Asus sent out invites for Asus Transformer Prime users to gee a free GPS dongle that helps with the GPS issues caused by the metal casing.
Most people picture a dongle as a USB stick that slightly hangs out. The GPS unit is about the length of the tablet and about two inches thick. Since the GPS dongle uses the charging/docking port it cannot be used while being charged, nor while connected to laptop dock.
The metal case on the Asus Transformer Prime was causing GPS problems which software could not fix. Asus has a new solution a GPS dongle to get a better GPS location fix.
Starting April 16, Asus will offer a sign-up page for Asus Transformer Prime Owners owners to register for a free GPS add-on.
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At Mobile World Congress Asus clarified its plans and naming scheme for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablets.
You may notice that the word "Prime" is missing. The series is now called the Asus Transformer Pad series which is divided into the Asus Transformer Pad 300 Series and Asus Transformer Pad Infinity.
Asus is becoming very popular in the tech world and the latest tech rumors point to Asus making the Google Nexus tablet supposedly named "Google Play,' with a quad-core processor like the Asus Memo.
We called the HP TouchPad the ImmortaPad, what should we call the Asus Transformer Prime? The tablet that would be a netbook? The Backorder Quad-Core Wonder? Whatever you call it the Asus Transformer Prime is über popular due to its specs and continued care by Asus to updating, adapting and support. They are hard to find, but we found some places with stock and once you get one you can update it and or unlock it at your own risk.
The Asus Transformer Prime was the first tablet to be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is the first quad-core tablet on the market.
Amazon appears to have a gray market for Asus Transformer Prime tablets from partners who jack up the price or you can wait a few weeks to get an Asus Transformer Prime delivered when you buy directly from Amazon, Office Depot has them back in stock while the stock at Walmart.com and Best Buy is sold-out online as of this writing. We have been not been able to find one discounted below the list price.