KT unveils first local tablet PC

KT Corp. unveiled the first tablet PC running on the Android operating system in Korea on Monday.

KT presented the 7-inch Identity Tab made by a mid-sized hardware manufacturer Enspert. It will be officially launched Sept. 10.

The announcement comes shortly ahead of Samsung Electronics’ release of its tablet PC called Galaxy Tab, which is slated to take place at the global electronics display event in Germany this week. KT’s rival SK Telecom plans to release the Samsung product in September. 

Samsung competitor LG Electronics is getting ready to launch its own model in a joint effort with LG Uplus and global giant Apple Inc. is also planning to release its already-popular iPad in the local market sometime this year.

"(The Identity Tab) is a product that combines the strengths of the PC, laptop, e-book device, smartphone and gaming machines,” said Enspert CEO Lee Chang-seok at a news conference. “It specializes in multimedia contents.”