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The EVO Tablet Arm is a floating docking station for tablet PCs and notebooks, allowing the user to create an ergonomic computing station at his/her primary desk. A gas spring arm “floats” the computer above the desk for comfortable viewing, with quick attach and release for work on the go. A full-size keyboard and mouse can be used to recapture the comfort of a desktop PC.

The EVO Tablet Arm is of particular value for tablet PCs, which can be awkward to use, particularly from a seated position—the user must either lay the screen flat on the desk, or cradle it in one arm while writing with the other. The EVO Tablet Arm solves this problem by allowing the user to suspend the screen in a comfortable viewing and writing position. Or, if used with a separate keyboard and mouse, the tablet can simply be used as a monitor.

The EVO Tablet Arm is a product line extension of the EVO LCD mounting arm that was introduced last CES. Winner of the prestigious 2006 red dot design award, EVO levitates flat panel monitors above the work surface, enabling intuitive fingertip adjustment of monitor height and position.

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NAVIsis, a Korean company, wants you to write all over the computer screen. The EZ-Canvas along with their proprietary software allows your to transform any screen to a touch screen tablet with handwriting recognition.

Simply attach the EZ-Canvas sensors to the upper corners of your display then using the special stylus (and custom software) you can write, edit and even draw directly onto your display with your motions being translated to cursor movements. The software also includes the NAVIsis handwriting recognition technology so you’re free to scribble your notes onto the screen and they will be automatically translated to legible text.

The NAVIsis is available online for round $180, but please make sure not to damage your screen. Just like permanent markers are not meant for white boards, pens are not meant for your computer monitor.

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The device designed to fill the gap between PDAs and tablet PCs is already receiving a serious upgrade. It seems that Microsoft is working on fitting the Origami platform or Ultra Mobile PCs with Media Center extender software.

This means that you’ll be able to wirelessly access all of your movie, TV and music content stored on your Media Center PC on the UMPC. Anything your Media Center PC can do, your Origami tablet will do.

On some level, you can think of this as making the UMPC into a glorified ($700+) touchscreen remote, but on a completely different level, it can become a primary viewing device, playing out all your favourite videos wherever you feel like planting your rear end.

No word on an exact date, or how much this upgrade will cost.