source : theverge
Naturally, it runs Android
Microsoft’s Surface tablet has inspired a few clones
during its short history, but the latest rip off comes from three
ex-Google engineers. Jeremy Zhou, David Ko, and Ben Luk used to work on
products like Google Maps and search at the web giant, and formed Jide
Technology in 2014 to create a combined tablet and laptop. The result is
an "ultra tablet" with
a magnetically attached keyboard and a kickstand that all looks
identical to Microsoft’s Surface tablet. Jide Technology hasn’t just
stopped at the hardware, though. Even the "Remix OS" rips off
Microsoft’s work in various ways, including a mail client that’s a
straight copy.
So what’s the justification for such a blatant rip? "We
can't stand the drawbacks of the tablets and laptops on the market today
and we wanted to do something about it," reads a statement on the
company’s site. Jide’s creation is an 11.6-inch tablet that runs a
modified version of Android that takes a lot of design cues from
Lollipop and Microsoft’s "Metro" design language. Specifications include
a 1920 x 1080 display, 2GB of RAM, and an Nvidia Tegra 4+1 processor. Android Central got a quick look
at the tablet at CES this week, and notes that it also includes a 4-pin
charging connector at the side and support for multiple windows with
Android apps.
Jide plans to launch the Remix tablet in the US this year
priced at $349 for the basic 16GB model, but we have a feeling Microsoft
might have something to say about it.
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