there was a tweetup on friday during the IFA in Berlin, which was hostet by Intel. it took place at St. Oberholz after the main exhibition show.

during that TweetUp we could get our hands on several devices, which were brought by @chippy (from carrypad) and @sascha_p (from netbooknews.de), but the highlight (sorry chippy) was the long awaited tablet, which was announced last year already, but never got so close to the release: WeTab.

here you can see chippy is talking with Helmut from WeTab about the new tablet, which is running MeeGo (confirmed and shown at the press conference one day before):

source: youtube

here are the main specs: 

• Display: 11,6“ mit 1366 x 768 Pixels, Colour, Multi-Touch
• Processor: 1,66 GHz Intel Atom N450 Pineview-M
• Memory: 16 / 32 GB, Extension with SDHC Card up to 32 GB possible
• RAM: 1 GB
• Core OS: MeeGo
• Webcam: yes (1,3 Megapixel)
• Peripherals: 2xUSB integrated, Card reader for SD/SDHC-formats, Audio output, SIM Card Slot, Multi-Pin Connector
• Java / Flash / Adobe AIR: yes / yes / yes
• Applications: WeTab Meta-Store, integrates multiple Stores, Support for native, Java, Linux, Adobe AIR® and Android Apps
• Multitasking: Yes including Live-Information on Home Screen
• Battery life: ca. 6 h
• Supported eBook Formats: ePub, PDF, TXT, Mobipocket, WeBook premium format at Q4/10
• Supported Music Formats: MP3, WAV, OGG
• Supported TV + Video Formats: H.264. AVI, WMV, DivX, MOV, OGG, FLV
• Connections: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), optional 3G (UMTS/HSDPA)
• GPS: yes (Model WeTab 3G)
• Case: Magnesium-Aluminium
• Dimensions: 295 ×195 ×15mm
• Weight: 800 g, 850 g (Model 3G)
• Further details: Ambient Light Sensor, Acceleration Sensor, Stereo, Internal Microfon, Accessoires Dock, Case and Sleeve, Wireless Keyboard

the WeTab is surprisingly fast at bootup and wake up out of the stand-by mode. watch here the video about @zehjotkah (from MeetMeego) booting this device:

source: youtube

here is the official press release:

WeTab presents the first tablet with open operating system MeeGo

 

Berlin (Germany) – September 3, 2010 – At a press conference hosted by its technology partner Intel, WeTab GmbH has announced the technological basis for its tablet computer, the WeTab, developed in cooperation with Intel, going public just in time for the IFA international trade fair for consumer electronics in Berlin. The WeTab, which will come on to the German market already in September, is the first tablet worldwide based on MeeGo.

 

WeTab OS, the WeTab operating system, is based on the free Linux distribution MeeGo and integrates runtime environments for various other technologies. As such, in addition to native Linux apps, many other applications can run on the WeTab, including Android™ apps, Adobe® Air® applications and MeeGo apps. Those apps that are interesting for the user have been compiled and are available on the WeTab Market, from where they can be loaded directly onto the WeTab. This means that developers can program in the languages they are familiar with and users can choose from an abundance of very different applications.

 

"Working intensively with Intel, we have developed the WeTab OS with MeeGo to meet the requirements of a tablet user in the best way possible. The tablet runs extremely fast and, in addition to native apps, also provides direct access to countless Web-based apps”, says Stephan Odörfer, Managing Director of 4tiitoo AG, which is are also involved in this joint venture with WeTab GmbH. The Web-browser plays a special role here and is based on the free HTML rendering engine WebKit, enabling fast and unrestricted surfing enjoyment including HTML5, Adobe Flash and Java...."

 

this device is a prototype and not the final version, so according to Helmut, there are some improvements needed with the OS, Widgets, UI and a the display. hurry up WeTab, because you want to ship that tablet within 8 weeks from now...! :-)