RedPad, Elite Tablet PC For Government Officials
Local companies in China make a tablet that is devoted only to be used by local government officials. Tablet namely RedPad Number One is sold at a high enough price, ie USD 1590.
Tablet that uses Android operating system is equipped with a variety of applications whose function is to help government tasks of the Communist Party of China. According to its maker, Red Pad fairly high price due to the presence of these specific applications.
Quoted by Reuters, among other applications in RedPad can be used to select accrediting journalists, access to government databases and so on. As is known, the Chinese government is very strict in controlling the media.
Project of this 9.7-inch tablet gets a lot of criticism from the local community as a waste of budget. Because the price is considered too expensive, far higher than the price of the Apple’s iPad.
RedPad name was chosen not without reason. Red is the color of pride for the Chinese Communist Party.