Chinese hacker builds his own iPad 3 running Windows XP

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 13, 2011

[ Thanks to An Anonymous
Reader
for this link. ]

“It’s not clear exactly what parts he used, but it’s either the
innards of one laptop or parts from a few. The end result is a
rather bulky tablet device with a touchscreen. Most importantly,
though, is the fact it works, and works well. He loads Windows XP,
plays with Google Earth, and rotates the screen to show the menus
switch correctly. Not only that, but he’s also made a leather case
for the tablet that has a built-in keyboard for using it like a
laptop.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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