While I wait for my Aakash2 to arrive from India later this month – its not the only tablet in the $100 and under category. The first Android 4.0 tablet has emerged from China and is said to be heading to our shores. 2012 will become the year of the sub-$100 tablet, but don't expect consumers to immediately jump to these lesser known brands. Once Ainol signs a deal with a well-known electronics brand to repackage the device under other name - Lookout!
As you might have guessed, I am going to buy one. You might be wondering what I do with all my tablets/gadgets -- my testing lab (my kids) get to play with them - then off to ebay they go.
U.S.-based MIPS Technologies and Ingenic Semiconductor, a China-based mobile chip provider, announced worldwide availability of the "world's first tablet" based on
Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich.
The tablet is available in China and online through Ainol Electronics and will be available in the U.S. and other geographies within the next several months under brands from companies including Leader International and OMG Electronics.
Salient specs include Ingenic's MIPS-based JZ4770 processor running at 1GHz, graphics based on a Vivante GC860 graphics processing unit, 1080p video decoding, dual front/rear cameras, a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen, WiFi, and USB 2.0, HDMI 1.3 and microSD ports.
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