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Webpads, Anyone?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the why-isn't-wirelss-integrated dept.

crons writes: "Just found this on the LinuxDevices.com website. FIC is releasing a webpad called the AquaPAD that runs Midori Linux and has a Tranmeta 500MHZ Crusoe cpu. Here's the story from LinuxDevices.com, and here are a few specs. An 802.11b wireless LAN card is supported in the PCMCIA slot, as are modules for GSM, GPRS, and Bluetooth." For around $600, this looks like it might make a great living room terminal.

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  1. Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these? by realdpk · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine the possibilities, distributed load balanced address books and calendars!

  2. "AquaPad" ? by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 2, Funny



    "AquaPad? Quick!! Sue them over the use of the word "Aqua" before we go bankrupt!!"

    -- Everyone employed at Apple, Inc.

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    Bowie J. Poag

  3. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of THESE!

  4. Living room? by schussat · · Score: 5, Funny
    A living room terminal? Come on, how many slashdotters don't already have the computer desk facing the TV so they can play Quake and watch Enterprise or anime DVDs at the same time? Add a milk crate full of cheese puffs and beer and you've got a great kitchen terminal, too!

    -schussat

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  5. OT: Needs a better name by AndroidCat · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I heard "WebPad", I immediately flashed on an image of a commercial:

    WebPad -- for those light-traffic days when you still need complete protection. WebPad fits your information needs perfectly, but still fits inside your purse. WebPad will absorb all your information with no leaks, and no bulky installation.

    WebPad, 133t enough for a geek, but made for a woman.

    For the real manly types it needs a name like "DataSlab"

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