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Pre-Orders For KDE Plasma Active Tablet 'Spark' Now Open

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All right everyone, there is a good news. Pre-orders for KDE Plasma Active/Mer based tablet Spark has just started. Plasma Active is a joint project by the KDE community, basysKom and open-slx. The goals for this open source project are to deliver a fast embedded UX platform with minimal memory requirements, provide customizable and modular to support different form factors and design an interface that adapts as users change Activities. Plasma Active is intended for all types of tablets, smartphones and touch computing devices such as settop boxes, smart TVs, home automation or in-vehicle infotainment.

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Comments (9)

tracyanne ·
2 actually, one for me and one for my partner.
JaseP ·
While I encourage encouraging them, this one ain't for me. I'm taking a pass. I have to buy two 64bit machines for RHSCA/RHCE study lab use... I'm looking at a $1400 minimum bill,...
helios ·
JaseP...you got the "quote" for the test fee yet? Warning - sticker shock ahead.
Jeff91 ·
I'm waiting to see how open these devices really turn out to be.

If it has fully functional hardware under the mainline Linux kernel (or heck even publicly available sources) I'll be getting one - until then I wait with a cautious eye.

~Jeff
gus3 ·
I'm saving up for a Raspberry Pi.
Khamul ·
So what's the price for these Sparks anyway? I don't see any numbers anywhere.
JaseP ·
It's $400 each for the RHCSA & RHCE from what I understand. More,... if you enroll in courses (I'm not).
tracyanne ·
200 Euros = about $AU270, and at the current rate of exchange about the same in US dollars

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