Comments on: Is Apple’s mystery product a netpad? http://deviceguru.com/is-apples-mystery-product-a-netpad/ ...views from the Black Tower at the edge of the cloud Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ph http://deviceguru.com/is-apples-mystery-product-a-netpad/#comment-1923 ph Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:52:16 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4220#comment-1923 Make sure the *pad has a USB hub/cradle/dock for desktop or wall mounting so that external storage/keyboard/charging can be easily plugged in. I am thinking bedside or kitchen pc. USB power/charging would be really nice. I am really curious to see if ARM processor based *pads might give me the 8 hour use I want on battery. Make sure the *pad has a USB hub/cradle/dock for desktop or wall mounting so that external storage/keyboard/charging can be easily plugged in. I am thinking bedside or kitchen pc. USB power/charging would be really nice.

I am really curious to see if ARM processor based *pads might give me the 8 hour use I want on battery.

]]> By: Crunch Pad http://deviceguru.com/is-apples-mystery-product-a-netpad/#comment-1912 Crunch Pad Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:15:42 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4220#comment-1912 Crunch Pad http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/19/techcrunch-tablet-update-prototype-b/ “It fits perfectly on your lap while you are sitting in front of the TV, so you can look up stuff on Wikipedia or IMDB as you channel surf. It plays Flash video flawlessly so you can watch movies and TV shows on Hulu or Joost or wherever. Or listen to music on MySpace Music. Or use TokBox to have a video chat with your parents. Then check email and call it a day. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Hulu, Wikipedia, Google Docs and Gmail are the killer apps for this device.” With regard to the guts of the device you’re looking at looking at a 12-inch touchscreen (4:3 aspect ratio, 1024×768) powered by a Via Nano processor, 1GB of RAM and a 4 GB flash drive to store the OS (Ubuntu Linux), browser and any cache, WiFi, an accelerometer, a camera and a four cell battery. Total cost of the device, including estimates for the case, codecs and all the other bits and bobs, is just over $200. However, Arrington claims the LCD used in the prototype is pretty low quality and therefore, cost less than the $200 mentioned. The two hundred bucks includes the cost of a more expensive, higher quality LCD. For us, this is the missing link between a netbook and the iPhone. Something you can use to browse the web, email, twitter, Facebook, look up places to eat, book flights or video chat but without eating the cost of a device that’s intended for much more. If TechCrunch can pull it off (and Mike and the lads seem to be well on their way), this is something we see being a huge hit with older people who just want to go online. Crunch Pad

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/19/techcrunch-tablet-update-prototype-b/

“It fits perfectly on your lap while you are sitting in front of the TV, so you can look up stuff on Wikipedia or IMDB as you channel surf. It plays Flash video flawlessly so you can watch movies and TV shows on Hulu or Joost or wherever. Or listen to music on MySpace Music. Or use TokBox to have a video chat with your parents. Then check email and call it a day. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Hulu, Wikipedia, Google Docs and Gmail are the killer apps for this device.”

With regard to the guts of the device you’re looking at looking at a 12-inch touchscreen (4:3 aspect ratio, 1024×768) powered by a Via Nano processor, 1GB of RAM and a 4 GB flash drive to store the OS (Ubuntu Linux), browser and any cache, WiFi, an accelerometer, a camera and a four cell battery.

Total cost of the device, including estimates for the case, codecs and all the other bits and bobs, is just over $200. However, Arrington claims the LCD used in the prototype is pretty low quality and therefore, cost less than the $200 mentioned. The two hundred bucks includes the cost of a more expensive, higher quality LCD.

For us, this is the missing link between a netbook and the iPhone. Something you can use to browse the web, email, twitter, Facebook, look up places to eat, book flights or video chat but without eating the cost of a device that’s intended for much more. If TechCrunch can pull it off (and Mike and the lads seem to be well on their way), this is something we see being a huge hit with older people who just want to go online.

]]> By: touchbook http://deviceguru.com/is-apples-mystery-product-a-netpad/#comment-1911 touchbook Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:07:59 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4220#comment-1911 Touch Book $299 The specifications * 9.4" x 7" x 1.4" for 2 lbs * ARM Texas Instruments OMAP3 chip * 1024x600 8.9'' screen * Storage: 8GB micro SD card * Wifi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth * 3-dimensional accelerometer * Speakers, micro and headphone * 6 USB 2.0 (3 internal, 2 external, 1 mini) * 10h to 15 hours of battery life http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ Touch Book $299
The specifications
* 9.4″ x 7″ x 1.4″ for 2 lbs
* ARM Texas Instruments OMAP3 chip
* 1024×600 8.9” screen
* Storage: 8GB micro SD card
* Wifi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth
* 3-dimensional accelerometer
* Speakers, micro and headphone
* 6 USB 2.0 (3 internal, 2 external, 1 mini)
* 10h to 15 hours of battery life

http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/

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