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Unlike its southern neighbour, North Korea isn’t known for a burgeoning consumer technology market. The secretive nation still refuses to connect its population to the internet.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t some electronics floating about – as one tourist has proved with a review of the “Samjiyon” – a North Korean Android tablet bought in Pyongyang and transported back to the West.
The Samjiyon was urban by the Korean Computer Centre and boasts a 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS.
But, there are no Google apps like Gmail or Google Play on board and there’s no way of accessing wi-fi on the tablet for an internet connection.
And, while there is a browser included, it only connects to North Korea’s state-run intranet.
Fascinatingly, Rovio’s Mad Birds Rio has made it onto the tablet in what, we expect, is a pirated form.
There are educational apps pre-loaded, including a “Juche Study Books” app, allowing citizens to study Kim-Il Sung’s political ideology.
Other educational tools include school e-books that lecture maths, English, science, music and Kim-Il Sung’s childhood.
The review appears over at North Korea Tech and we certainly recommend giving it a read if you’re interested in learning a bit more about the country.
Source: North Korea Tech via The Next Web
Photo credit: northkoreatech.org