Thursday, January 6, 2011

Marvell 100 series tablet

 
 

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via Ubergizmo by Edwin Kee on 1/6/11

[CES 2011] Marvell's foray into the tablet market sees this rather cute and well designed model, the 100 series. Unlike other tablets that are in the market, this one comes with Android 2.2 (instead of 2.1), while sporting a rather young, all-white design with all the lines in the right places. A microSD memory card slot is there for expansion purposes, and you won't get multi-touch support on the 10" display which is a bummer, so forget about zooming in or out in Angry Birds. There is 1GB of internal memory inside, while Wi-Fi connectivity is supported although 3G will not be present when it hits the market sometime this year for $199 a pop. Of course, as with Marvell's OLPC project, the 100 series will target the educational environment more. It is pretty heavy, but it won't weigh a ton like most textbooks. Looks hardy enough to stand up to the rigors of restless kids, too! Interestingly enough, being an Android-powered device, it has more than the usual 4 buttons of Home, Menu, Back and Search, but will include the "Up" and "Down" buttons, too.

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