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Another $99 Web Terminal
An Anonymous Coward writes: "If anyone is looking for a fun $99 hacking project, Tiger direct has Compaq Ipaq's for $99, great little web browsing terminals, they support Flash, jJava, ActiveX. The parts (LCD screen etc) are probably worth more than this. You'll need to get a USB Ethernet adapter so you can use broadband." Tiger Direct seems to have a mixed reputation for service, but at under a hundred dollars, this looks pretty tempting even if only used as a digital photo frame, or an adjunct mail terminal.
It uses passport and hotmail as the e-mail account!?!
Great for $99 I am going to learn things like where to find cheap viagra and how to increase my bust size as well as find Hot Horny 18 year olds.
Sounds like a great present to give to someone.
Look at the features section:
"Flashing light alerts you of incoming e-mail!"
This baby is just packed with features.
Ok, I must admit what if they would ship it to my Country, I would buy it in a flash.
From the "feature list":
Use your own ISP!
(Does not support AOL/Compuserve)
Yeah, you're free to use any ISP as long as it's called MSN.
Sorta trick question, "3 letter isp, starts with M and ends with SN".
No, I called them... it merely uses your local ISP as a dial in to the MSN network... it doesn'y support normal browsing, just MSN "Special" browsing... (this thing is 'Special' it rode the short bus to school)
How much is slashdot being paid to advertise these products?
Think of Slashdot as a benevolent God making some random interventions to the otherwise darwinian tech market.
3%
So, Caveat Emptor; you may never have a problem with your ebay dealing, but from my experience with online auctioned items, I will never buy another item from an online auction site again. (read: You may not get ripped off most of the time, but if you buy enough items you will) You'd be better off buying a refurbished product to see if you can get a deal on a new item, if you really want one of these.
Online auctions are not that great. There is no fraud protection unless you pay for it. Paypal is not fraud protection.
Out of curiosity why would your grandmother need to play DreamCast? Typically most 70+ females tend to stay away from video games. Grandma's drive at like 10 miles per hour. Could you imagine her trying to play Crazy Taxi? It would be a friggin nightmare!
A rabbit in the hand is worth 4 in the cage
You'll never purchase a thing from Tiger Direct.
"Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited email message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community."
The only good thing I can say is they gave a prompt refund.
Rick B.
Just what I need, another project... Not that it isn't tempting mind you. I'm looking at this, saying "99 bucks isn't much, looks like a perfect little hacking toy" thinking of the possibilities for a Linux appliance... ssh from the bedroom or something, for those late-night (or early morning) emergencies.
Then I remember that I have three old PC's and two old laptops sitting in the closet that are ALSO perfect for this and I'll never get around to those, either.
I just bought one. A charge of $113.06 was authorized to my card. I saw no other induced agreements.
You can never be too careful though.
Post the card # here and I'll check it out for you.
Just in case you really did want to know and were afraid to ask, it's called "Jailbait" because it's under 16 (megs). ;)