PengPod tablet Linux and Android in dual-boot

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Randy Skelly
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Jul 9, 2013, 10:07:06 AM via Website

Together with smartphones, tablets are the hottest-selling devices on the planet. And those powered by Android hold top market share. A relatively new name in the tablet-space is PengPod, made by Peacock Imports, a Florida, US-based outfit. The PengPod tablet runs Linux on ARM/Allwinner SoC hardware.Instead of just running a pure Android tablet, you get the option to run your favorite Linux distribution and Android in dual-boot fashion, provided your Linux distribution has an edition for the hardware.The common specs for a PengPod are:

Allwinner A10 processor

Support for Linux and Android in dual-boot fashion on SD card

HDMI port

1 GB RAM and 8 GB storage

USB, OTG-WiFiFront Camera (1.3M for PengPod700 and 0.3M for the PengPod1000)

Speakers

The price is around $120

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