[BC] Finally! A cheap tablet worth buying!

[Kyle Magrill]

I think the 444mHz clock may be coprocessor speed.  The write up in the 
trade press says the tablet has a 1gHz CPU.  What's interesting is that this 
tablet runs Android 4.0, retails for under $100 and they didn't use an ARM-9
processor.

>From Wireless Design & Development magazine yesterday:

MIPS Claims First "Ice Cream Sandwich" Tablet: And Under $100

By Will Strauss, President & Principal Analyst, Forward Concepts

In what appears to be an end-run around the ARM crowd, little-known 
Ingenic Semiconductor, a China-based CPU provider for mobile multimedia 
applications, has announced worldwide availability of the world<=’=>s first tablet 
based on Android <=™=> 4.0, known as "Ice Cream Sandwich", that is retailing for 
less than $100 (U.S). The 7-inch Novo<=™=> tablet is powered by Ingenic<=’=>s JZ4770 
mobile applications processor, which leverages a MIPS-Based<=™=> XBurst<=™=> CPU running 
at 1GHz and Vivante GC860 GPU. The tablet features include Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 port, 
HDMI 1.3, microSD card slot, front and rear cameras and 1080p 3D video decoding. 
Although memory is not stated, the features are enough to give pause to more expensive 
competitors. The Novo is made by Ainol Electronics Co., Ltd. and currently described online at 
www.ainovo.com/.