Jolla Develops World's First Crowdsourced Tablet, Runs Homegrown Sailfish OS

[exfileme]

This tablet has a new operating system called Sailfish.

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[actsai]

I'll sit on the fence for this one, native sideload or repackaging sideload? We had a repacking contender known as BlackBerry and it is not flopping fast enough.

Actually I might not sit on the fences this looks like $300 merchandize.

 

[BP7]

I'm reminded about what the Ouya tried to do for video game consoles... And well, that didn't turn out so well...

 

[GreaseMonkey_62]

The hardware looks decent enough but it really will be the OS that sells it. HP had a decent tablet but couldn't sell WebOS fast enough so they murdered it.

 

[Darra]

Now close to 1 million USD, look at; https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jolla-tablet-world-s-first-crowdsourced-tablet/x/9174763

 

[Darra]

Today Jolla added Canada and Australia for shipping on https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jolla-tablet-world-s-first-crowdsourced-tablet/x/9174763

 

[jackt]

Like this sailfish, we NEED another OS. Is crazy how android is spying the whole world! We are spyed by google and all the app developers.

 

[Orionds]

Not sure if one can call the Jolla the first crowdsourced tablet. I subscribed to a Pengpod 7-inch almost 2 years ago. It dual boots Android and a version of Lubuntu. The Lubuntu format wasn't too good because of below par touch support.

Strange too that almost no one mentions the Ubutab: 10.1-inch 1920x1200 screen, quad-core, 2Gb ram, 1Tb HD (or 500Gb / 1Tb SSD), Ubuntu for tablets, AC wi-fi at $290 also at Indiegogo, delivery in April 2015.

I guess it's because it's not an Android-compatible OS (Android is available if requested but Ubuntu is the default install). Add a foldable 10-inch keyboard case (about $20) and it should make a very compelling device for mobile and office work.