Arlet wrote:
It looks like it has quite powerful hardware inside. For me, it doesn't make much sense to take an underpowered CPU, and hook it up to powerful hardware to drive video (causing extra complications because user interface is now distributed, and forced to go through a thin pipe). Why not take a more powerful CPU, e.g. the broadcom SoC that powers the raspberry pi, and use it directly ? You get more flexibility, easier design, large existing set of tools and support, better guarantee of long term support, and most likely, a better overall price.
That Broadcom SoC seems to be leading edge. I think it's competitor might be the AllWinner Tech A10. I got a tablet as a gift and the touchscreen recently cracked, so I took it apart and found a surprisingly small IC count. The A10 was there at the center.