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The Frankentablet: Windows and Android Mashup

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the better-than-zombiephone dept.

GMGruman writes "What happens if you take a netbook, remove its keyboard, put Windows 7 in one partition, a custom version of Android 2.2 in another, throw in a Linux bootloader, and physical buttons that match none of these? You get the ViewSonic ViewPad 10, a Frankenstein creation of technology body parts that just don't fit together. As this InfoWorld review shows, it's definitely a 'were they even thinking?' class of product."

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  1. All on one page... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.infoworld.com/print/160508

  2. No pictures by iONiUM · · Score: 4, Informative

    TFA has no pictures. I can't really read a review about a tablet that has no images of it at all. Is there a better review with some?

    1. Re:No pictures by Flyerman · · Score: 3, Informative

      Haven't read it yet, but here's one with pictures:

      http://www.laptopmag.com/review/tablets/viewsonic-viewpad-10.aspx?page=all

  3. Do NOT insult the Frankenstein monster. by mfh · · Score: 4, Informative

    Anyone party to the specific details of the Frankenstein story by Mary Shelly, will know that the supposed monster created was actually quite articulate, kind and thoughtful even. It was his creator who was the true monster.

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