<s>
The	O
Asus	B-Application
Eee	I-Application
Pad	I-Application
Transformer	I-Application
TF201	I-Application
or	O
Asus	B-Application
Eee	I-Application
Pad	I-Application
Transformer	I-Application
Prime	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2-in-1	O
detachable	O
tablet	B-Device
from	O
the	O
Asus	B-Application
Transformer	I-Application
Pad	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Asus	B-Application
Eee	I-Application
Pad	I-Application
Transformer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Asus	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eee	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
Transformer	I-Application
Prime	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
a	O
10.1	O
"	O
IPS+	B-Architecture
multi-touch	B-Application
screen	B-Device
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1280x800	O
and	O
an	O
Nvidia	O
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
optional	O
docking	O
keyboard	B-Device
features	O
full	O
QWERTY	O
keys	O
,	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
one	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
and	O
one	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
(	O
SD	O
)	O
card	O
reader	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
battery	O
that	O
increases	O
overall	O
battery	O
life	O
from	O
12	O
to	O
18	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
sleeve	O
which	O
protects	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
when	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
3.2	I-Application
Honeycomb	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
January	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
on	O
27	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
has	O
been	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
performance	O
in	O
games	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
water	O
in	O
Riptide	O
GP	O
prompting	O
a	O
description	O
of	O
"	O
awesome	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
file	O
transfer	O
speeds	O
for	O
writing	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
slowest	O
in	O
tablets	B-Device
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
unit	O
was	O
rooted	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
intending	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
custom	B-Application
ROM	I-Application
themselves	O
were	O
disappointed	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
to	O
discover	O
a	O
locked	B-Application
and	O
encrypted	O
bootloader	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manufacturer	O
promptly	O
announced	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
bootloader	B-Application
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
which	O
will	O
void	O
the	O
warranty	O
and	O
preclude	O
use	O
of	O
DRM	O
content	O
purchased	O
via	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
comparison	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Transformer	I-Application
by	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Police	O
blog	O
,	O
the	O
Prime	O
was	O
preferred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
"	O
minor	O
"	O
downsides	O
were	O
quoted	O
:	O
the	O
speakers	O
and	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasbro	O
requested	O
that	O
Asus	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Prime	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
"	O
is	O
using	O
its	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
to	O
sell	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
US	O
judge	O
denied	O
Hasbro	O
's	O
request	O
to	O
block	O
sales	O
late	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
tablets	B-Device
actually	O
do	O
transform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
news	O
started	O
to	O
emerge	O
that	O
hardware	O
problems	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
with	O
its	O
GPS	O
and	O
WiFi	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asus	O
responded	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
ASUS	B-Application
Transformer	I-Application
Prime	I-Application
is	O
made	O
from	O
a	O
metallic	O
unibody	O
design	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
material	O
may	O
affect	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
GPS	O
when	O
receiving	O
signals	O
from	O
satellites	O
"	O
they	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
"	O
this	O
product	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
professional	O
GPS	O
device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
they	O
then	O
proceeded	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
GPS	O
ability	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
list	O
of	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
specs	O
on	O
their	O
US	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASUS	O
now	O
offers	O
a	O
free	O
GPS	O
dongle	O
shipped	O
to	O
all	O
customers	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
help	O
improve	O
signal	O
reception	O
and	O
optimize	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
"	O
available	O
until	O
31	O
July	O
2012	O
(	O
PST	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CES	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
announced	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Transformer	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Asus	B-Application
Transformer	I-Application
Pad	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
TF700T	B-Application
)	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
product	O
launch	O
,	O
to	O
launch	O
Q2	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
model	O
includes	O
a	O
Tegra	O
3	O
T33	O
processor	O
clocked	O
at	O
1.6GHz	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Prime	O
's	O
T30	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
1,920	O
×	O
1,200	O
-pixel-resolution	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
more	O
than	O
doubling	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
a	O
Super	O
IPS+	B-Architecture
panel	O
for	O
ultra	O
bright	O
outdoor	O
readability	O
with	O
178°	O
wide	O
viewing	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
signal	O
problems	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
back-panel	O
design	O
with	O
the	O
upper	O
part	O
made	O
of	O
plastic	O
to	O
enhance	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
GPS	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
