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Will the screen really look that nice from those viewing angles? If so, it will be a Kindle killer.
Quit with the hyperbole. It's not even in the same market as the Kindle. The battery life? Good screen for prolonged reading?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3Com_Audrey
The internet has changed greatly since then. I guess that is why the netbooks are taking off.
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$300 is a completely awesome price. The closest alternative (Wifi touchscreen PC) is Asus EEE Top PC at $500: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220... And CrunchPad sounds a lot more usable than carrying a bulky touchscreen.
Replying to ieatpaste because of nesting limits: The Always Innovating Touch Book looks pretty good but it's on Pre-Order. Asus is currently available in the market.
PG, if you're reading: Instead of delaying the display of the reply link, it might be better to instead display the link, but during the cooling-off period make it go to a page explaining why the user can't post right away. (And maybe also make the link a different color?) Otherwise, it simply looks like a bug or artificial system limit.
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One big bonus for the kindle is the battery life (2 weeks? vs a few hours). Obviously, the crunchpad has lots of other things going for it. I guess my point is that they're really meant for two different purposes.
If the thing is meant to live on your coffee table and couch, then a couple of hours is good enough. Just design an attractive charging station/stand so it can charge while it goes into "picture frame mode." Another stand so that it can be used as some kind of secondary display would be cool. (Maybe not a real display, but one driven by something like VNC?)
Maybe it's me, but I don't understand the appeal of this type of computer at all. Granted, I also don't understand the appeal netbooks, so maybe I'm way out in left field. This thing seems like it's a big iphone. I already have an iphone and it meets most of my general quick-fix internet needs. I have a laptop when the iphone isn't sufficient. I just don't see the need for another device in the mix. Unless the pad is…