A smaller, lighter, faster, less expensive, x86-compatible version of the Linux-based Pepper Pad web tablet will ship in August. The third-generation Pepper Pad 3 has moved to an AMD Geode processor, and is said to offer better performance, battery life, and other improvements.

The Pepper Pad 3 is being manufactured by Hanbit of Suwon, South Korea, based on Pepper Computer's “Pad 3” reference design. Hanbit licensed the rights to Pepper's hardware and software designs under an agreement signed last December, the companies say.

Find out all about Pepper's new x86-based Pad 3 design in our detailed device profile:

 
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