The hardware includes an optional pen and lots of standard ports, all of which the iPad eschews.

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The slate comes with 512MB of RAM, 4GB of NAND storage, USB and USB On-The-Go ports, plus the standard OLPC power and sensor input ports as well.

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Both MIDI in and out ports are industry-standard 5-pin DIN connectors, compatible with most commonly available MIDI cables and connectors.

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What the government is trying to do is raise the standard of education and health care and improve the ports and roads.

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Many tablets, including the iPad, can charge quickly from high-powered USB ports which output 2Amps, four times the current of a standard USB port.

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Six of the world's 10 busiest ports are located in China, when measured in terms of cargo shipped in standard containers, or TEUs (20-foot equivalent units).

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Dai and the Sutardjas next went after networking products, designing a chip that would transmit data through Ethernet ports at a billion bits per second, ten times the speed of the then current standard.

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