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Shogo: Rhymes with iPad

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Shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Freescale’s  7″ tablet prototype was supposed to inspire manufacturers and design houses to produce real products.  Realease took the bait and has followed up with an iPad clone it calls Shogo.

This Hong Kong product design company has come up with a Linux-based, iMX-37 powered, 10″ multi-touch capacitve screen… Oh, heck here’s the spec list, so I don’t have to string together more coordinating adjectives:

  • ARM processor: Freescale iMX-37 (533Mhz)
  • LCD 10.1“ resolution 1024×600
  • Multi-Touch Capacitive panel
    (with coverglass)
  • RAM 256MB DDR
  • 4GB internal Storage NAND-Flash (1GB to 8GB)
  • Ethernet 10/100
  • WiFi (Atheros) b/g
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • SDHC card reader
  • USB 2.0 external port x 1
  • USB 2.0 internal ports x 2
  • Battery internal (8 hours+)
  • 3G (with internal USB dongle optional)
  • Zigbee (with internal USB dongle optional)
  • Audio in jack (mic) Audio/Video out jack
  • Light sensor
  • Motion sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Camera (2 Megapixel)
  • 2 x speakers 2 W
  • 2 x microphones
  • 5 buttons (on/off, + / – , home , menu)
  • Foldable foot
  • VESA mounting
  • Kensington lock
  • Size : 268 x 168 x 16 mm Weight : 800 gr

Did you spot 2 Mpx camera and 3G?  The Shogo should be available in August. Cost: $500/unit (volume discounts available) + cost of shipping form Hong Kong.

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