TECH TUESDAY: Novo7 Paladin Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet

Yep, we got a look at a $79 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet.

As out of control as that sounds, the Ainovo Novo7 Paladin is available now in China, so if you actually want to get your hands on the thing here in the US, it will likely cost you a bit more when you actually factor in, you know, air fare and such. But don’t worry, the company has said that one similar with the same price is coming to the States in the near future.

the build quality is quite solid. The seven-inch screen is 800 x 480 — again, not high-end specs we’re dealing with, but it does the trick for casual gaming and YouTube videos. The machine has a microSD slot that expands the already 8GB of storage that it has.

Inside you’ll find that MIPS-based 1GHz single core processor and 512MB of RAM — again, not the greatest, but it should get the job done for most the paces you’d expect to put a $79 tablet through. There’s no cameras or GPS on the thing, though we didn’t really miss either one. If you’re looking for something that can do video and stills, however, $20 more will get you the $99 Novo7 basic.