I saw some reports that an Ubuntu based tablet is in the works from a Taiwanese manufacturer. PCWorld is reporting that the P07, built by Teng, is a 10 inch tablet with a multi-touch display. This new Ubuntu tablet will be initially be released running Ubuntu 10.10. The tablet will have a 1.66 GHz CPU and a couple of Gigs of ram, along with an SSD hard drive. There are some pictures floating around the internet that indicate that this Ubuntu Tablet PC will be a sharp toy.
The addition of an Ubuntu tablet adds another software player in the tablet wars. The dominance by Apple's iPad may still remain in place due to savvy marketing practices. However, it seems to me that Samsung's Android based tablet is starting to pick up steam.
The one major software player that seems to be falling far behind in the tablet wars is Microsoft. Windows 7 is a much improved operating system, but it does not seem modular enough to have a version that runs smoothly on light operating systems. Perhaps that is the one advantage that Linux and BSD based operating systems have over Microsoft Windows is that they can easily be slimmed down to work well on lighter devices.
Look for the new Ubuntu Tablet to be release sometime in early 2011. I have a little money stored up, and just may take the plunge and get a new Ubuntu based toy.
Source: PC World
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