We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.
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We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.
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Re: We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.
#2I want in!
Re: We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.
#3Didn't the XO project give us some indication on how difficult it is to create this type of thing?
And unless Arrington is ready commit to this project full-time, it is going nowhere fast. I suspect that he is using his clout to simply trying to get into the inbox of vendors.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love one.
I suspect Apple is working on something like this. We have the technology of Air and the technology of iPhone. Their love child could fill this gap.
I don't know going OS-less either. I think "Grandma" mode would be fine, otherwise, I'd rather have more control over the box.
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#4As of this time, the touch screen will make the $200 price tag impossible. The $300-$400 is very possible however.
If they do build it and keep it open (which is by no means a given when it comes to stuff like this), it could be a wonderful success.
Re: We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.
#5Didn't the XO project give us some indication on how difficult it is to create this type of thing? And unless Arrington is ready commit to this project full-time, it is going nowhere fast. I suspect that he is using his clout to simply trying to get into the inbox of vendors. Don't get me wrong, I'd love one. I suspect Apple is working on something like this. We have the technology of Air and the technology of iPhone…
If Apple does this, it's unlikely to be cheap.
Re: We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.
#6Didn't the XO project give us some indication on how difficult it is to create this type of thing? And unless Arrington is ready commit to this project full-time, it is going nowhere fast. I suspect that he is using his clout to simply trying to get into the inbox of vendors. Don't get me wrong, I'd love one. I suspect Apple is working on something like this. We have the technology of Air and the technology of iPhone…
OS-less might be worth it if it allowed the thing to turn on and off in less than one second.
Re: We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.
#7Dead simple is near impossible to create with this many chef's stirring the pot already
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#8Well I'll be damned...
Is this a case of Arrington actually trying to make something happen instead of watching things happen?
I for one, am surprised. I am very happily eating crow. Not that anyone should care, but I have always disliked Arrington and the other bunch of observers because they think they're important when all they do is watch things happen and then write about it.
I hope this succeeds, and I hope they carry it through to completion. I will buy one of these for sure when it comes out.
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#9Pixel Qi should allow the touch screen component to be very inexpensive...
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#10He really is just describing a Nokia N810 tablet. When a reader suggested that, Arrington replied:
"yes, although we want to build it a lot cheaper and have a much bigger screen."
So, he expects to replicate the N810, but with a bigger screen and better price? How is he going to beat Nokia and still make a profit?