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Sony Axes eVilla, Offers Refund

Posted by michael on from the another-surfing-appliance-bites-the-dust dept.

Matey-O writes: "C-Net is reporting Sony's dropping of the BeOS powered eVilla internet appliance. Saying it wasn't performing as planned. Am I the only person who LIKES having a small internet terminal in the kitchen/family room?" Apparently, yes. I suspect that laptops with wireless cards are filling the role that web appliances were supposed to fill.

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  1. iCEBOX may be your answer by dmccarty · · Score: 4, Informative
    Am I the only person who LIKES having a small internet terminal in the kitchen/family room?

    If you really mean that, and you're not opposed to spending a lot of money for one, check out the iCEBOX. There are two versions, the CounterTop and the FlipScreen.

    USA Today wrote a review of the unit here.

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