If you follow technology all over the web, you probably know that some Asian companies launch “the future iPads” and iPhones before Apple does. Basically they used the leaked features, pictures and specs to create their own tablets. Now with the rumors saying that the iPad 5 will look like a bigger iPad Mini, it appears that Meizu has taken that collection of info and turned it into a concept.
Meizu is a Chinese company, famous a couple of years ago for copying the iPhone and turning the result into an Android smartphone with a custom UI. Then, the devices got more and more original with each generation, but Meizu only launched phones. Now they may get into tablets, as shown by the video below. This company’s flavour of Android also received a name: Flyme OS, that has reached version 3.0. The tablet seen in the video is called the Meizu Max and it’s supposed to feature a 13 megapixel rear camera with a powerful flash and a Retina level 2560 x 1600 pixel display.
The Meizu tablet design involves an almost edge to edge display, a very thin case and a very elegant look. Everything is minimalistic and looks elegant, so we really appreciate this device. Basically we’re dealing with a bigger iPad Mini, but everything is now even thinner and prettier. Flyme 3.0 OS seems to include a “cards” system that may remind you of the webOS system. Would you buy such a device?
[via gizchina]

Deviantart user nik255 imagined the next Windows RT already and also the first Windows tablet with a 7 inch diagonal. While people are already dreaming of bringing the phablet and 7 inch slate format to Windows/Windows Phone, the device makers are not quite there yet. Let’s see what this Microsoft Surface Companion has to offer.
As you can see, it involves a stylus, it has a back camera and it even has room at the bottom for a kickstand. It’s clearly related to the original Surface tablet and it has a nice sidebar for various notifications and messages, reminding me a lot of the same bar on the BlackBerry 10 OS. Surface Companion relies on a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad core 1.7 GHz processor, with Adreno 320 GPU, 4 GB of RAM and a 7.9 inch 2K display, meaning it has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.  Thus, this is a Retina Display Surface tablet, if I may say so.
Just like the previous Surface tablet, this model has a case made from magnesium, the VapoMg case. It also comes with microSDXC, USB 3.0, MiniDisplayPort Video, WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 and 2 MIMO antennae. Inside there’s a 44 WH rechargeable battery and there’s both a front and back camera on this baby. The rear one is a LifeCam with 1080p HD capture. The 7 inch Surface tablet is available in 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB storage versions and comes with a magnetic digital ink stylus, that attaches to its top.
Microsoft will also craft special technologies for this stylus. So, do you feel tempted by these goodies?