May 30, 2011 08:29 am EDT

ASUS announced the Padfone (update: eyes-on!)

If pads and phones are the fastest growing categories in consumer tech, surely a Padfone would be the ultimate combo? That's what ASUS thinks, and it's just introduced its Android smartphone device that comes with a tablet it can dock into. Display switching is done dynamically, so that reading emails or browsing the web on the fone portion expands itself seamlessly once it's connected into the pad. Details are still relatively light, but we're on the case.

Update: And now we have more pics of Jonney Shih showing off the Padfone, along with the press release after the break. Enjoy!

Gallery: ASUS Padfone press shots

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