This has been in development for well over a year. Very disappointed it's going to hit at a whopping $600. That's way overpriced for an Atom CPU. This was supposed to be $400 originally, I think.
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#43It's a little nostalgic coming from C64/Apple II days having a keyboard+computer in one, but this doesn't make sense anymore. Once you consider the cost of a display, why not just get a netbook or a nettop with display? Even in a developing market, this is pointless.
When you realize that 1. C64 was designed to connect to a TV 2. That hasn't been feasible for a while since monitors have been so much higher-res than TV 3. But now we have HDTV it does kinda make sense.
Who would connect this to their HDTV, and then use it within the 6' distance of the VGA/HDMI cable? I did that once with my 42" LCD and it felt like my retinas were melting. Typically, one would connect a PC to an HDTV for couch computing. Therefore, nettop and a wireless keyboard/mouse makes much more sense.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
it isn't? what IS the display then?
Go, read the article.
I read it... it really isn't much of an article, more like a list of specs.
Anyway, if a wireless video dongle for a TV is the primary video output it is going to fail as a portable device.
Also, if the built in screen is not for primary use... what exactly is it for? it seems to have a bunch of icons on it which I would assume are applications?
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
Go, read the article.
I read it... it really isn't much of an article, more like a list of specs. Anyway, if a wireless video dongle for a TV is the primary video output it is going to fail as a portable device. Also, if the built in screen is not for primary use... what exactly is it for? it seems to have a bunch of icons on it which I would assume are applications?
The `screen' is just a touchpad. It can display different icons and stuff, for you to click on with your hands.