ASUS ‘Padfone’ to be the general name of the telephone-docking tablet?

Padfone. Well, as silly because it sounds, the name sure speaks for itself. Unearthed by our friends over at Pocketnow, this USPTO trademark document was filed by ASUS merely four days ago. Such timing means that this may all right be the overall name of the company’s eccentric “pad or phone” combo, that’s to be unveiled at Computex next week. As expected, no specifics are detailed on this application, but it surely does mention “electronic pens for computer touch screens” — possibly hinting that the Padfone may be compatible with N-Trig’s DuoSense or similar stylus technology.

Alas, that’s all we’ve got for now until ASUS lifts the curtain on Monday, but allow us to point you to Notebook Italia’s brilliant mock-as much as quench your thirst in the mean time — we, too, suspect that the telephone would slide onto the back of its companion tablet, hence the bump . That said, do have in mind that this phone is already proven to be not as tacky looking, but is probably going toward an entire-fledged Android handset. Anyhow, check up on the artist’s impressions after the break.

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