$99 tablet computer running Ice Cream Sandwich available soon
Posted by has in $99 tablet computer, novo7, technology on Monday, December 5, 2011
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| $99 tablet computer runs Ice Cream Sandwich OS |
MIPS Technologies, Inc. announced on Monday the worldwide availability of Novo7, the first tablet computer based on Android 4.0, known as 'Ice Cream Sandwich.'
"I'm thrilled to see the entrance of MIPS-Based Android 4.0 tablets into the market. Low cost, high performance tablets are a big win for mobile consumers and a strong illustration of how Android's openness drives innovation and competition for the benefit of consumers around the world," Senior vice president of mobile at Google Andy Rubin said.
The company said Novo7 will be available in the United States and other countries "within the next several months under brands from companies including Leader International Inc. and OMG Electronics Ltd."
The features of the $99 tablet computer include a 7" capacitive multi-touch screen, support for WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, USB 2.0, HDMI 1.3 and microSD, as well as 3D graphics with the Vivante GC860 GPU, 1080p video decoding, dual front/rear cameras, MIPS XBurst 1GHz CPU, and up to 8 hours of battery life while watching video.
"We are pleased to join with MIPS to announce these breakthrough high-performance, low-power, low-cost Android 4.0 tablets. Combining the elegance of the MIPS architecture and Ingenic's innovation in processor design, we are bringing a new level of processor technology to mobile devices. As we continue to collaborate with MIPS to broaden the mobile ecosystem around the legendary MIPS architecture, we anticipate even broader proliferation of our devices worldwide. We believe the mobile world will be more versatile and colorful with another processor joining in," said Qiang Liu, Ingenic Semiconductor chairman and CEO.