Touch Book
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Touch Book is a netbook size device with a touch screen (Web Tablets). It features a removable keyboard which can make it a nice reading device.
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[edit] Overview
This product is made with Open software and open hardware. It can be purchased without the keyboard for $299 and including the keyboard for $399. The company is based in Menlo Park, Calif. Initial shipments were made in 2009. Overseas orders are accepted. Currently being revised.
[edit] Specifications
- Texas Instruments OMAP3530 with Micron 512MB (RAM) + 256MB (NAND) Memory
- 8.9 inches 1024x600 pressure sensitive touch screen
- Main storage: 8GB SD card - easily upgradeable
- USB Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n dongle powered by a Ralink 3070 chipset
- USB Bluetooth class 2.1
- FCC, CE, UL-certified, 5V, 3.5A power adapter
- US Qwerty 24cm-large keyboard — around 95% of the size of a standard keyboard (removable and optional)
- Cirque Touchpad
- Two Owolff high-quality internal stereo speakers
- 3D accelerometer
- Two internal batteries 6000 and 12000mAh — easily replaced
- Dimensions: 9.4" x 7" x 1.4" for 2 lbs (with keyboard)
- 7 USB ports: three external, four internal, three of them may be reserved for wifi, bluetooth and keyboard
- Bi-color silver/black case with dark-red back cover.
- Secured attachment system of tablet into keyboard
- Independent magnet system for the tablet - use your tablet as a refrigerator magnet.
[edit] Software
Initial shipments will include:
- Linux 2.6.29 with all the required drivers
- Xfce 4.4 desktop environment
- A unique 3D interface for starting applications with your finger
- Firefox 3.0 and Fennec beta 2 (touch screen capable Web Browser)
- Youtube and daily motion support
- A video and music player
- AbiWord and Gnumeric
- A chat manager, Pidgin
- Mypaint 5.1
- A PDF reader, evince
- An ebook reader, FBReader
- A printer manager, Cups
- All usual accessories (zip, picture viewer, dictionary...)
- Support for most standard USB accessories
- Java support
The software roadmap towards release 1.0 will include the following:
- Upgrade to the latest of all the applications already mentioned
- Skype compatible application
- OpenOffice 3.1
- A full Adobe Flash solution
- Recognition of the Touch Book by iTunes to synchronize your music and video
- A Google-maps-based application with GPS support (GPS USB not included)
- Some 3D accelerometer-based iPhone games
Also, we will also offer or give strong support for a Google Android image.
