Perhaps the biggest change that Microsoft made to its brand new operating system, Windows 8.1, is to redesign it to work with smaller tablets.
There's even been some whispering that Microsoft will release its own "mini" version of the Surface tablet.
But so far, the first and only tiny Windows 8 tablet out in the market is Acer's 8-inch Iconia W3, which went on sale in early June. Amazon has priced the device at $380 (32 GB) or $430 (64 GB).
Microsoft was showing off the device at its Build developers conference in San Francisco this week.
After spending 10 minutes with it, we found it to be fast and functional. Let's take a quick look.
The Iconia W3 weighs just over a pound. Acer promises around eight hours of battery life.
It runs Intel's dual-core 1.8GHz Atom Z2760 processor
It supports 720p video playback on its LED-backlit 1280 x 800 display.
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