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Hack Delivers a Linux Tablet for Under $200

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 17, 2010

“Hackers have created a sub $200 Linux-based tablet device, all
thanks to a little tinkering with an Internet Media Display.

“The device used to create this basic tablet was the Insignia
Infocast — a simple $170 Chumby-powered Linux media device
that was originally designed to share pictures and display
information from the Web.

“Out of the box the 8-inch Insignia Infocast houses an 800MHz
processor, 128MB of DDR2 memory, 2GB of storage, and an LCD
touchscreen. It also packs in two USB ports and built in
Wi-Fi.”


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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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