Second Prototype of the $200 Open Source Tablet

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 19, 2009 @02:04AM from the bringing-the-tubes-to-every-coffee-table dept.

holy_calamity writes "TechCrunch blogger Mike Arrington decided last year to invent a new class of low-cost internet tablet using open source hardware and software. The second prototype has been unveiled, sporting a 12-inch touchscreen powered by a Via Nano processor, 1 GB of ram and a 4 GB flash drive. It runs a browser and nothing else on top of a custom Linux build. 'Resolution is 1024×768, which means the vast majority of websites are viewed in full width without scrolling. The device also has wifi, an accelerometer (so when you turn the screen on its side you can view more of a web page), a camera and a four cell battery.'"

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Open Source Tablet .. by rs232 · 2009-01-19 02:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I guess since it's not using billgs OS, the tech press will have to rubbish it ..

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Re:Good price but UGLY. OS should be ReactOS by Menkhaf · 2009-01-19 08:59 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Shut the fuck up and put an end to your criticism, you wanker. It's a fucking open source tablet, do you really think it wont be possible to install ReactOS on it?
Oh yeah, and it's the 2nd prototype. Now, what does that word tell you? That it's all finished and ready for hitting the market? No?

...people these days. *shrug*

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