Encipher Android tablet pushes cloud services
Alright, it's another Android tablet from a manufacturer you've probably never heard of before, but at least this one has a vaguely interesting background support plan going for it. Rather than just slapping Google's OS on an OEM slate and calling it a day, Nigerian firm Encipher Limited are hoping to use the 7-inch slate to push their cloud computing services, such as Exchange, cloud-storage and backup, hosted desktops and VoIP. It'll also be positioned as an ereader rival to Amazon's Kindle.
So far so good, but there are some obvious shortcomings. For a start, there's only a 400MHz processor keeping things churning, and only 16GB of flash storage. Android 1.6 is a disappointment too – we'd have liked to have seen 2.1 – and while the HDMI port is a nice addition, we can't imagine the Encipher tablet will be powerful enough to cope with Full HD.
There's some indication that the specifications might not be 100-percent final, but we can't see something as key as CPU changing last minute. What it may hinge on will be price: if Encipher can bring the slate in sufficiently cheaply and bundle it with a compelling set of cloud services, they may be able to differentiate themselves in a way rivals have proved unable to.
[via Android Community]