Electronics supermarket chain best buy announced the release of "tablets" of its own production. The fashion for the production of this type of gadgets appeared after a resounding success. iPad from Apple, which, although they were not pioneers, made such devices extremely popular. A separate brand is being created for new “pills” - rockfish.
The technical details of the device have not yet been disclosed, but the operating system is likely to be Android OS 2.2, it is announced that there is a 10-inch touchscreen, a front camera, a USB port, a MicroSD card reader, an ARM processor, at least 512 megabytes of RAM, 3G and WiFi.
Snapshot of the new Rocketfish was tweeted by Best Buy CTO Robert Stephens |
Network best buy, by the way, successfully selling iPad-s, intends to oppose competitors, first of all Apple, a fairly low price for their devices (the figure is called $ 150), despite the fact that the quality promises to be high and all the basic functions that a consumer may need, in rockfish provided. The device promises to be very successful, given the popularity of the American network not only in the US, but also in Mexico, Canada, China and a growing market share in the UK.
It is not known when the device will appear on the market and whether it will exactly match the preliminary specifications. Perhaps this action is just a PR stunt. best buy, but in any case, you should expect a large number of low-cost "pills" from a variety of manufacturers who will try to use the popular trend.