World’s first GLONASS-enabled tablet unveiled in Russia, plays nice with GPS

After rolling out the world’s first GLONASS-enabled smartphone , Russia is thinking bigger — it’s tablet time. This 7-inch Froyo-powered panel runs on a 800MHz processor, and sports 512MB of RAM, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and support for both GPS and GLONASS navigation. Russian provider Skylink hopes this new Android tablet, called the Xpad, will set a trend for future navigation devices — utilizing data from both satellite positioning systems for increased accuracy in urban environments. The future of enhanced navigation hits (Russian) shelves for 14,000 Rubles in Q4 2011; that’s about 500 greenbacks, if you were wondering. [Thanks, Yakov!] World’s first GLONASS-enabled tablet unveiled in Russia, plays nice with GPS originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 May 2011 09:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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