Does a €200 tablet running KDE Plasma Active sound good to you? If so, say hello to Spark.

Spark is a fully open-source $270 7″ tablet running KDE’s Plasma Active interface. Notably, the device is not being brought to market by a profit-motivated hardware company but by the KDE/Plasma Active community itself. Profit made from sales of the device will be poured straight back into developing KDE Plasma Active.

The hardware used by the tablet is unlocked (for hacking fans) and additional features/apps/productivity will be provided through ‘an open content and services market‘.

Despite the low price and cheap looking case, the specs of the tablet are nothing to be sniffed at: –