The Jolla Tablet ($209) is the worlds first crowdsourced tablet. I say that in the past tense because their campaign has been running for just three days and they’ve blown past their target by almost $700K. The tablet is targeting the iPad mini market and features very similar features. The one downside is a smaller battery 4300 mAh vs 6471 mAh in the mini, but the rest of the features are excellent. These include; the opensource Sailfish OS, 64-bit 1.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel CPU, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB ROM + SD slot, 7.85″ 2048 x 1536 (330ppi) display, and 5MP rear and 2MP front cameras. If you’re interested their campaign is running for another 19 days, after that the Tablet will go for about $249 retail.
Microsoft has just announced it’s new Macbook killer, the Microsoft Surface Laptop ($999) and is now taking preorders for a June 15th release date. In official messaging Microsofts says the new laptop is aimed at students, but it’s easy to see they’re also looking to capture some of that Macbook market. Apple has always been […]