Meet the PengPod, a 'true Linux' tablet starting at $120

November 16, 2012

The tablet arena already includes countless contenders featuring Linux-based Android, but a company currently seeking funding on Indiegogo aims to produce a new line of what it calls “true Linux” devices. We've already seen Linux-powered tablets including the Vivaldi and the rugged Trimble Yuma, of course, but the new PengPod line from Peacock Imports includes both 7- and 10-inch tablet models as well as a mini PC, all running the free and open source operating system. “Our goal is to build a powerful, True Linux Tablet, one free of Android's restrictions, at a reasonable price,” the company explains. “If you're a Linux fanatic you probably ended up getting an Android phone. Hey, it's Linux right? It'll be open, run all the programs I'm familiar with and let me hack around and have some fun, right?” it adds. “Too often, this is not so. That is why we set out to find a way to run real Linux and all the software you really want.” To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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