrated Power Gate – Enables energy-efficient integration of power switches that can turn cores on or off when not in use, with near-zero leakage power; based on process breakthrough which makes active/sleep transitions much faster. Integrated Power Gate technology will also be used in the memory system, cache and IO to dynamically power down these sub-systems when not in use.”
“Intel Centrino 2 processors allow 58 percent reduction in area, 68 percent reduction in volume. They have also lower TDPs than typical 35W mobile mainstream products.”
The UrbanMax or what ever name Intel finally gives this prototype has no release date or price set, as of yet.