Kite Tablet Unveiled, Runs Android and Ubuntu
Powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 processor.
Italian electronics firm DaVinci Mobile Technology has revealed the Kite tablet, a device capable of running both Android and Ubuntu.
Priced at €309, which is the equivalent to around $413, the device houses a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. Elsewhere, it's powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 processor, as well as sporting 2 GB of RAM.
Also offered by the tablet is 32 GB of storage, a microSD slot, a 2-megapixel camera situated on the device's rear and a front-facing VGA snapper. The tablet is relatively thin, measuring 0.37 inches, while its weight is 19 ounces.
In similar fashion to Asus' Transformer AiO tablet, the device supports two operating systems in the forms of Ubuntu 12.04 for ARM and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
You realize they have to make a profit. The prices of most tech is set by the costs to design and produce the product. They aren't free.
Well, Nexus 10 uses Exynos 5. But, I agree this tablet looks a lot sexier and having a micro SD slot is definitely a plus.
The price of a product is set by what the consumer will pay, regardless of manufacturing/development costs.
If consumers won't pay $413 then the product price will be cut. Look at HP's TouchPad as a prime example of this; the TouchPad didn't sell until the price went down to a point where consumers were willing to pay for it. HP lost a lot of money in the development of that product.
Cost does not set the price for a product, the consumer does.
Or ZAK does not put all specs in his article.. misleading readers ?!
PS
This device is rectangular and has rounded corners and most likely multi-touch...
OMG, yet another company steals Apple's original ideas!!!
they both jab at each other. if its solidly built Id consider it if I ever feel like getting a big tablet.