The ASUS Eee Slate EP121 is not your usual tablet with all those low-powered and low-performance ARM chips inside. Eee Slate has a mighty Intel i5 CPU inside, plus an Intel HD graphics chip to drive a beautiful and roomy 12.1″ screen that is not only capacitive, but also has a pressure-sensitive Wacom layer that takes precise input from a Wacom digitizer pen. Running Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit with 2 GB of RAM,  it’s every bit a Windows machine than that one sitting on your desk. Check below for overdone marketing videos by Asus on their newly unveiled Windows tablet.

1. Stay connected to the wider world with the ASUS Eee Slate:

For regular visiting and browsing flea markets, the ASUS Eee Slate is definitely better than bulky, full-sized laptops.

2. Get creative with the ASUS Eee Slate

Artists can really gain in their creativity and productivity when using Eee Slate. What’s not to love in full Photoshop?

3. Make your business more mobile with the ASUS Eee Slate

Being mobile when running a restaurant is important. This particular restaurant also boasts a mobile kitchen on top of that, so being mobile with Eee Slate is twice important. Just don’t spill your sauces on the Slate grill.

4. My powerful work and play companion

One thing is looking for a perfect pair of shoes at the local flea market, another thing is using a tablet PC in serious business environment. ASUS Eee Pad EP121 can do both.

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Microsoft has recently announced the availability of the first public beta (apart from this summer’s Preview) for their flagship OS, the Windows 8.

Among new features and better stability than what the Windows 8 Preview version shows, this public beta brings in a first glimpse on the Windows 8 App Store. According to the Windows Store blog, the store is meant to offer Metro-style apps, and conversely desktop legacy apps that weren’t designed for Metro UI can’t get into that store, which IMHO, should bear the title Windows 8 App store — instead of plain “Windows App store”.

Microsoft’s pricing formula for apps in this store covers price tags between $1.49 and $999, with Microsoft’s cut set at 30 % of sales before a developer earns first $25,000 and 20% if revenue goes up from that point of $25,000. Registering as a Windows 8 app vendor costs $49 for an individual and $99 for a company.

The Windows Store Preview event held in San Francisco on December 6, 2011, has also opened the First App Contest for the developers. The contest is about building app with the best Metro UI and Windows 8 experience, and it ends on January 8, 2012. Working hard through all pre- and post-Christmas days can bring the lucky winners these goodies:

• A Samsung Windows Developer Preview PC from the BUILD conference, so you can test your apps with touch and sensors
• One year of Windows Azure, so you can build apps that feel connected and alive
• A two-year subscription to the Store, so you can continue to update and improve your app

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