Classy. Do these guys really think you can brew up a $200 web tablet at an old kitchen table? I've been critical of this project before, but my advice on the matter would be to refer techcrunch to the first facet of this effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect I don't understand how the commenters on TC think it's anywhere near an actual prototype. Groupthink? If they're serious about this project,…
Classy. Do these guys really think you can brew up a $200 web tablet at an old kitchen table? I've been critical of this project before, but my advice on the matter would be to refer techcrunch to the first facet of this effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect I don't understand how the commenters on TC think it's anywhere near an actual prototype. Groupthink? If they're serious about this project,…
Well, a beagle board, [beagleboard.org] is only $150 bucks in volumes of one so if they can find a touch screen for 50 bucks they basically have their 200 dollar device.
The idea is not bad, but they are working on obselete technology. What they should be working on are extension screens for even smaller computers - think of a very flat panel with a slot for an iphone that immediately expands the iphone screen into a 20 inch thing. The computer itself should be expensive, but the screen part of things should be cheap.
There were rumors Apple patented this a year or so ago.
The idea is not bad, but they are working on obselete technology. What they should be working on are extension screens for even smaller computers - think of a very flat panel with a slot for an iphone that immediately expands the iphone screen into a 20 inch thing. The computer itself should be expensive, but the screen part of things should be cheap.
There were rumors Apple patented this a year or so ago.
What do you mean "rumours"? Patents are open and available for all to see.
Classy. Do these guys really think you can brew up a $200 web tablet at an old kitchen table? I've been critical of this project before, but my advice on the matter would be to refer techcrunch to the first facet of this effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect I don't understand how the commenters on TC think it's anywhere near an actual prototype. Groupthink? If they're serious about this project,…
Do these guys really think you can brew up a $200 web tablet at an old kitchen table? Actually, that's a very good sign. Every one of the smartest EEs I know works like this: In apartments or labs filled with piles of random wires and oscilloscopes and beat-up hard drives. You can tell which parts are the important ones because they're the ones that are only half -covered with random junk. The first danger, when this…
You can already pick up eee's and copies for $200 or so...
I'm not sure where the market is for a tablet like this personally. It's less useful than an iphone (not portable), and less useful than a laptop (No keyboard).
Classy. Do these guys really think you can brew up a $200 web tablet at an old kitchen table? I've been critical of this project before, but my advice on the matter would be to refer techcrunch to the first facet of this effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect I don't understand how the commenters on TC think it's anywhere near an actual prototype. Groupthink? If they're serious about this project,…
Do these guys really think you can brew up a $200 web tablet at an old kitchen table? Actually, that's a very good sign. Every one of the smartest EEs I know works like this: In apartments or labs filled with piles of random wires and oscilloscopes and beat-up hard drives. You can tell which parts are the important ones because they're the ones that are only half -covered with random junk. The first danger, when this…
And that is exactly my point. It's one thing to build a prototype, and another thing entirely to be able to mass produce a web tablet for $200. And no matter how good the EE, you can't do that stuff at a messy kitchen table - you need serious resources.