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German firm presents an iPad killer

Posted by theBeez on · 8 comments
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First, relax. The new baby is called "WePad" and it's an Android device. Or, as the developers put it: The WePad is an open platform and everybody can contribute. It's based on established technologies like Linux, Android and Adobe AIR. Every developer in the world can create applications for this device. And you can also use existing Android applications. It also features multitasking, a webcam, Flash, two USB ports and can "play anything you throw at it". Some sources claim you can also make phone calls, but I have no confirmation for this.

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Challenge

hkwint ·
An Atom N450 consumes over 3 times the power of a Cortex A8. That's appart from the Cortex A8 being - from what I understand - far more integrated with 'peripheral' chips (GSM, Bleutooth etc) than the 'oldschool' N450.

The iPad features the Cortex A8 and still has problems of becoming overheated.

Having an 'iPad killer' with some lousy Atom N450? Where I worked, I learned not to say the word 'Impossible'. Instead, we said: "It's a challenge".

Not to mention it currently runs Windows, just like the HP Slate / JoJo. Together with the Atom, this doesn't even qualify as a 'challenge', but more appropriate as 'most epic fail of the decade'.

It's not even running Windows

theBeez Story submitter ·
Worse, it's a fake! I I'm typing my fingers off to keep up with the stream of developments and messages ;-)

The whole news is a Fake!!

litosteel ·
I think the author of this post knew that is was a fake, and he tried to fool lxer readers. This is a bad way to promote linux devices, 'cause serious people is trying to find information about real linux devices and finding this is a pitty...

thanks in advance, sorry for my english!!!
theBeez Story submitter ·
No, I didn't. I picked up the news from the RTL4 site in Holland and since everything was in German, I decided to make it available to LXer readers. As soon as I got the news it was a fake, I properly researched and updated the story accordingly.

I think my dedication to Linux and FOSS is well known and undisputed. I deeply resent your insinuations.
TxtEdMacs ·
Even I would not make that accusation of theBeez.

[serious]

I read about this elsewhere before even seeing it on LXer as being a Linux driven device. There were at least three links, however, one might have been solely photos and each seemed to be real. It fooled me. Moreover, I thought the joke was it being Windows driven upon first seeing this thread.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/German-tablet-PC-sets-out-to-a...

http://wepad.mobi/en

http://www.neofonie.de/files/product_specifications_WePad_10...

[/serious]

YBT
Sander_Marechal ·
Well, if it can run Windows then the hardware is likely overpowered and too expensive.
gus3 ·
If it can run Windows, then, well it would run Linux.

(Pun very much intended.)
hkwint ·
Quoting:then the hardware is likely overpowered and too expensive.


A very nice summary of Intel's current Atom setup, I guess.

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