North Korea state television revealed a new Tablet computer Monday, named "Arirang", after a famous Korean folk song. But while North Korean TV broadcasters claim the device to be developed and produced by its Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau, a close look at the Chinese market reveals striking similarities between the new DPRK made device and a generic Chinese iPad clone.
Having announced a number of tablet devices in recent months, North Korea's tech factories recently made international news in announcing the Samjiyon tablet, shown by NK Tech to be running on a localized variant of Android, and Achim, famously pictured during "development" stages at a seemingly empty factory.
North Korea state television revealed a new Tablet computer Monday, named "Arirang", after a famous Korean folk song. But while North Korean TV broadcasters claim the device to be developed and produced by its Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau, a close look at the Chinese market reveals striking similarities between the new DPRK made device and a generic Chinese iPad clone.
Having announced a number of tablet devices in recent months, North Korea's tech factories recently made international news in announcing the Samjiyon tablet, shown by NK Tech to be running on a localized variant of Android, and Achim, famously pictured during "development" stages at a seemingly empty factory.
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