Arnova 8 and 10 tablets with resistive touch screens and an older Rockchip processor are already shipping in the US and the promised higher end models with capacitive touch, a faster 1.2GHz Rockchip RK2918 (Cortex-A8, single core) and Android Froyo / Gingerbread were supposedly due out this month. At around $229 MSRP it could possibly become one of the best value 10.1″ ARM Cortex-A8 capacitive tablets on the market.
High-end Arnova 10 specs:
* Rockchip RK2918 processor (1.2GHz, single-core)
* 10.1″ 1024 x 600 display
* Android 2.2 or 2.3
* 1080p video playback
* USB 2.0 slave, USB 2.0 host, MicroSD card slot
* 802.11b/g WiFi
* front facing camera
* G-sensor
* 6-hour battery (video playback)
* 272 x 152 x 13.5mm (10.7″ x 6″ x 0.5″)
* 570g
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