I'd like to compare three devices in the medium form factor category (netbooks/tablet PCs/e-readers). Two of them fairly well known and the last one not known well enough. Admittedly i'm somewhat biased towards the Touch Book because it's open source however the Kindle also runs on Linux. By default the Touch Book runs a customised version of Ångström called AI OS (Always Innovating Operating System). What sets it apart is the fact that the hardware schematics are also open source and are based on the Beagleboard . Kindle DX iPad Touch Book (Tablet) Touch Book (Netbook) Manufacturer: Amazon Apple Always Innovating Always Innovating Category: e-Reader Tablet Tablet Netbook Screen Size: 24cm 24cm 22cm 22cm Screen Specs: Black and white, electronic paper display Colour LED Colour LCD Colour LCD Resolution: 824x1200 1024x768 1024x600 1024x600 Processor: ARM (532MHz ) x86 (1GHz) ARM (600MHz) ARM (600MHz) Storage: 4GiB 64GiB 8GiB 8GiB USB Ports: None None 7 7 Keyboar...
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