PengPod Hits Funding Goal, Plans to Ship Linux Tablet In January 69
An anonymous reader writes "Quoting liliputing: 'PengPod plans to start shipping 7 and 10 inch tablets with support for Linux as well as Google Android in January. The company, founded by Neal Peacock, has been raising money to help support software development for the tablets — and Peacock just wrote in to let us know the project has surpassed its initial $49,000 fundraising goal. In other words, the campaign will be fully funded and backers that pledged $120 or more should get their tablets starting in January if all goes according to plan.'"
And, unlike many ARM SoCs, the kernel for the Allwinner A10 powering it is developed openly.
There goes the tablet experience (Score:5, Insightful)
800x480 (Score:3, Insightful)
$120
hilarious
Re:There goes the tablet experience (Score:5, Insightful)
It should beat out that $99 walgreens tablet
no it wont. It has $50 Tablet specs (shitty photoframe TN low resolution screen). 10' one is $30 more expensive than same hardware bought in shop.
Kernel source is useless when you have no GPU driver and no VPU driver (no h.264 acceleration).
I really dont understand what is this thing about.
More advertorial service from Slashdot? (Score:5, Insightful)
Again with the PengPod. My SmartQ V7 had Ubuntu, Android and Windows CE several years ago.
This is nothing new, and I'm even more shocked this whole thing has had a followup.
I wish could mod the summary
Why? (Score:5, Insightful)
The company that made my tab (Ainol *snicker*) has released their kernel sources, so it's not like some companies which don't honour the usage rights.
What a load of rubbish.