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itn [soylentnews.org] writes:

Jolla [jolla.com], the Finnish smarphone company and creator of Sailfish OS [sailfishos.org] is running an Indiegogo campaign [indiegogo.com] for the world's first crowdfunded (or crowdsourced) tablet. The tablet [jolla.com] will also mark the release of Sailfish 2.0, still under development.

First 1000 supporters get it for $189 (sold out). Next 1000 for $199. Taxes and shipping not included.

Estimated delivery is in May 2015. The campaign goal of $380,000 was reached in just a couple of hours and the campaign will run for 21 more days.

Some hardware specifications:

1.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel

2 GB RAM

32GB EMMC ROM + SD slot

7.85" 2048x1536 IPS display (330 ppi, rivaling iPad Mini 3)

WiFi only

4300 mAh battery, considerably smaller capacity than competitors

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