The Cisco Cius is an “ultra portable, mobile collaboration business tablet which offers access to business applications and technologies. It is not an android tablet since it is directly target to the corporate world. The 7-inch Cius tablet is an android based tablet which weighs only 1.15 pounds. It is featured with 3g capabilities, wi-fi, hd audio and video out tight integration with a huge android market. The device promises to make android a little more business friendly and to make things done little easier.
Though it won’t have any entertainment feature like in Apple iPad, it is good for business users. Cius, the android based tablet is developed by Cisco. The Cisco Cius tablet can be used with a docking station that allows real-time video chats. It is a multi-purpose tablet for office to easily video-chat with colleagues on the other side of the globe. Other than this, you can show your clients your presentations/website during lunch.
Features:
- The Cius is featured with a 720p-capable camera on the front can refresh upto 30 frames per second, and a seven-inch, high-resolution widescreen vga touch-target display for real-time and streamed video.
- A 5-megapixel camera on back can transmit streaming vga quality video and can capture still images, and dual noise cancelling microphones for audio conferencing.
- The Cius is a light weight portable business computing tablet offered with an optional hd audio station with telephone handset speaker phone, hd display port and usb ports.
- Cius supports 802.11 a/b/g/n wi-fi for enterprise campus mobility and 3g cellular services when off-campus.
- A detachable and serviceable battery offers 8 hours life under normal usage.
- Virtual desktop client enables highly secure access to cloud-based business applications.
- Its collaboration applications include Cisco quad, show and share, webex.
Price : There’s no word about what the device will cost, it can be expected in markets by q1 of 2011.
Comments : It is the very first android based tablet aimed for business users and could end up being highly successful as there haven’t any other visible options in the business world. This is a really useful device. Unlike other device the 8 hour battery in Cius is detachable and is serviceable.