[DC LoCo] Now with More RAM, the 'Vivaldi' Linux Tablet Is Almost Ready

Kevin Cole dc.loco at gmail.com
Wed May 2 12:28:47 UTC 2012


Source:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254789/now_with_more_ram_the_vivaldi_linux_tablet_is_almost_ready.html

Now with More RAM, the 'Vivaldi' Linux Tablet Is Almost Ready

Posted on Tuesday May 01, 2012 11:22 AM by Katherine Noyes

There was plenty of excitement earlier this year over the news that a fully
open tablet was in the works, and late last week some new revelations were
made about the device that are sure to step up the anticipation even more.

First and foremost, it sounds like the tablet--originally called “Spark”
but since renamed “Vivaldi”--is almost ready for production and shipping.

Second, whereas the device was originally planned to have just 512MB of
RAM, that's now been increased to 1GB instead, so those who preordered a
unit from the first run will get even more than they bargained for.

'Orders Will Be Turned On' “After another long 'getting the details sorted'
session on the phone with our manufacturing partner this morning, it looks
like I'll be able to sign the purchase order sometime next week so that the
first shipments of Vivaldi tablets can be put together,” wrote KDE
developer Aaron Seigo in a blog post last Thursday.

That, in turn, “means orders will be turned on shortly thereafter,” Seigo
added.

Powered by the Linux-based Mer Core operating system and KDE's Plasma
Active interface, the Vivaldi tablet met with such overwhelming demand that
preorders were closed after the first production batch sold out.

Sold under the “Make-Play-Live” brand, the customizable tablet is priced
initially at 200 euros, or roughly $265.

euros, or roughly $265.

'A Little Fun Puzzle' To recap, then, the Vivaldi is a 7-inch tablet with a
multitouch capacitive screen, a 1 GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor with Mali 400
GPU, and now a full 1GB DDR2 RAM.

It will sport 4GB of internal storage, a 1.3MP built-in front-facing
camera, two USB ports, a MicroSD slot, a 3.5 mm audio jack, a 4-dimensional
Gsensor accelerometer, and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. A content store associated
with the device will feature free and open source software.

Finally, also included with the Vivaldi will be “a little fun puzzle that
starts when you open the box and which invites you to explore the device to
find where it leads you,” Seigo just announced.

Ready to order? Enter your information on the Make-Play-Live site and the
KDE team behind it will let you know when it's available in your area.
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