Looks like Asus is getting ready to launch the long-awaited Eee Pad Slider tablet, as the company has launched the official product page as seen here. The tablet originally made its debut back in January during CES 2011, and was expected to launch in May. But now the projected launch date is unofficially in September with the arrival of two models: the $400 16 GB version and the $500 32 GB version.

According to the specs, the tablet will sport a scratch-resistant 10.1-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) IPS panel, viewable at angles up to 178°, supporting up to 10 simultaneous inputs and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. It will also have Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2 SoC clocked at 1 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi @ 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a 1.2MP front-facing camera and a 5MP rear-facing camera. It will also feature a USB 2.0 port, a mini-HDMI output port, a microSD card reader and an audio jack for speaker output/microphone input.

On the software front, the tablet will be powered by Google’s Android 3.1 “Honeycomb” OS, upgradeable to version 3.2. Other software will include Asus Launcher, MyLibrary, MyNet, MyCloud, File manager, Kindle books, Zinio Magazine, PressReader, Polaris Office and Asus sync. All of this will be easily accessed and managed using the tablet’s physical, slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

As for other specs, the tablet will arrive in brown and white varieties, measure 10.75 x 7.09 x 0.68-inches and weigh just over two pounds. It will also feature a G-Sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, E-compass, GPS, SRS Sound with max bass response and a 25Wh Li-Polymer battery that will supposedly offer up to 8 hours.

SOURCE via Asus