Mar 8, 2011 10:45 GMT  ·  By

It seems that the tablet market has become appealing enough that more and more companies, in this case Hard Kernel, are taking their chances against the likes of Acer, Samsung, Apple and all other big players.

Even though there was much skepticism at the start of 2010, the Apple iPad, and then other tablets, sold so well that it was clear customers liked the form factor, even in absence of a physical keyboard.

As far as more recent times go, quite a few tablets were previewed or outright launched during both MWC (Mobile World Congress) and CeBIT 2011.

Now, it appears that a South Korean company by the name of Hard Kernel has plans of its own, only they are somewhat different from most so far seen.

As end-users may remember, a large number of all tablets used the NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC (system-on-chip) as the basis for everything.

Hard Kernel opted, instead, for the Exynos 4210 dual-core chip when it made the ODROID-A, which was developed by Samsung and already implemented in the Galaxy S II.

For those that want technical details, the Exynos 4210 has a clock frequency of 1 GHz, plus the Mali-400 graphics component.

With this to ensure high mobile performance and smooth media playback, the outfit went for a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a native resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels.

Meanwhile, 1 GB of RAM complements the processor, while 8 GB of flash storage provide the necessary capacity for the OS and other files one may wish to copy onto the tablet.

For the most part, instead of consumers, the product is meant for developers that want to develop applications (apps) for the Exynos. Sales should commence by the end of March, at the price of $750.

For those that want more info on the specs of this Android device, Hard Kernel threw in a digital compass, an accelerometer, A-GPS, HDMI, USB 2.0 and a 900 mAh battery.