LuvPad: Japanese Company To Sell 10-Inch Android Tablet
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And yet another tablet. This time, we get an Android 2.2-powered model [JP] from Japanese company Mouse Computer. The so-called LuvPad AD100 (what a name) features a 10-inch multitouch LCD screen with LED backlight and 1,024×600 resolution.
Other specs include:
- NVIDIA’s Tegra 250 mobile processor
- 512MB of DDR2 RAM
- 8GB flash memory
- microSD card slot, USB 2.0 mini port
- built-in speaker
- IEEE802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
- weight: 760g (iPad: 730g for the Wi-Fi+3G model, the Wi-Fi only model is 50g lighter)
Mouse Computer plans to start selling the LuvPad in Japan within this month for $480. If you’re interested but live outside Japan, you can pre-order it over at Geek Stuff 4 U now for $530.75.
