Touch Book
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The Touch Book is a portable computing device that functions as a
First units to customers were shipped in August 2009.[5] There were some (expected) software issues for early adopters, which are being progressively addressed. There were also some hardware issues, which resulted in community discontent.[6]
After much speculation on the community forum, a revised v.2 Touch Book and new Smart Book product were announced.
Overview
The Touch Book is a netbook and a touch tablet device. It features a detachable keyboard, a removable back cover to access the electronics of the device, and several Linux distributions shipped by default and offered via a multiboot system.
The default operating system launched is a custom
Touch Book's major intended uses are media viewing and web browsing, although more power-hungry applications such as OpenOffice.org are available on the device. The Touch Book ships standard graphics libraries such as OpenGL ES and SDL.
The Always Innovating team claims the device follows an
In addition to this open hardware approach, the Touch Book fully relies on open source software. A
Technical specifications
- OMAP3530 System-on-Chip[1]
- 512 MB DDR-333 SDRAM[1]
- 256 MB NAND FLASH memory[1]
- DSP Core video processor at 430 MHz
- OpenGL ES 2.0 compliant[1]
- Freescale-based 3D accelerometer[1]
- Integrated Ralink-based Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n[1]
- Integrated Bluetooth 2.0[1]
- 1024x600 resolution touchscreen LCD, 8.9" widescreen, 16.7 million colors[1]
- Headphone output, microphone input[1]
- Standard QWERTY keyboard and touchpad[1]
- USB 2.0 OTG port (480 Mbit/s)[1]
- 6× USB 2.0 host ports (480 Mbit/s)[1]
- JTAG debugging interface[1]
- Runs the Linux kernel (2.6.x)[1]
- Dual 12000mAh + 6000mAh rechargeable lithium polymer battery[1]
- Estimated 10+ hour battery life for video and general applications[1]
- Detachable magnet system for the tablet[1]
- Dimensions: 248 mm × 158 mm × 19 mm for the tablet, 248 mm × 180 mm × 33.5 mm for the full netbook[1]
- Mass: 675 g for the Tablet; 1,418 g for the full netbook[1]
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